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Question about collets for Bosch 1hp Colt.

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    Hi
    Anyone here using a Bosch Colt 1hp pr20evs ?
    The question I have is what other collets will work with this router?
    It comes standard with a 1/4th inch collet and I'm looking for a 1/8th inch collet.
    I need that to be able to use end mills with an 1/8th inch shaft.

    What are you guys using?
     
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    It's not a collet. Its an adapter. Fits in your (or absolutely ANY) 1/4" collet, then fit the 1/8" endmill inside the adapter

    See video below, from 2min8seconds onward

     
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    Thanks for the help.
     
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    They are nice. I have both the metric and the imperial sets for my Makita. Now it would be cheaper to just buy the Router11 and an additional 4 and 7 mm ER11 collet for the same functionality. If only the Router11 was around 6 years ago.
     
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    What Makita are you running?
     
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    Except for the part about having to buy a whole system in order to get one...
     
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    Oh. I did not see that.
     
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    The Makita RT0701C. I picked that one several years ago due to its lower rpm range.
     
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