Just thought I'd post the answer to my "bit won't stay in" problem.
The collet did not have the slits in it so tightening the nut did nothing.
I spent hours on this and my mom called Sears and spent and hour griping
(they couldn't find the record of her buying it on her Sears card even
though the miter saw was there which she bought that same day) and she
finally got them to let her return it to the store she bought it from and
the sales guy dug up one just like mine even though that model had been
discontinued. The collet had three thin slits in it and now I am able to
rout (sp?).
Thanks to all who replied to me. I don't like Sears stuff but when it's a
gift.....
Tim
In article <[email protected]>, Tim
Simmons <[email protected]> wrote:
> spend 3 days of time to save $20 on framing! HAHAHHA
That's what it's all about. <g>
Next time, you'll spend 2 days and save $30, and then...
--
"I'm a man, but I can change... If I have to... I guess." -- Red Green
hey, even when it's a gift, it can go back. That's what I did when my
folks bought me a Sears router. It was so lame, I couldn't bear the
thought of keeping it. They understood. I made sure, as always, that I
appreciated the thought, and then I told them what I replaced it with.
Everyone was happy. I bought a PC (Porter Cable; not computer)
dave
Tim Simmons wrote:
> Just thought I'd post the answer to my "bit won't stay in" problem.
>
>
> The collet did not have the slits in it so tightening the nut did nothing.
> I spent hours on this and my mom called Sears and spent and hour griping
> (they couldn't find the record of her buying it on her Sears card even
> though the miter saw was there which she bought that same day) and she
> finally got them to let her return it to the store she bought it from and
> the sales guy dug up one just like mine even though that model had been
> discontinued. The collet had three thin slits in it and now I am able to
> rout (sp?).
>
> Thanks to all who replied to me. I don't like Sears stuff but when it's a
> gift.....
>
>
> Tim
>
>
"Edwin Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Tim Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Just thought I'd post the answer to my "bit won't stay in" problem.
> >
> >
> > The collet did not have the slits in it so tightening the nut did
nothing.
>
> Thanks for posting this. So many people ask for help but never let people
> know if the problem was ever resolved.
> Ed
> [email protected]
> http://pages.cthome.net/edhome
>
>
>
Tim S.:
Well, I try to be conscientious and give thanks for the help I get. It is
nice to get thanks for help (better to get $ ! wooooooooooooo!)
Thanks to all, and guess what?
I routed! YES! I my first pass was a total disaster and I burned the wood
and bogged down the bit.
But I soon learned the advantage of a shallower cut and adjusted the depth
and it worked fine (except for the lameness of my feeding skills).
I used the miter saw and router to make a picture f4rame from a cheap piece
of molding and when my miter trimmer comes in I'll trim it to perfection,
paint it (or stain .. not sure), glue it, insert art and...... ahhhhh -
spend 3 days of time to save $20 on framing! HAHAHHA
ah, but it has been fun doing it and I can tell them I made the frame by
hand!
Thanks again,
Tim
Wow.... cool....I cannot remember that last time my mom spent an hour on
the phone griping about something for me.... I musta been 15 or so about 34
years ago... ;~)
"Tim Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just thought I'd post the answer to my "bit won't stay in" problem.
>
>
> The collet did not have the slits in it so tightening the nut did nothing.
> I spent hours on this and my mom called Sears and spent and hour griping
> (they couldn't find the record of her buying it on her Sears card even
> though the miter saw was there which she bought that same day) and she
> finally got them to let her return it to the store she bought it from and
> the sales guy dug up one just like mine even though that model had been
> discontinued. The collet had three thin slits in it and now I am able to
> rout (sp?).
>
> Thanks to all who replied to me. I don't like Sears stuff but when it's a
> gift.....
>
>
> Tim
>
>
The only real problem with Craftsman routers is that a lot of them were made
with the collet being just slits in the end of the shaft. These had a
tendency to slip. It sounds like they took care of that problem.
"Tim Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just thought I'd post the answer to my "bit won't stay in" problem.
>
>
> Thanks to all who replied to me. I don't like Sears stuff but when it's a
> gift.....
>
>
> Tim
>
>
"Tim Simmons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Just thought I'd post the answer to my "bit won't stay in" problem.
>
>
> The collet did not have the slits in it so tightening the nut did nothing.
Thanks for posting this. So many people ask for help but never let people
know if the problem was ever resolved.
Ed
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http://pages.cthome.net/edhome