New To Woodworking » collet http://newtowoodworking.com Where its OK to be a noob! Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:40:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Shank http://newtowoodworking.com/shank/ http://newtowoodworking.com/shank/#comments Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:51:41 +0000 admin http://newtowoodworking.com/?p=854 The long cylindrical shaft of a bit (usually a router bit). Common shank sizes are 1/4″, 1/2″ and 8mm. The shank size must correspond with the collet size in the router.

1/2 inch Shank Bits

1/2 inch Shank Bits

]]> http://newtowoodworking.com/shank/feed/ 0 Collet http://newtowoodworking.com/collet/ http://newtowoodworking.com/collet/#comments Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:42:03 +0000 admin http://newtowoodworking.com/?p=406 The part of a router that holds the bit. Typical collet sizes are 1/4″, 1/2″, and 8mm. This size corresponds directly with the size of the shank on the bit.

A Collet

A Collet

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