Okay, you may laugh at me, but I got a real problem.
I have a nice PC Trim router, the 3092, from Craigslist a while ago. It came with a trim bit (with a roller bearing at the top) that I never took off, and worked pretty well. But now that I want to change the bit, I find it's stuck in the collet.
It has a 11/16" lock-collar, and the collet itself takes a 1/2" wrench, but try as I might, I'm unable to shake it free.
Is there a special technique I'm missing? Do I heat the collet/collar up? I've desisted knocking on it for fear of damaging it, but I'm perplexed now.
(Sudden horrified thought - have I been tightening instead of loosening it? How'd I know?)
I can also see signs of some stripping around the collet - maybe from my efforts, or maybe from before. I hope to not make it worse.
I have a nice PC Trim router, the 3092, from Craigslist a while ago. It came with a trim bit (with a roller bearing at the top) that I never took off, and worked pretty well. But now that I want to change the bit, I find it's stuck in the collet.
It has a 11/16" lock-collar, and the collet itself takes a 1/2" wrench, but try as I might, I'm unable to shake it free.
Is there a special technique I'm missing? Do I heat the collet/collar up? I've desisted knocking on it for fear of damaging it, but I'm perplexed now.
(Sudden horrified thought - have I been tightening instead of loosening it? How'd I know?)
I can also see signs of some stripping around the collet - maybe from my efforts, or maybe from before. I hope to not make it worse.
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