Router Bit won’t budge.

[Connie Freitas]

How do I get this router bit out of here?
Tug as might, it won’t come out.
I tried some WD40 recently but it didn’t help at all.
I’ve since read that I’m not supposed to use a lubricant of any kind.
So, what do I do please?

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[Doug Garson]

Put it in the freezer for an hour then apply a bit of heat with a heat gun or hair dryer to the collet, then give the bit a wack with a rubber or wooden mallet. Should pop right out.

[Richard Coers]

Put it in the freezer for an hour then apply a bit of heat with a heat gun or hair dryer to the collet, then give the bit a wack with a rubber or wooden mallet. Should pop right out.

You think a hair dryer will put out enough heat? I don't.

[Myles Moran]

A hairdryer won't be fast, but any amount of thermal movement should help break the two apart. A heat gun would be better, but I would try the hairdryer if I didn't have a heat gun.

[Patrick McCarthy]

Also, when you do get it out, when reinserting this or other bits into the collet, i think it is suggested they not be inserted full depth . . . . which i am sensing this one was. Good luck. Patrick

[Mel Fulks]

Also, when you do get it out, when reinserting this or other bits into the collet, i think it is suggested they not be inserted full depth . . . . which i am sensing this one was. Good luck. Patrick

Yep, I’ve done that too….when I was a kid. Worked in commercial shops where the owners couldn’t figure it out ! Push em’ down then
pull them back about 1/8th. That makes a BETTER grip ! And an easier trip OUT ! One of those “strange. ..but TRUE
things.

[Connie Freitas]

It may have been. It’s like it’s fused on there pretty well. Thanks!

[Doug Garson]

You think a hair dryer will put out enough heat? I don't.

Not sure, freezer should be around 0 F and hair drier around 125 to 150 F, sounds like enough to me but only trying it will tell for sure. Whether it works or not, it's pretty easy to try with what the OP probably has on hand, involves little effort and it can do no harm, so I think is worth a try.

[Lee Schierer]

Find a piece of hardwood about 3 feet long. 6 inches from one end drill a hole that will just let the router bit fit through. Run some duct tape up and over the back end of the collet so it won't fall out. Stand back from a work bench about 4 feet. Grab the end of the board opposite the router/collet problem Raise the board up over your head and then hit the top of the work bench as hard as you can with the other end of the board such that you don't hit the router bit on the bench. If the bit doesn't come out on the first whack do it again.

They make hammers that will extract a bullet from a brass casing with that exact method, none of the parts are harmed. Momentum is a wonderful thing.

[Doug Garson]

Find a piece of hardwood about 3 feet long. 6 inches from one end drill a hole that will just let the router bit fit through. Run some duct tape up and over the back end of the collet so it won't fall out. Stand back from a work bench about 4 feet. Grab the end of the board opposite the router/collet problem Raise the board up over your head and then hit the top of the work bench as hard as you can with the other end of the board such that you don't hit the router bit on the bench. If the bit doesn't come out on the first whack do it again.

They make hammers that will extract a bullet from a brass casing with that exact method, none of the parts are harmed. Momentum is a wonderful thing.

And when the router bit bounces off the concrete floor, deposit it in the metal recycling bucket.

[Bill Dufour]

I do not think he can press it out from the back. I think this is a pull stud collet. Sounds like you need to look into shrink fit collets to get ideas on how to undo this. Do not get it so hot you affect the collet's temper. Keep it under 500F or so.
BilLD

[Connie Freitas]

Yeah, dryer won’t go that high anyways.
Yes, it’s a pull stud collet.

[Lee Schierer]

And when the router bit bounces off the concrete floor, deposit it in the metal recycling bucket.

So put a pad on the floor if you want to save the router bit. It is probably easier to replace than the collet.

[Connie Freitas]

If it came out and broke, I actually wouldn’t mind. I can buy a new one. I don’t need it anyways.

[Cameron Wood]

Find a piece of hardwood about 3 feet long. 6 inches from one end drill a hole that will just let the router bit fit through. Run some duct tape up and over the back end of the collet so it won't fall out. Stand back from a work bench about 4 feet. Grab the end of the board opposite the router/collet problem Raise the board up over your head and then hit the top of the work bench as hard as you can with the other end of the board such that you don't hit the router bit on the bench. If the bit doesn't come out on the first whack do it again.

They make hammers that will extract a bullet from a brass casing with that exact method, none of the parts are harmed. Momentum is a wonderful thing.

LOL. Maybe a 6 foot long board for good measure.