Maintenance and repairs log — 2.2 kW spindle and Wnew lift
For current operating instructions, access and safety rules, read Router table — 2.2 kW spindle and Wnew lift.
This log collects dated member reports, work performed and follow-up from the public Wood channel and earlier local wiki. It is a history of reports, not a certification of the machine's present condition. “Working” means a member reported a result at that time. Suggestions and diagnoses are labelled separately from confirmed work. Electrical work and changes to shared controls or torque settings require competent maintainers.
Unresolved installation details are tracked in Wood open questions.
Follow-up still needed
Confirm the approved wrench setting, its actual adjustment/calibration and the label. The latest dated report is 40 Nm on 5 October 2026, replacing the previous 50 Nm. The cause of the broken shanks was disputed; the thread does not establish a universal ER20 torque.
Confirm that intermittent starting and high-speed stopping behave normally after the July 2026 reports. Never hand-start an energised spindle or repeatedly run a stalled/hot motor.
Check the slipping lift-crank attachment reported in June 2026; the thread proposed replacement handles but did not document installation.
Inspect current collets, nuts and spindle threads, including the 1/4-inch collet now present in the drawer. The current inventory does not establish which items came from the August replacement order or document their inspection.
Compare current component labels with the September 2024 spindle and VFD photographs below; record replacements and the exact applicable electrical manuals.
2026-10-14 — Current accessories, storage and ER20 nut matching
The table has an Enjoywood 700 mm adjustable fence with flip-down stops and an Enjoywood coping sled that slides in the new front rail. The fence is stored below the router table; the sled hangs beside the dedicated torque wrenches.
The shared router bits are in the drawer unit below the belt sander. The router-table drawer contains the labelled ER20 collet/nut holder with 6, 8 and 12 mm collets, their dust-sealed nuts, the universal nut, and 1/8-, 1/4- and 1/2-inch collets. The dust-sealed metric nuts must only be used with their exact matching metric size; all imperial collets use the universal nut.
Six current photographs are on the router-table page. This entry records the current layout and inventory; it does not assign an installation date or close the outstanding controls, toolholding or calibration checks.
The wall-storage photo still shows a 50 Nm wrench label. The documented change on 5 October was to 40 Nm; the approved setting, actual adjustment and label need to agree before use.
2026-10-05 — Wrench reduced from 50 to 40 Nm; three broken cutter shanks
Report/work: A member reported reducing the dedicated router wrench from 50 to 40 Nm after three cutter shanks had broken. The replies disputed torque as the cause and described uneven loading if an ER collet is not snapped into the nut before threading it onto the spindle. The reporter said the returned assembly appeared seated correctly; another reply said forcing it could make the final assembly appear correct after damage.
Status: 40 Nm is the latest documented local setting. No physical calibration check or conclusive diagnosis/resolution of the shank failures is recorded. Replies also recall cutters slipping, rising or spinning in collets before torque wrenches were introduced, so tightening “by feel” is not a supported replacement.
Source: complete six-reply discussion.
2026-09-29 — Releasing a collet from the nut
Report/work: A first-time user asked how to release the collet and then reported solving it by moving it sideways. A reply explained the nut's eccentric retention ring.
Status: The question was resolved in the thread. This supports retaining the ER assembly diagram in the current guide; it does not replace isolation or the complete tool-change instructions.
2026-08-13–14 — Broken 1/4-inch collet and incorrect nut
Report: A 1/4-inch collet came out broken. The user later confirmed using the dust-sealed 8 mm nut because the universal nut had been difficult to fit.
Work/follow-up: Replies specify that imperial collets use the universal nut, rather than the dust-sealed metric nuts, and must be snapped into the nut before the assembly is threaded onto the spindle. Replacement collets were ordered on 14 August.
Status: Assembly/nut compatibility was addressed; the replacement order is recorded, but arrival and subsequent inspection are not confirmed in this thread.
Broken collet marked 1/4-inch, photographed during the August report.
Source: complete sixteen-reply discussion; replacement-order reply.
2026-08-11 — Metric and imperial collet inventory
Report: Members confirmed metric 4, 6 and 8 mm collets plus some imperial collets. This supersedes the original commissioning note that only imperial sizes were available.
Status: A dated inventory report, not a guarantee that every size or spare is available today. Check markings, rated range, condition and matching nut before use.
2026-07-24–27 — Intermittent failure to restart
Report: The router failed to start after a tool change, briefly worked, and then refused again. Other members reported the same intermittency after high-speed use. Lowering speed before stopping was reported to help.
Status: No repair or definitive diagnosis is documented. Overheating, a loose phase and controller behaviour were suggestions. Advice to push/hand-start the cutter or “fiddle” with the controls is not a safe operating procedure and is not carried into the guide.
Initial report; follow-up and seven replies.
2026-06-03 — Lift crank slipping
Report: The crank's press-fit bit holder slipped in its round hole. A ratchet/T-handle replacement was proposed, with a warning to measure clearance to the spindle.
Status: No completed replacement is recorded. Suggested socket dimensions were estimates and are not a procurement specification.
2026-04-15–18 — Motor stalled/hot; connector wire repaired on 17 April
Report: The motor could be heard energising but did not turn; the casing became hot. Loose phase wiring and damaged windings were suggested.
Work: On 17 April a disconnected black wire was found inside the motor plug, soldered back to its pin and insulated with heat-shrink. Other wires were checked for secure connections and continuity. The member recorded winding resistance around 5.7 ohms, no-load currents of 1.16–1.19 A at low speed and a five-minute run without heating.
Status: Reported working after that repair. These measurements are a dated repair record, not electrical commissioning criteria or permission for members to open the connector. A later explanation noted that this air-cooled spindle's fan does not provide cooling while the shaft is stalled.
Source: full thread including repair and checks; 17 April repair report.
2026-01-27 — Squeaky lift cleaned and lubricated
Work: The lift had been brushed clean; a member asked about dry lubricant, received a reply approving it, then reported it smooth again.
Status: Reported resolved at that time. For present care, follow the Wnew manual and current course; this historical exchange does not identify a particular compatible product.
2025-12-27–31 — Recurring thread damage
Report: Collet-nut/spindle threads again needed attention. Replies attributed damage to starting the nut crooked and then forcing it. A replacement nut was offered; a later member reported the machine had worked when tested two days earlier.
Status: Conflicting usability observations, without a clear completed thread inspection or repair. The discussion's guesses about imperial thread size and “ER20 A” were not measurements and should not be used to buy taps or dies.
2025-11-22 — Community-day cleaning
Work: The 25 November follow-up records that the table router was cleaned and lubricated on the community day. The dullest router cutters were discarded and drawers were organised.
Status: Work reported complete; the lubricant was not identified. The room's extraction rebuild was still in progress at the time, so this is not itself a reopening authorization.
Source: community-day thread; completed-task summary.
2025-06-02–03 — Hard height adjustment and packed dust
Report/work: The lift crank was hard to turn. Dust packed into lifting threads was identified; cleaning and lubricant were discussed, and cleaning tools were left for follow-up.
Status: No final completion is recorded in that thread. The later January 2026 entry reports another cleaning/lubrication result. Historical suggestions involving solvent or blowing dust are not substituted for the current course and Wnew manual.
2025-04-07–08 — Nut stuck again
Work: A stuck nut was loosened. The threads still appeared damaged; it was unclear whether the damage was worse than previously.
Status: The machine was reported to work again, but no conclusive thread-condition sign-off is recorded. Further filing/lubrication suggestions were discussion, not a documented repair.
2025-01-05 — Earlier local thread repair
Work: The original local log records replacing the nut and dressing the damaged spindle threads.
Status: Recorded repair at that date. It does not authorize filing or reshaping spindle threads as routine user maintenance, or establish their condition after later incidents.
Source: earlier local page, Logg.
2024-12-03–18 — Stuck nut, damaged threads and repair attempts
Report/work: A stuck nut was freed and damaged nut/spindle threads were found. The router was labelled out of order and disconnected. Attempts to dress the threads were discussed; on 18 December the second thread was described as badly deformed and filing had begun.
Status: No completion in those Slack threads; the 5 January 2025 local log records the later repair. Suggestions to grind the spindle while running are not member maintenance instructions.
Initial thread; 18 December follow-up.
2024-11-07 — Dedicated torque tools introduced at 50 Nm
Work: A dedicated ER20 torque wrench and long spindle-flat counterhold with a printed grip/holder were installed on the wall. 50 Nm was chosen as an initial local compromise for the intended cutters at the time.
Status: Historical setting, superseded by the 5 October 2026 report of 40 Nm. The older supplied tool photograph still carries a 50 Nm label; that label must be reconciled with the actual approved setting.
Earlier supplied photograph of the dedicated torque tools; the label reads 50 Nm.
Source: 7 November installation reply.
2024-10-25 — Cutter rose in the collet and struck a template
Report: A trim cutter moved upward and damaged an aluminium template. Cleaning the nut/collet and using another cutter was reported to work. Replies noted that the photograph appeared to show the collet seated incorrectly; the reporter said it may have been reconstructed and could not confirm the original assembly.
Status: Tool movement/damage was reported; contamination and incorrect seating were discussed rather than conclusively diagnosed. This prompted assembly guidance and the dedicated torque tools.
2024-10-04 — New table commissioned; stopping limitation noted
Work/setup: The assembled table was announced running, with left front controls, reported 8,000–24,000 rpm control range, right extraction, fence stored at the front and accessories in the right drawer.
Report: Active braking was said not to work at roughly 85–100% speed; switching main power OFF did not apply a brake. Lowering speed before a normal stop was the recorded workaround.
Status: These explain the earlier local instructions. The later July 2026 restart reports mean stopping/control behaviour still needs a current check. The original “only imperial collets” inventory has been superseded.
Source: full commissioning announcement.
2024-09-05–07 — Component identification and initial wiring
Recorded components: G-PENNY GST2.2C-80-24K spindle, plate marked 380 V, 2.2 kW, 5.5 A, ER20, 400 Hz, 24,000 rpm; Huanyang HY02D243B VFD, plate marked 3-phase 380 V input and 2.2 kW/5.5 A output.
G-PENNY GST2.2C-80-24K spindle nameplate from September 2024.
Huanyang HY02D243B VFD nameplate from September 2024.
Work/status: The thread records initial wiring and trials. Early minimum-speed and braking settings were discussed and changed; they are not a verified current parameter set. A hold-STOP-to-prevent-restart issue was described during commissioning, with further braking/relay ideas, without a final validated settings record. The October announcement and current course take precedence for normal member operation.
Source: full seventy-five-reply commissioning thread; component identification; nameplate photographs.
Earlier reference photographs
These views show the earlier table layout and lift compartment. Use the machine page for current accessory locations and setup.
Earlier router-table lift plate, insert ring and front controls
Earlier view of the table-router fence, accessory drawer and extraction connection
Earlier view of the spindle/lift compartment and lift screw
Adding a maintenance entry
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