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Router Collet slippage - blacklab - 01-01-2017
My router bits have been slipping up in my collet.... Clean and tight, I think.... Table mounted Porter cable... I wonder if anyone has had the same experience?
RE: Router Collet slippage - MikeBob - 01-01-2017
Never had that problem. Could there be something on the threads preventing from it getting tight enough to hold the bit? Just a thought.
RE: Router Collet slippage - sweensdv2 - 01-01-2017
You might try cleaning both the collet and the bits shafts. Possibly some type of oil got onto one of your bits shaft and has been passed around after it contaminated the collet.
RE: Router Collet slippage - chips ahoy - 01-01-2017
Are you setting the bits too deep in the collet?
Mel
RE: Router Collet slippage - JGrout - 01-01-2017
I would thoroughly clean all the surfaces on the collet and receiver and try again.
If it still is moving try a different bit
If it is still moving replace the collet.
They can and do get distorted and that leads to wear especially if the bits are not fully seated the depth of the collet every time
Joe
RE: Router Collet slippage - Robert Adams - 01-01-2017
Back when I had pc routers the biggest issue I had was with the collett. They were prone to cracks and would break apart. You will know it because it will come out in pieces...
RE: Router Collet slippage - BloomingtonMike - 01-01-2017
Collets are wear items. Precisebits may have an ER collet setup for your router.
RE: Router Collet slippage - blacklab - 01-01-2017
OK, thanx for the for the experience... Just realized that I'm using the same two collets I got with my original 690, about 30 years ago, in my big 3hp table router. They're clean and I can't see anything, but I'm gonna replace them.
Blacklab
RE: Router Collet slippage - BillN - 01-02-2017
Elaire corp. sells all sorts of replacement collets, made right here in the USA - prices are very reasonable.
RE: Router Collet slippage - rwe2156 - 01-02-2017
I can't imagine they just wear out.
I've had this happen, too. I think the problem is glazing occurs on both the shaft holder and the tapered collet surfaces due to heat.
On mine, after I cleaned them up and used fine sandpaper to clean up the contact surface, no more problems.