Thread: help - Taurus router, bit stuck

I think that's a common problem, I had the same router but branded gmc where the same thing happened. I exchanged it. If you search google you may find other threads of similar nature, can't recall if there was a fix or not.

Originally Posted by Sam

I think that's a common problem, I had the same router but branded gmc where the same thing happened. I exchanged it. If you search google you may find other threads of similar nature, can't recall if there was a fix or not.

Did you get your bit out?

You will need a posidriv screwdriver to undo those countersunk screws as they are not philips head and that's probably why you are starting to slip. A philips screwdriver will fit in the same recess but doesn't fit the angles exactly and that's why it slips. Hopefully that casting only houses the locking mechanism so when you get it off there will be something on the shaft where you can put a pin through it or something to hold it in place.
The other option if you can't get the screws out is use a centre punch and hammer. Tap the centre punch into the head near the edge a bit to get a starting point and then angle it over and keep tapping in the direction that the screw needs to go to unscrew. Hope that makes sense, but here's a video that shows what I mean.