I've got a bit of rubber sawed off the tread of a farm tractor tire in mine. No doubt it isn't perfectly balanced, but the moment arm is so small, and the density of the material so modest, there isn't any consequence - the forces involved don't begin to compare to those the spindle feels every time a blade come's round the bend and slams into the next cut on a piece of good, hard, wood.
Yup, Craig (as in Kreg Jig)Sommerfeld. He recommended a 1/2" grommet. I also have his router bits for cabinets and they work well.
Rick Potter
DIY journeyman,
FWW wannabe.
AKA Village Idiot.
Oops. Knew the story, but lost track of the players.
Rick Potter
DIY journeyman,
FWW wannabe.
AKA Village Idiot.
I'm having trouble telling if the threads are part of the router bit or collet. I'm guessing the collet....
Get some thin angle iron from the hardware store. Drill a hole and machine screw through one end. Now you have a "V" with both pieces of angle facing up. Use that V on a vise and have it pinch between the bit and the collet. Then you can take a nail punch and tap on the collet. If the threads are part of the collet that won't work but you can then flip the bit/collet around and take a screwdriver and tap in the slit of the collet just a little. If you have a workbench with dog holes you could use that instead of a vise. I wouldn't tighten the angle too much either because technically they'll be on different planes. The slop should help compensate. Hope it works. I had a friend push a router bit all the way in and it was a bear to get out.
The other idea is similar. Put 2 nuts with a large washer between them. Put the lowest washer in a vise and use a screwdriver to pop the router bit out. You could also use the angle iron or aluminum angle V from above. Personally I'd use aluminum due to it's softness.
Last edited by Daniel O'Neill; 03-26-2024 at 2:00 PM.
I think it is time to note that the OP never returned.
Rick Potter
DIY journeyman,
FWW wannabe.
AKA Village Idiot.
I thought the o-ring was on the shank of each and every bit.
Bill D
More like a small plumbing washer than an o-ring. You know the type - the small - less than the size of a dime - little plumbing seat washers.
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Danco-10-Pa...Washer/3380002
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