Originally Posted by
Dennis McDonaugh
The reason for the question — I was standing there looking at a bunch of worn out 1/4” straight router bits with 1/2” shanks and wondered if I could save a couple of dollars by buying 1/4” to replace them.
I don’t know I’ve ever experienced a bit slipping. Does it stop spinning for an instant?
What most people refer to is that the bit moves up or down in the collet when it "slips" and what you're using the router on gets messed up.
Mike
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