MWvolvo850 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I bought a (tool shop) router from Menards and a industral (Vermont American) router table. ( I know its a cheap a$s router but it has a lot of features and works great - all for 49.99) My router instructions say that the bit should extend 5/64" from the bottom of the router collet. The problem is that there isnt enough cleareance for the bit to pass through the router table hole. Has anyone had this problem?I plan to fix this problem by buying a collet extension Has anyone used one of these before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy77 Posted January 3, 2006 Report Share Posted January 3, 2006 I bought a (tool shop) router from Menards and a industral (Vermont American) router table. ( I know its a cheap a$s router but it has a lot of features and works great - all for 49.99) My router instructions say that the bit should extend 5/64" from the bottom of the router collet. The problem is that there isnt enough cleareance for the bit to pass through the router table hole. Has anyone had this problem?I plan to fix this problem by buying a collet extension Has anyone used one of these before?your first problem was that you were shopping at menards... anyways, how long is the shank on the bit? Is the router seated as far as it will go into it's base? you could also remove the plastic sliding plate that is on the router because your table should already have one. that should give you a little bit more space. as a last resort, you could route out the underside of your table so that it is less thick and your bit should protrude easier out the top. as far as the extension is concerned, you could use one, but it would be easier to buy a router bit with a longer shank. the shank doesnt need to be seated all the way to the bottom of the collet. I would make sure you are gripping at least 1" of the bit. That's assuming it's like a 2" shank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLN THDR Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 ha, 5/ 64". I believe thats a C-hair.just be careful, ive seen more experienced ppl dismember themselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gr8gatzby Posted January 4, 2006 Report Share Posted January 4, 2006 heh. thought you were going to talk about a cisco router. they have tables too...the logical, not physical, type though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zimmy77 Posted January 5, 2006 Report Share Posted January 5, 2006 ha, 5/ 64". I believe thats a C-hair.just be careful, ive seen more experienced ppl dismember themselves.tis true. if you run across a crappy bit that's not balanced, or if you have a bad collet, or if your bearings are going bad in your router. make sure the collet is darn tight. if you are in the habit of putting in bits often (i mean like changing them out and swapping 5 times a day, 5 days a week) you will probably want to change the collet and collet nut monthly as they wear and lose their gripping ability. if you bought this tool shop one, though, I dont think you will be. another good resource for woodworking tools is woodworker.com . They have all sorts of neat things that you may be interested in. also woodpeck.com I would love to have one of their precision router lifts for home. we have like 4 of them at work. it saves a lot of time in adjustments if you have a dedicated bit. anyways, good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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