You won't get the bit in place with an O ring on the shaft. I think what they
may have been saying is what I've done for as long as I had a router.
The ideal setting for a bit is about a sixteenth from seating all the way in.
I took a half inch OD O ring and dropped it in the collet and used the shaft of
a bit to seat the O ring at the bottom. Now I can drop in a bit and don't have
to worry about pulling it back a little and then tighten the bit while I'm
holding it away from the bottom of the collet.
----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Rossi
To: Blind Handyman List
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 2010 10:39 AM
Subject: [BlindHandyMan] o-rings for router bits.
I just watched a Wood Smith Shop tip and it talked about using o-rings on
the shaft of your router bits to keep the bit from slipping. I've not
heard of this. Does anyone have experience with these? Is there any
concern about the o-ring melting? No matter what you do, you are going to
generate some heat when spinning a bit at 18K RPM against a piece of wood.
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Blue skies.
Dan Rossi
Carnegie Mellon University.
E-Mail: [email protected]
Tel: (412) 268-9081
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