porter cable roter can't remove collet nut
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FAQCues said:
Back when I used to use one, I had the same problem. I ended up grasping the bit with a pair of vise grips and tapping the Vise Grips lightly with a small hammer til it lossened up. I then used a little graphite on the collets and the bore of the router shaft to keep it from happening again.
just more hot air!
Sherm
No offense Adonnis, but....Adonisy said:oh~~~ it's so pity
I always meet these things...
but Taiwan's router is very easy remove collet nut ,
just use your finger
Yes, because they are so loose and sloppy. Check the runout on one of those and you'll see that I mean. I tried one temporarily on a cnc machine and the runout was so bad that the pockets were huge and the parts small. While this can be compensated for in programming, to a certain extent, it still causes the tiny end mills to break very easily and causes larger than necessary radiuses on inlays. Even the Porter Cable was unacceptable as a CNC spindle, once I had a REAL spindle and realized the difference.
just more hot air!
Sherm
Jammed Collet
To remove a tool from a jammed collet give the collet nut a sharp tap with a piece of brass after loosening the nut. This problem is common with collets that are not fully hardened and precision ground.
Quality collets loosen automatically by continuously loosening the nut until the nut automatically opens collet about 2-4 turns from being tight.
Charlie
FAQCues said:
To remove a tool from a jammed collet give the collet nut a sharp tap with a piece of brass after loosening the nut. This problem is common with collets that are not fully hardened and precision ground.
Quality collets loosen automatically by continuously loosening the nut until the nut automatically opens collet about 2-4 turns from being tight.
Charlie
Sherm, Is that Ernie (on the right) in your avatar? Just curious.cuesmith said: