Sears router collet

[flexysteve]

Hi All,

I got a Sears Craftsman Professional router #26834 last xmas from my loving GF but I broke the 1/4 collet and Sears online parts website wants $45 for a new one. Do I have any other options. $45 seems like highway robbery.

thanks

[rdinkins]

Originally Posted by flexysteve

Hi All,

I got a Sears Craftsman Professional router #26834 last xmas from my loving GF but I broke the 1/4 collet and Sears online parts website wants $45 for a new one. Do I have any other options. $45 seems like highway robbery.

thanks

r u sure you are looking at the right part..I have a sears router and the collets are only 10.99 and the nut is 3.99..may want ot go back and check the part# again..

[rdinkins]

sorry steve finally found your router..I see what you r talking about..yea they learned from the japanese it is better to sell things as sssy's than parts, get more money...On the older models you could buy individual collets seperately...Had mine now bout 6 years still going strong....

[rdinkins]

I have to apologize to the japanese. actually the part you are looking for is manufactured as one piece assembly thus costing more to make so your cost is higher...

[Birch]

My inclination would be to dump the thing in the trash bin. The retail new cost was probably only twice the price of the collet! There might be something I'm missing here but I don't think so.

[EricRLuna]

Did you ever have any luck finding a replacement? I just had a rather large router bit go flying past my head this afternoon - collet broke apart. I discovered, as did you, that the collet is $45 - I did notice that Sears had a 'Quick Change' collet system for 1/4 routers for $35.00, which is not that bad since you get the adaptor and 4 doohickies (technical term) to put on your bits for a quick change setup (seems to work like quick connect air line fittings).

I was going to buy it, however the package said it would work for 1/4" routers - this router is a 1/2" with a 1/4" adaptor, so I was not certain it would work (will look in to it though).

Whatever happened to the good old days when Craftsman stood behind their products?

Eric R. Luna

[Benny LaBaw]

Sorry. I missed posting.

[Hamlin]

Originally Posted by EricRLuna

Did you ever have any luck finding a replacement? I just had a rather large router bit go flying past my head this afternoon - collet broke apart. I discovered, as did you, that the collet is $45 - I did notice that Sears had a 'Quick Change' collet system for 1/4 routers for $35.00, which is not that bad since you get the adaptor and 4 doohickies (technical term) to put on your bits for a quick change setup (seems to work like quick connect air line fittings).

I was going to buy it, however the package said it would work for 1/4" routers - this router is a 1/2" with a 1/4" adaptor, so I was not certain it would work (will look in to it though).

Whatever happened to the good old days when Craftsman stood behind their products?

Eric R. Luna

Hi, I personally wouldn't recommend using these. IMHO, too much can go wrong with a quick change system for router bits. You would most likely be better off spending the $$$ for the collet setup.

Just my $0.02 worth.