[mike0010]

Hi All,
Am hoping someone here has run across this - I have an old Craftsman 315.25070 router for which I need a replacement collet. I know the original collets are not sold by Sears any longer, and also that they are the simple, small cone-shaped things with a single slit down one side. The thing is that the collet I do have is a bit more sophisticated in that is has a shoulder with a locking circlip that extends beyond the collet nut, and securely keeps the collet together with the nut - sort of like the Bosch collet nuts. I can post a picture later (I don't have one with me at the moment) if anyone is interested, but I am interested in finding out who made that collet, and whether I can get another one, or something similar!
Thanks in advance
Mike

 

[mike0010]

Hi Tom,
Thanks for the information!!

This is an image of the thing - it was listed a long time back by ereplacement parts (bottom pic and I hope I am not in violation of any of the rules of this forum), but no longer. The groove near the business end is for a circlip/springclip to keep the cone with the collet. I ran an "Image" search as well using these pics, but with no hits! I know I am not imagining the thing because I have a physical specimen, so someone must have made it at some point!

 

[mike0010]

Hi Tom, Reuel,
Thank you both for the reply and advice. I do have a new DeWalt, which is excellent (soft start, variable speed, etc.), but I have a little table for the Craftsman, which works well for what I do. I also have the collet in the picture, as well as the other simpler cone type which only has the one slit on the side that allows the cone to compress and hold the bit, but I was hoping to add some flexibility to use smaller diameter shaft bits. I have a couple of Ryobi bits on order which I am hoping will work with the 25070. If not, I will try the Makita XTR01 cone, if I can find it at a reasonable price, and then onto the Porter Cable. The big difficulty with trying different collets is I am not sure of the thread specifications on the Craftsman shaft, but will be trying to get that information over this weekend.

Will post what my results are when I do. Again, thank you both for the helpful advice.

 

[mike0010]

Reuel,

Would any of the bits be the same diameter as the Dremel bits? I suspect the Dremel is 1/8, but not sure!(?)

Thanks