Router Bit won’t budge.

[Connie Freitas]

He just might be George.

[Brian Holcombe]

Hi Connie,

Given how difficult this is to remove, I suspect the router bit may have spun in the collet, in which case, both items are trash.

If you can get it apart, inspect both for burrs.

[Jim Becker]

I agree with Brian. Collets are "technically" disposables and one should never, ever use a collet that has or is suspected to have damage because it's an unsafe piece of tooling.

[Jimmy Harris]

Trash it. You're at the point, well probably past it, where you're likely to injure yourself in a fit of frustration and desperation. And, as noted, even if you do get them apart, they're probably damaged beyond repair at this point.

[Myles Moran]

I had a router bit spin in a collet once. The collet was integral to the motor shaft (cheap router) and once I removed the bit by destructively opening the collet with a screwdriver, I was surprised at just how small of a burr it took to jam the whole thing up.

Luckily in this case it wouldn't require replacing the whole router, just the collet and but.

[Connie Freitas]

Yeah. I might try a mechanical repair place soon but I’m not even sure it’s worth it.

[Connie Freitas]

My collet unscrewed right out but I can’t screw it back in. I hope they can at the mechanical repair shop. No guarantees they’ll get it out though. It’s too bad though.

[Rick Potter]

It's a $15 router bit. Put it in a vice and squeeze it good, then use piece of hardwood to drive off the collet, and find out if it is shot already. Let's get on with it.