Thread: 12mm Router won't accept 1/2" bit???

The parts diagram does list them as 2 parts.
Norwest in sydney had them listed and they do ship internationaly.
So david has ordered them direct.
Peter

hey dave!! really sorry man i was too late to see this thread next time if you need to deal this kind of things please buzz me.in case you still didn't order you can try on 12mm

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regards
singh

Originally Posted by _fly_

The parts diagram does list them as 2 parts.
Norwest in sydney had them listed and they do ship internationaly.
So david has ordered them direct.
Peter

Yes it is definitely two parts but the collet doesn't just drop off when you undo the nut. Tried giving it a gentle pull to see if it would separate but didn't
come apart easy, so guessing it must somehow clip into the nut.

Originally Posted by HeadScratcher

Yes it is definitely two parts but the collet ... didn't come apart easy, so guessing it must somehow clip into the nut.

The two parts are held by an internal cir clip.

Incidentally, the website the OP linked to is a disgrace, especially for Makita. It actually shows the specifications of the router as "Collet Capacity 12mm (1/2")" - seriously - as though ½" is the imperial conversion of 12mm! If that's not bad enough, under standard accessories it lists "1/2 collet cone" and "1/2 to 1/4 collet sleeve" - what? - for a 12mm router!

When I saw this thread title, my first thought was "really, how would anyone expect ½" bits to fit a 12mm router?" - now I understand!

Ray

Originally Posted by hillpanther

hey dave!! really sorry man i was too late to see this thread next time if you need to deal this kind of things please buzz me.in case you still didn't order you can try on 12mm

for the router bit another website called ¥ë¡¼¥¿¡¼¥Ó¥Ã¥È¡¡²È¶ñºî¤ê¤Î»¨²ßÄÌÈÎÀìÌçŹ¡¡¥Ç¥£¥°¥é¥à
regards
singh

Good find Hillpanther.

As _fly_ has said I have ordered them through the web page he was able to track down for me.

Thanks for the help everyone, but as Ray has show, these are not so cut and dry when looking at manufactures specs.

Originally Posted by HeadScratcher

I could be mistaken but I don’t think that is going to help… Fairly sure the inner shaft size is half inch and you use a collet for reduction to the quarter inch bits.<o Will have a look at my RP2301FC tonight, but I believe the only way to increase the size from 12mm to half inch would be to pull the router apart and machine it (or swap the guts out of an Aussie model), but wait until I have a proper look this afternoon before worrying about nothing.

You can't machine 12mm into 1/2"

You don't have to change the guts.
The inner shaft is 1/2" and, if the outer nut will accept a 1/2" bit easily, then all you need is a need 1/2" set of jaws.

I have just been going through this when my 1/2" router mistakenly came with a 12mm collet.
All I needed was new jaws or, in the case of jaws and nut not coming apart, then a 1/2" collet will do.
Of course, the thread will have to be the same.
Cheers
Wolffie</o