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   ClancysBro | Apr 17, 2004 01:56am | #1

   If you keep router's permanently setup like this for say dato's, boring, shaping and do a lot of passes with it that is common. Try to keep them clean and sharp, always unchuck them and stow the cutters away when not in use then. Slipping routers bits is what I worry about. Be Careful.

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   maddog3 | Apr 17, 2004 03:07am | #2

   would "Boeshield" work ? I have used it on my larger bits,

   I used to bust bungalows (electrical) and as time went on the bits got used less and less resulting in rust forming wherever the paint had worn off. They stay out in the barn now and with the Boeing stuff they look just fine and I have not touched them in about 3 years I just dont know how that film would act on router bits although you can remove the stuff before you put the bit back in a router

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   CajunDan | Apr 17, 2004 07:27am | #3

   I have a DeWalt 610 with the same problem. Humidity is high here in Houston,too.

   My other router is a new Milwaukee 1 3/4 hp. Its collet operates a little differently, where after you begin to back off the nut, it gets tight again and then snaps free. Its hard to describe, but its like the second loosening snaps the collet open to free the bit.

   There might be other models that do the same.

   Regards,

   Dan

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   telemark | Apr 17, 2004 11:49am | #4

   I seem to recall reading in another forum that bottoming the bits in the chuck makes them harder to remove. Even if corrosion is the problem, having a little bit of space "beneath" the bit might make it easier to loosen with a little tap with wood.