hello
i bought a £29 router from lidl in uk. i got a few bits to go with it, template bits for cutting out a guitar body. i have had a few problems from what i thought was a bad collet. i looked at the rear hole and it seemed off centre and i thought that was causing the bit to turn at a slight but noticable angle. so i bought a new collet. that seems straight enough. i fit the bit and it still seems to spin off centre i am not sure if it is because of how i fitted the bit in the collet. how the collet sits in the router or the nut that tightens the collet.
i dont want to buy another new router. this is for diy stuff so i dont want to get a big expensive one. i want to rule out "user error" before looking at a faulty router.
any help would be great
thanks and all the best
simon
i bought a £29 router from lidl in uk. i got a few bits to go with it, template bits for cutting out a guitar body. i have had a few problems from what i thought was a bad collet. i looked at the rear hole and it seemed off centre and i thought that was causing the bit to turn at a slight but noticable angle. so i bought a new collet. that seems straight enough. i fit the bit and it still seems to spin off centre i am not sure if it is because of how i fitted the bit in the collet. how the collet sits in the router or the nut that tightens the collet.
i dont want to buy another new router. this is for diy stuff so i dont want to get a big expensive one. i want to rule out "user error" before looking at a faulty router.
any help would be great
thanks and all the best
simon