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17th February 2018, 11:04 PM #16Taking a break
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Could you cut most of the rebate on a table saw and only leave a couple of mm in width and depth for the router? Or rout in multiple passes?
I know it doesn't fix or explain the underlying problem, but it will stop it from happening.
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18th February 2018, 12:03 AM #17SENIOR MEMBER
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Musclechucks are fine in routers. The enclosed blurb details fairly succinctly how to deal with any lack of concentricity/vibes encountered. Basically, one adopts a trial & error methodology, turning the assembly through angular increments & retightening until all runs smoothly.
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18th February 2018, 12:41 AM #18
I actually ended up setting up the jointer for rebating and cut them there. As it turned out, after scoring the edge of the cuts with the tracksaw (no tearout on the melamine coating, thanks) the jointer did it in one pass with a lot less mess and no router dust in the atmosphere.
Still want to sort the router problems though!
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18th February 2018, 12:48 AM #19
Since we got on to alternative chucks - has anyone compared the Musclechuck with the PreciseBits chuck in Real Life (tm)?
The price for the two seems to work out about the same, buying from the US.
PreciseBits chuck still needs a custom spanner, and uses a more traditional collet but it doesn't seem to have the need for
balancing that one may run into with the Musclechuck. (I know the procecure, having gone through it with the extreme extender successfully).
Justwondering if anyone tried the PreciseBits one .... The one Youtube video I saw was staggering.
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18th February 2018, 07:39 AM #20I now have 3 sheds
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Hi P.W.H.
I had similar issues recently while using a newish (3 year old) Makita 3/8" router. I was using one of the makita branded bits that came with the router to cut a circular rebate in a brushbox table top and it continually climbed out of the collet. It was a brand new bit, first use. After mucking around for 15 minutes with a piece of scrap, it continued to climb out of the collet no matter what I tried. I changed the bit to an old carbitool one and the problem disappeared. I measured both router bit shanks with calipers and they were the same. I never did find the cause of the problem but the Makita branded bit went into the bin.
I think my problem may well have been a very slight mismatch between the collet and the router bit shank. Try another bit and see if the same issue reoccurs. You may have to find bits that work well in your collet by trial and error or shank measurement. Or maybe try a new collet.
I think evacut are a division of Sutton tools so your router bits should be of decent quality.
Hope this helps
TwoshedsLast edited by twosheds; 18th February 2018 at 07:48 AM. Reason: spelling
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