Burned Router Bit

[Rick500]

I have a 7/32" straight router bit that I use mostly for routing truss rod slots, but I used it to make a humbucker template and left it in one spot a little too long, long enough to darken it. (It doesn't have a bearing. I was using the shaft itself to follow the depth of the template that had already been cut.)

It still cuts fine. Is there any danger of it having been weakened? Should I toss it?

[Jon]

Clean it with some pitch spray and possibly sharpen it with a straight diamond file. I try and sharpen my straight router bits at least once every 2-3 months.

[prs man]

if it still cuts you should be good to go. just take small cuts

if your using a high speed steel bit

what might have happened is the metal heated up and it may have taken some of the hardness out of the

steel bit. you might notice it getting dull faster.

if this is a carbide tip then you should have no trouble.