I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
appreciate it.
TomH
Tom H wrote:
> I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
> collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
>
>
Tom the collet stays in the nut on mine.If i pull on the collet it will
come away from the nut,it doesn't have a spring washer hope this helps .
Frank
Tom,
Something that no one else has mentioned is that you may have seated the bit
to deep in the collet. As others have already said, clean (mineral spirits
will work) then spray with some WD40 and wipe off excess. Next, go to the
borg and spend 10 cents (probably $1 by now) on a 1/2" rubber "O" ring.
Rove collet and place the "O" ring at the bottom. You may need 2 but the
"O" ring will keep your router bits from bottoming out.
Also, when the collet nut is first loosened, it first takes the tension off
the collet sleeve and as you keep turning it, it will spin loose for a turn
or two then it lifts the tapered collet slightly to loosen the bit. So
removing a router bit is a two stage process on the Freud (and probably
others). The nut is supposed to stay on the collet.
Bob S.
"Tom H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
>collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
>
Tom H wrote:
> I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the
> 1/2" collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet
> nut is supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
This will happen almost every time the router is left alone for a period of
time,sometimes due to tempreture change or the thin film of lubricant on
the collet keeping it in the shaft.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
Went to my local Freud service center, they don't stock any Freud parts,
just order them in.
They couldn't help because their schematic doesn't show a spring clip
holding the collet to the nut and without one in stock they weren't sure
what held it in.
They suggested I call Freud.
That's my next step today.
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"Tom H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
>collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
>
"Tom H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
>collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
>
My old Bosch will do that at times. Try tapping the router bit shank with
the wrench a few times.
My problem is that the nut doesn't stay on the collet.
I can't get an answer from my local service center how it stays on the
collet.
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"BobS" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Tom,
>
> Something that no one else has mentioned is that you may have seated the
> bit to deep in the collet. As others have already said, clean (mineral
> spirits will work) then spray with some WD40 and wipe off excess. Next,
> go to the borg and spend 10 cents (probably $1 by now) on a 1/2" rubber
> "O" ring. Rove collet and place the "O" ring at the bottom. You may need
> 2 but the "O" ring will keep your router bits from bottoming out.
>
> Also, when the collet nut is first loosened, it first takes the tension
> off the collet sleeve and as you keep turning it, it will spin loose for a
> turn or two then it lifts the tapered collet slightly to loosen the bit.
> So removing a router bit is a two stage process on the Freud (and probably
> others). The nut is supposed to stay on the collet.
>
> Bob S.
>
>
> "Tom H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
>>collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
>> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>>
>> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
>> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>>
>> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
>> appreciate it.
>>
>> TomH
>>
>
>
Tom H wrote:
> I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
> collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
>
>
I have the FT2000E and there IS a snap ring inside the nut to hold the
collet in place on mine.
--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
[email protected]
On Sun, 05 Nov 2006 16:59:48 GMT, "Tom H" <[email protected]> wrote:
>I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the
1/2"
>collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
>The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
>I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet
nut is
>supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
>I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
>appreciate it.
>
>TomH
>
Any tools that set for a while will lock together. If you unscrew the
net several turns and tap the nut with a block of wood, hitting
towards the motor, it should free the collet from the female sleeve.
-Lee
Thanks All!!
I'm headed to PM Electric (the Freud St. Louis, Mo repair center) this
morning to check it out.
I'll report back what I find.
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"Tom H" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I haven't used my Freud FT2000E for a while and I now find that the 1/2"
>collet sticks when I try to remove a bit.
> The nut comes completely un-threaded and the collet stays in tightly.
>
> I guess I'm getting too old because I can't remember it the collet nut is
> supposed to stay connected to the collet with a spring washer.
>
> I someone could check their FT2000E and let me know, I would really
> appreciate it.
>
> TomH
>