Can anyone help me with a router and cutter problem

[Matt69]

Basically I've got a bog standard router like below:
http://www.screwfix.com/p/direct-pow...ter-230v/25568

What I want to do is insert a cutter into the router but the shaft is only 3mm and the collet on the router is alot bigger.

Can anyone tell me if I can get a sleeve to adapt it and if so where from. The like of screwfix and B&Q dont seem to do them.

Thanks

[luke11cnc]

Matt

just type collect in to ebay

try this link

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_fr...All-Categories

James

[luke11cnc]

I think 3mm is 1/8" but I'm sure some one will correct me if I'm wrong

so you need 1/8 to 1/4" collet

James

[m_c]

just type collet in to ebay

1/8" = 3.175mm
1/4" = 6.35mm
I don't know anything about router collets though!

[Mad Professor]

That looks to be the same as B&Q's Performance Power range of routers.


Trend do make collect sleeve's, but I ended up using my friends mini metal lathe an make my own collect's.

[Jonathan]

Trend do make collect sleeve's, but I ended up using my friends mini metal lathe an make my own collect's.

I made some for mine using CNC mill operated as a cnc lathe. Could have made them manually on the lathe easily enough...I'll see if I can find them as I have no use for them now.

Edit: Looks like I videoed it, see here...
http://www.youtube.com/user/Jonbliss...17/m98fPg-_vUU

so you need 1/8 to 1/4" collet

For future reference if you can't remember it's 1" to 25.4mm then use Google:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?gcx=w...w=1366&bih=667

(There's various ways you can type it and it will convert pretty much anything, for instance:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?gcx=w...w=1366&bih=667)

Considering the runout on those routers saying 3mm is 1/8" is not far off!