Well that’s annoying!

There was surplus timber from my cutting board project and I decided to use it to make a second board.

The surface is very uneven.  with the last board I levelled the surface by running it through the thicknesser.  Whilst it worked it’s not a good idea to plane end grain timber through a thicknesser as there is the potential for the thicknesser to rapidly ejected the piece or even break it up inside the machine.

 

This time I’ve decided to mill the surface using a router sled and frame.  The sled was delivered yesterday and the DeWalt router is a good fit.

  

The router manual has long gone so I searched on the internet using the router model number to find the diameter of the chuck.   The website stated it was 8mm and I ordered an 8mm milling bit which arrived today.  nice looking bit.

Then the annoying part occurred.  The 8mm bit doesn’t fit in the router chuck.

I’ve now discovered this DeWalt router came with either a 6.25 or 8mm chuck in Europe.   I bought the router in the UK but received the 6.25mm version.   I need an 8mm DeWalt chuck.  

Off to the local tool shops where I’m advised DeWalt only sold 6.25mm routers in Australia.  DeWalt Australia have the 8mm chuck on their website but there is no stock in the country.   I could purchase the chuck in the UK and have is shipped.  However the cost exceeds $100.  I can buy a new router for that price.

Searching on Aliexpress I think I’ve found a seller which can supply an 8mm chuck that fits the router for $8.  The one thing I can’t confirm is whether the thread on the new chuck will fit the thread on the router.  I guess I’ll find out in a couple of weeks.