I wonder if he is locking or securing the shaft first before he tries
to tighten it. You should be using 2 wrenches (probably).

On Wed, 27 Aug 2003 04:00:18 GMT, "Tim Simmons"
wrote:

My folks bought me a (yeah, "economic") Craftsman router but I cannot figure
out how the bit secures to the router. I have a half-inch bit (the steel
kind) and the shaft is round and maybe 3/4 inches or 1" long and maybe 1/4"
in diameter and when I put it in the hole and tighten the collet nut it does
not put any pressure on the bit shaft. I locked the motor to tighten the
nut but still nothing. I can't see how tightening this nut will hold the
bit in place and I can't see that I'm missing a part but since I have never
used a router, it may just be ignorance on my part.


I have searched the web and Usenet for a solution but have not found an
answer (the Sears store in West Memphis .... went through 3 different people
and the last guy said he would look at it if I bring it in but he said he
never used a router before!)

So, that's why I am posting. Need experienced and wise human to quickly
solve this. So, just a straight answer would help me HUGELY.

The type is Craftsman 1.5 hp, 1/4" collet.


Thanks,
Tim