Mr.Jensen

Hello Mr.Jensen.
I have a Craftsman router with 1/4 collet and was very disappointed to find out that the motor shaft it self would only accommodate a 1/4 in shaft router bit. They do however offer a router with a 1/2 collet that will accept a reducer to 1/4, but not from smaller to larger which from a safety stand point is understandable. So I bought a different brand that had better options for bushing set and edge guide. Good luck with the routing

Walt

Thanks for info I lwill look for a new router I guess.

Hi Mr.Jensen

This is just a temp work around, send off for the item below once you have it Turn the shank down to 1/4" size, but it must be done on a metal lathe if you have one or have a mate that has one, BUT you can use the standard 1/2" bits you have BUT not the big ones,that's to say nothing over 1 1/2" in dia. ,your Craftsman it a bit light on power for the big ones.
But like I said this is temp fix until you find a great deal on a new router.
But it's only 25.00 bucks unlike a new router.

The MLCS Router Collet Extension #9464 for 1/2" bits

http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/router_collet.html

Bj