LDR wrote:
It has to be me. I'm about to replace three collets on Fein, Bosch and
Makita routers. I don't think I am over tightening them, but what else
could it be? I have soaked them in that green stuff, to no avail. Is
there anything I can do to restore them. (Even though I think it
obvious, I should spell out the problem with the collets is that I can't
remove the bits without a drift and hammer, and yes I do try rappin the
nut.) Thanks in advance.
My neighbor had a 1/4" router from some unknown source that was corroded
past taking a bit at all. We removed the collet nut and uses a brass
..22 rifle cleaning brush to clean the collet. Worked fine, and I was
holding very tightly to the brush with vice grips.
Joe