I’ve had my Shapeoko almost one year to the date. And I’m ordering more router brushes. I’ve used both sets they sent with it. I’m a weekend warrior, so it’s not getting a ton of use. I’m a contractor by day with daily use of power tools, and none of my daily tools go through brushes this frequently. Is there an issue with my router? There is always a little play in the router, even after new brushes, is this normal? Thanks for any input!
Put a sock on it…
4 years, 6 months, and 7 days is how long my OEM Makita brushes lasted using my Sock Prefilter idea.
PS I estimate my router had over 6200 hours on the first set of brushes.
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There shouldn’t be any play — that would be an issue with the bearings — but play in the bearings can cause increased wear in the brushes.
Please write in to support@carbide3d.com and let us know about the play in the bearings and we’ll do our best to get that sorted out.
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Will, I just wrote into support. Thank you, I appreciate your input.
I bought a used xl with c3d router. It had a bad lower bearing and you get the collet to wiggle all around. There are repair kits but I bought a new Makita. C3D offered to help but the original purchase was out of warranty and I bought it used.
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Wife was upset I was stealing her dust rags. I compromised and wash my socks once in a while. Ha ha ha
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