Installing and Changing Bits on Spindle
Posted: Tue Aug 06, 2019 2:29 pm
I got the water cooled spindle with the Shark HD4 when that promotion was running at Rockler.
I am finally getting to setting up the spindle.
I found a video for a different machine that shows installing the bit.
It shows that the spring collet should snap into the tightening nut and then the nut with collet screws onto the spindle shaft.
The nut is tightened with a wrench on the spindle and a wrench on the tightening nut after the bit is installed into the collet.
My 1/4" collet does not snap into the tightening nut and no wrenches came with the spindle.
If you have a newer water cooled spindle, how do you install or change the bits?
Thanks for any help you can give me.
I am finally getting to setting up the spindle.
I found a video for a different machine that shows installing the bit.
It shows that the spring collet should snap into the tightening nut and then the nut with collet screws onto the spindle shaft.
The nut is tightened with a wrench on the spindle and a wrench on the tightening nut after the bit is installed into the collet.
My 1/4" collet does not snap into the tightening nut and no wrenches came with the spindle.
If you have a newer water cooled spindle, how do you install or change the bits?
Thanks for any help you can give me.