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Well, now that the scientific hacksaw test is completed, I can confirm that the shaft hardness is on par with other cheap cutters. So it must all be attributable to operator error. My apologies to Silverline for casting doubts.

To confirm what I was doing..... My workpiece had been jigsawed to within 5mm of the template, the workpiece being 25mm pine with a 6mm mdf template (old laminate flooring being reused). The rockworth router was rockworth table mounted. The cutter was fitted as far into the collet as I have...

You're getting close. The machine is old (and cheap) but has seen little use. I have dismantled the collet and found it to be chock full of encrusted rubbish which prevented full insertion (oo err!). I understand the comments about buying cheap but if I didn't buy cheap I wouldn't buy at all. We...

I agree that there may have been insufficient insertion but I am still surprised that the shaft was so soft. I'll await a reply from Silverline with bated breath :D

I've just started to use a new Silverline router template cutter and had a catastrophic failure. As soon as the workpiece touched the cutter, the cutter shaft bent which caused it to throw out from the machine. A full face shield saved my beautiful features but I think I might need a seamstress...

Thanks for that. My previous attempt at woodwork was a failed GCE exam some 45 years ago.....

Second attempt at uploading a pic... Hope this one works.

Thanks for the reply Tom. I've just found the rules for piccies so am now trying to reduce the size for an upload (unless I reach the three posts first :D)

Hi folks. I am a new young woodworker of 62yrs that has just joined the forum. If this post goes to plan I will share a pic of my last (and first) project. If you can see it it is a new bunk bed made in pine for the grandkids. A poor picture as it is a large bed in a small room, and my phone...