Thread: Ozita plunge router

Hi Eddie.

Im a fan of Ozito, but the collet not tightening doesnt sound right.

Al

Eddie, I have found them hit and miss; good rotary drill, deadly exploding cut-off saw.

The Router sounds like another dud, two out of two means it can't perform the function you bought it to do so they should offer a suitable replacement. Do not take a risk with a bit spinning at 21000 rpm, it is not worth it.

Have you contacted Ozito for their opinion, Eddie?

Could be a common q.


Cheers, & welcome.....................Sean

Take it back and get a gmc if you cant afford a triton
i used a gmc quite a bit and found it pretty ok
nowhere near the precision of the baby triton i also have but it works fine and holds the 1/4" shanks like the grip of death

the gmc routers will at least do the job
ive heard that the ryobis aren't too bad either
all ive heard about ozito is cr@p

What brand router bits are you using. I have had problems in the past with cheapies from Bunnings in a big Makita router. When investigating I found shafts were slightly smaller than quality brands. Approx 6.30mm vs 6.34mm for Carbitool, CMT, etc. The offending bits are now in the junk box!

Geoff

Dont waste money on cheap bits
I use Carbitool or CMT and some carbatec
i only ever bought 1 cheapo from bunnies and it lasted once round a guitar top an i threw it away

That is an excellent point of view which Krazee has mentioned. You should go out and purchase at least a few good quality bits as they will far outlast the cheaper bits from discount hardware stores - and the thicker tungsten blades allows multiple resharpenings which makes them economical over the long term. You can purchase carbitool from most mitre 10 and bunnings stores if there is no dedicated tool shop nearby for freud or CMT (my favourite).

Having the quality bit will allow you to truly test the collet.

However, I wouldn't get another ozito router if you are already having issues with the collets.

Goodluck

Felixe.

Eddie
I suggest Geoff has given you the correct answer. Cheep Router cutters, purchse a good quality cutter made in Australia from Carb-i-tool
Tom

Some routers come with a 6mm collett. A mate bought a cheapy (I have forgotten which brand) with such a collett. I sent him back to the shop to ask for 6mm bits which they didn't sell but they did have the cheek to charge him for a 1/4" collett

Fortunately I noticed the wrong size before he used it so no damage was done to his bits (pun intended).

I'm using the 650w Ozito with 1/4in bits from Bunnies with no probs at all.My original collet tightens Ok and I only get slip when I haven't tightened enough with the 2 spanners supplied. BTW I do get a better results using good quality bits, so agree with that comment. I think you must have mis-matched bits vs collet diam.....but please don't blame the router. No matter how many times you put the 6mm into a 6.2 collet it won't tighten unless you shim it!

Hi Eddie

Have you thought of swapping it for the more powerful Ryobi ERT 2100. Not much more and the quality seems better.

Just a thought

dazzler

Tex and I've had the same problem and it seems due to incorrect bit shaft diameter vis a vis the collet size.

Originally Posted by FXST01

No matter how tight i get the collet, you can now move the bit. Is this a common problem with the Ozito or am I doing something wrong?

Eddie

I'd be getting a refund or upgrading to another brand, get the 1400w Triton.

Another thing you are doing wrong, it sounds like you are over-tightening the collet. You just want to tighten it a bit with the spanner, too much and you'll do it damage. You should only need to give do it up a little which should give enough grip, that should also make loosening easy as well.

Sorry if this puts a downer on things, I prepared for a flaming if necessary ---

IMHO,

Routers are precision tools which require precision bits - they are not like a battery drill etc where you can get away with some imprecision.

Think about it, you have a tool which is spinning a bit at anywhere from 15 to 22+ thousand RPM - you and your "important bits and pieces" are very close to this tool - do you really want to risk a $10 bit spinning in a $100 machine in this situation?

If the "recognised brands" charge $200 - $400 for the machines and $30 - $100 each for bits doesn't this make you think - why.

Sorry, but of all the machines where a cheapy can do mostly what an expensive one will do - I don't think this is it.

Regards,
Bob