Just unthread the collet nut the whole way (so the collet, nut and bit all come loose from the router) flip it over and use a dowel or brass drift to tap the bit out.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 23, 2020, at 11:17 AM, Mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, I am finally getting some mandated free time from work and have a little > project for my somewhat newly acquired used LOM 1000. > > It has a porter cable router on it - in case they didn't all come that way. > > I loosened the collett and the bit that has been there for who-knows-long > refuses to budge. Grabbed it with a gloved hand and tried moving it. > Nothing. I sprayed some wd-40 in hopes that it will magically go up into the > collet and free it, but I'm not expecting that to do anything other than make > the bit slippery. > I'd prefer not to destroy the bit to get it out of there. > > I figure I need to get the entire router out, put it base side up and start > going at it. I can start loosening bolts until the router comes out of the > carriage, but I thought there might be a recommended way to remove it? > > Any other recommendations on how to unstick that bit would be appreciated. > > Stay healthy, > Mark > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/f7d54129-66b8-4224-a91e-1f62c299301a%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Legacy Ornamental Mills" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/legacy-ornamental-mills/2EF038E5-2FC3-4CCB-926E-A8071AD80949%40gmail.com.
