8mm Collet for the Triton router

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Hi All
I'm looking for a suitable 8mm collet to fit the big Triton router. As far as I can tell Triton don't make one so I'm wondering if anyone has found a suitable part from someone else that works well.

TIA
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[PowerTool]

Is your router 1/2" ?

Don't know where you can get 8mm collet,but I have bought 8mm router bits that came with a 1/2" to 8mm reducing sleeve - would this be another way of doing what you want ?

Andrew

 

[cd]

Is your router 1/2" ?

Don't know where you can get 8mm collet,but I have bought 8mm router bits that came with a 1/2" to 8mm reducing sleeve - would this be another way of doing what you want ?

Thanks Andrew, it is 1/2" I could probably use a reducing sleeve but I was worried about them slipping I was hoping someone had a found a nice secure 8mm collet a bit like the 1/4" one that comes with it.
From pictures the 8mm trend loooks similar but I don't really want to buy it and find it doesn't fit.

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[Argee]

Triton definitely don't make an 8mm collet. I've been trying to get one myself, not only for the bigger machine, but also for the new 1400W MOF001, which uses a different style of collet from the big boy (Hitachi-style).

According to a contributor on another forum, the new-style (self-releasing) collet from the 1400W can be fitted to the bigger machine, but I'd assume that you have to fit the whole assembly. The advice I got for doing that was to remove the brushes, invert the router, spin the motor clockwise using an airline to drive the cooling fan, then - once it was spinning, push in the spindle lock to unseat the collet chuck assembly.

This all sounds a bit "iffy" to me. although I would like to fit the self-release collet instead of the Hitachi-style to the bigger router, as they definitely grip inserts better.

Any engineers out there who could comment on the method of removing the assembly as described above?

Ray.

 

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I've been looking at the Trend catalogue and page 144 shows there collets. I think no. 1 is the nearest, I'm going to try my local supplier and see if I can get one to try I'll post results if and when.

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