Need new forum category - STUFF UPS

[Bendigo Bob]

Oh what a day. Should have stayed in bed today, I only went out to the shed because I felt guilty for being in such a slump.

'Go do something Bob.' I sez to myself, 'yes even though you are still in a fog.'

Making some toys at moment, i went to my router table to do some roundovers. Tried to wind it up to change the bit. 'Darn that's sticky, bit more force needed (first mistake of many)'

Nope, that didn't do it, bah, pull the router out and fiddle with it a bit. Well one thing leads to another and after a while I've got bits of router all over the bench (Yes, should have gone inside, taken a bex and had a good lie down by this time)

Tired of winding the mechanism up and down as i played with it, had a 'bright idea' - whack the drill onto the winder :no:

Long and short I stuffed the winder mech on a $400 router (Triton 3hp job):doh:

I reckon my problem in the end is somehow the stop mechanism had engaged and i never noticed so was trying to do the old rock and hard place trick - oh dear Bob, what a dope.

Moral - when you KNOW your brain is not in gear, STAY OUT of the shed :D

But you oldies already know that. Have a great evening guys.

[KBs PensNmore]

Hope tomorrow is better Bob.

[Bendigo Bob]

Sure hope so. Good thing is my missus just said to me "Well you better get a new one."

Could have knocked me over with a plane shaving. :)

[Tahlee]

Hi Bob

Same grabbing happened to me too ... just needed some lithium grease on the sliders.

Hoping someone has a found cheap fix for your woes.

Rob

Regards

Rob

[Kuffy]

I had the same issue about a month ago. It was stuck pretty tight at one section. I eventually got it to the point where I could remove the base section from motor section. The plastic gears in the rack n pinion had filled up with compressed sticky gummy dust. So i cleaned them out as best I could without disassembling the entire unit and it was good to go again.

[Rod Gilbert]

Hi Bob,
I did the same thing a while ago you say the stop was engaged and you kept winding to raise the router you have striped the plunge handle shaft part # 51. Hopefully I will remember not to do this again I hadn't used the router table for a while and forgot about the safety switch I have an external on/off switch and forgot to switch the router switch to the off position so it can't come all the way to the lock position.
I purchased a replacement from
Tool spares online
(51) TRA147 - PLUNGE HANDLE SHAFT (http://www.toolsparesonline.com/products/6265-plunge-handle-shaft.aspx) http://www.toolsparesonline.com/images/thumbs/0005989_125.jpeg (http://www.toolsparesonline.com/products/6265-plunge-handle-shaft.aspx)
Fits: ROUTER 330085 (MOF001) and ROUTER 330165 (TRA001) WITH PUSH BUTTON PLUNGE SELECTOR

£1.35 (GBP) excl VAT
£1.62 (GBP) incl VAT

Availability: In stock
and the router was repaired in no time (I bought 2 because they were so cheep and didn't add to the postage) in case I do it again.
regards Rod.

[Bendigo Bob]

Thanks Rod and Kuffy.
Do you know if there is a guide on line as to how to disassemble? I tried but even after taking out all the screws holding the base to the motor housing, and the power inlet on the side, no movement at all, scared to try to force anything now :)

Don't worry - jsut started searching and see that there are a few things ont he forum as well as something by Ray Girling

[chambezio]

Boy I can attest to foggy brain days. That black dog follows me around very closely. I get the guilts for not "doing" something in the shed all the time. I can "whip myself up into frenzy" head out to the shed walk in one door see the great mess of "works in progress" ......then turn and walk out the door and watch TV.

Pushing myself is not the answer either. As you have said you tend to try to adjust something and bugger it in the process. Then a great rush of frustration takes hold

[BobL]

A forum that might be of some added value could be something "Stuffup Recovery" , although just posting these in the relevant forums would probably just as good.

[Tahlee]

I had the same issue about a month ago. It was stuck pretty tight at one section. I eventually got it to the point where I could remove the base section from motor section. The plastic gears in the rack n pinion had filled up with compressed sticky gummy dust. So i cleaned them out as best I could without disassembling the entire unit and it was good to go again.

im pretty sure that one of the forums sages recommends removal of the spring cap as well as the spring

wish I could find that post again

rob

[Bendigo Bob]

Yeah, and like that broken glass on the kitchen floor you have that weird thought of 'undoing' what you just did :)

[Bendigo Bob]

This was useful Rob

Dismantling the Triton TRA001 3¼HP Router (http://www.raygirling.com/dismtra1.htm)

[Bendigo Bob]

Just to keep things fresh for anyone following, this was the old post on the forum that seemed to contain everything.

http://www.woodworkforums.com/f15/replace-plastic-gearing-triton-tra001-rotuer-170160

[Christos]

..... I can "whip myself up into frenzy" head out to the shed walk in one door see the great mess of "works in progress" ......then turn and walk out the door and watch TV......

One option I find when items just continue to pile on is to sit back and take a look at one task that I can finish. Then look at the next task and see how I go with that. I have always said one thing at a time and it all gets done.

[Sawdust Maker]

Reminds me of the new lectric drill I purchased a few years ago - got it home, new drill bit in the chuck, wouldn't drill a hole in butter, revved when trigger depressed, made all the right noises, strange ... :?
Took a while to dawn on me ... this be one of them new fangled drills with a reverse :doh:
Lucky I didn't take it back!:B

[Opy]

It seems that every single time that I do that it is when I am trying to drill through brick. So slow, so slow, flick the switch, too much pressure and end up drilling deeper than intended in half a second.

[Bendigo Bob]

Yeah Opy, and then it's a hell of a job with the dynabolt.

Well, got the new router, all fitted now. Resolved to actually use dust extraction on the router table from here on; my own laziness no doubt contributed to the problem.

One day when other jobs are quieter I'll disassemble the old one and find out what parts need replacing.