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Had to look it up, hadn't heard of them.

Type 10 – Musclechuck

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So is it working the two wrenches (assuming no spindle lock) that is the challenge? or getting the bits to pop out?

I know the collet on my cnc has a tendency to hold onto the bit, but the way it is designed with the retaining ring I can usually give it a last good turn until I feel the collet cone pop loose and the bit gets released.

It looks like a nice upgrade though.
 
i just put that router into the new router table I just finished.
originally, I had it in my main router table on the tablesaw, but I didnt like turning the handle to lift it up and adjust.
I purchased one of those motorized lifts, it didnt fit the milaukee, so I got a porter cable.
Im very happy with the motorized lift, its simple to use and makes my life alot easier, I know nothing about muscle chucks. I learn new stuff here every day.
 
I have an older version of that chuck - somewhere, I'm not currently using it. I've probably had it for about twenty years or more. It holds the bits very firmly, but releases them easily with a half turn of the Allen wrench.
One minor downside to it is that it leaves two small half-moon shaped indentations on the bit's shaft. They don't affect the bit's usage, though - mainly just cosmetic.
 
Darren Wright said:
Had to look it up, hadn't heard of them.

Type 10 – Musclechuck

musclechuck.com musclechuck.com

So is it working the two wrenches (assuming no spindle lock) that is the challenge? or getting the bits to pop out?

I know the collet on my cnc has a tendency to hold onto the bit, but the way it is designed with the retaining ring I can usually give it a last good turn until I feel the collet cone pop loose and the bit gets released.

It looks like a nice upgrade though.
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I have always been a big fan of the two wrench system. It allows you to torque against the opposing wrench instead of the arbor. I have some sort of trigger-finger / carpal thing going on that I have been treating with physical therapy for quite a while. That along with arthritis is getting tough to work around. The action required to tighten and loosen the collet is getting problematic. Not a big deal for my hand held routers but I change bits in the router table . . . a lot. I'm just looking to make that easier on the old bod.

I have read that there can be run out issues with the Musclechuck but the design has an adjustment capability to correct for that. I ordered one and will post a thread once I have had a chance to go through the setup procedure.
 
Jim DeLaney said:
I have an older version of that chuck - somewhere, I'm not currently using it. I've probably had it for about twenty years or more. It holds the bits very firmly, but releases them easily with a half turn of the Allen wrench.
One minor downside to it is that it leaves two small half-moon shaped indentations on the bit's shaft. They don't affect the bit's usage, though - mainly just cosmetic.
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This is the original version and a design still used by Whiteside machine and others. The current MC's use a split receiver that grabs the bit shaft more like a typical collet.
 
Vaughn McMillan said:
I've never heard of anyone using a corkscrew on a twist-off cap. :huh: :D
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True story, a few weeks ago I was opening a bottle of wine and got out the cutter I use to cut the foil on a bottle of wine The bottle was given to me . I used to cutter on this bottle only to see I had succeeded in cutting the top of off a twist cap.... lol. My grand daughter was standing there and she just laughed... the wine wasn't too bad.
 
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