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TreasonousBastard

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6. Check your health insurance...

Sun Dec 6, 2015, 07:34 AM

Dec 2015

maybe even your will.

If there were an adapter to upsize the collet, the motor might not be able to handle the new stresses for the bigger job. Besides, such an adapter would have problems fitting the work and have built in instabilities causing catastrophe if things flew apart at router speeds.

I'm guessing you found some humongous dado or shaper bit-- they take serious power to work and need stability. You've never really crapped your pants until you had kickback with one of those things.

However, for under 150 bucks you can have the best of most worlds-- a Sears 1/2" variable speed router with both collets, and an extra plunge base to boot:

http://www.sears.com/craftsman-14-amp-2.5-hp-fixed-plunge-base-router/p-00927680000P?prdNo=38&blockNo=38&blockType=G38

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Router bit size [View all] ashling Dec 2015 OP

If you pull out the collet Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #1

yah, I know ashling Dec 2015 #2

The issue is the amazing torque of a router. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #3

That's kind of what I had concluded ashling Dec 2015 #5

Check your health insurance... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #6

Thanks ashling Dec 2015 #7

I had an old Ryobi router... TreasonousBastard Dec 2015 #8

There isn't one jmowreader Dec 2015 #4

I just joined this forum and wanted to add my two cents. rusty quoin Feb 2016 #9

Plus, the chuck system is different on the two machines jmowreader Feb 2016 #10