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    Default replacing collet on Bosch router

    Hey all!

    I have a brand new Bosch POF 1400 ACE router. According to the box this comes with 6mm, 8mm & 1/4" collets. There is a collet installed which seems to be the biggest one and two more in the box. Now the bits that I bought seems to be 1/4".

    The two loose collets have captive nuts, but the collet that is installed in the router seems to be different. The nut comes off, leaving the collet in the router. And i am sure this is a stupid question, but how does one remove that collet? It does not budge.

    Thereafter I assume the others attach by just screwing on the nut.

    The manual describes how to put a bit in, but not how to change the collet, so surely this must be wasier than putting in a new bit?

    Thanks!

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    Problem solved... I took it back to the shop and they swopped it out for a new router. The new one works as expected.

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    Hi, I arrived to this page because I had the same issue with a similar Bosch model (1200 vs 1400).

    I had no answer here and anywhere else and nobody else asked this question. This led me to the assumption that the resoultion musy be dead simple. And indeed, it is.

    I returned to the tool and just turned the nut in the losening direction. After several turns it moves away from the device and finally it just comes off.

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    Red face Replacing collet

    Hi guys, I'm new to this but I thought why not dive right in... or plunge...
    I've used routers for work quite a bit over 30 odd years and seen lots of jammed collets, I've always found It's due to
    over tightening.
    Tapers are used on lots of tools and machines because they hold so well with little effort, the easiest way to "break" that taper bond is to give it a tap sideways, easier if there is a bit in the collet, one releases the nut a turn or so and then a light tap on the shank with the spanner and presto. I've never seen any damage doing this unless your a really bad shot with the spanner.
    Just a light tap, better two light taps than trying to bend your 8mm bit with one.

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