Hi guys,
I bought my first router, a Makita 3606, and my first bits, a stright and a "V" shaped one. I've never had touch a router before so the first I realized was the coupling of the router bit to the router was very tight for the stright bit. I had not to force the bit to get into the router, but it had no movement inside, without closing the nut. "Ok, this is not a drill, it is a high speed machine, everything should be exact match" -I though. But when tested the "V" shaped bit, it doesn't fit into the router. It's also a
1/4'', I checked, but it looks like only by thousandths it doesn't fit. I returned back to the store and I was lucky, I could replace the bit. But now I afraid May be is it the makita router too narrow? Will I find the same problem again and agai when buying bits? Is it any method for the router bits the get "softened" (I mean using oil, polisher or something else) such a way to allow the bit get into the router?Thanks in advance Faustino