My collet on my Kobalt router needs to be replaced. I bought a set on amazon, but the nut that came with the Kobalt does not seem to fit the collets. Is this standard? Do I need to order a nut also? If so, is a M14 clamping nut the correct one? If anyone has bought one and has a link, I would appreciate it.
Thats a hard one.
According to some google search this should be a fit for the kobalt router :link
Here is the link to the forum i find that, sorry if linking another site bugs you @vicious1
https://www.routerforums.com/threads/kobalt-router-collets-help-am-so-frustrated.149050/
One suggestion: if you in a future would change the router: get the carbide er11 makita clone. It comes with standard collets (er11) 1/8" + 1/4". They are 60usd on clearance
One of the selling points on the kobalt was er11 collets. I thought this meant they would be standard. I bought the ones from this link
But they dont come with a nut. It looks like it is m14, but not sure of the threads. I bought a m14 nut that will be here today, hopefully it fits.
Since i don’t own a kobalt router, cant help you.
That remembers me to buy a couple of collet nuts for my carbide routers
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They sell this replacements for the er11 version of the carbide router. Maybe will fit yours, but thats a 25 usd gamble i wouldn’t make honestly
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I have the Kobalt and a Carbide3d router. The same nut will fit both.
Where I have had issues is some of the collets wont “snap” into some of the nuts. Seems some are designed a little differently. I have found that buying a collet set with nut works better than buying them separately. They seem to fit together well when I do it that way.
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well if you confirm they work, thats the link, he can buy a nut with a 1/4" or nut+ 1/8" collet for 25
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Isnt ghe nut er11a or am i just “nuts”
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, and the ER11a collet compatibility to open up every size end mill available from 7mm diameter and under
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I can confirm that this nut fits the Kobalt router:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRG28PQR?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
This also fixed my issue with stair-stepping because the bit was slipping. Thanks for all the help. with this.
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