Collet system
Carbide 3D Compact Router collets vs the ER-11 Compact Router
The Carbide Compact Router's 1/4 in factory collet and 1/4 and 1/8 in precision set, why they do not fit the ER-11 Compact Router or VFD spindles.
Also listed as Carbide Compact Router collet, Carbide 3D precision collets
Short answer
Carbide 3D's Compact Router ships with a 1/4 in factory collet plus a 1/4 and 1/8 in precision collet set. Those precision collets fit only the Carbide Compact Router, not the ER-11 Compact Router or Carbide 3D's VFD spindles. The ER-11 Compact Router uses standard ER11 collets instead.
Key facts
- Type
- Carbide 3D's own router collets for the Carbide Compact Router (not ER)[1]
- Standard
- Not confirmed
- Collet dimensions
- Not confirmed
- Shank range makers list
- 1/4 in (factory collet) and 1/4 and 1/8 in (precision set)[2][3]1/8 in is 3.175 mm and 1/4 in is 6.35 mm, calculated from 25.4 mm per inch.
- Largest inch size listed
- 1/4 in[2][4]The ER-11 Compact Router also lists a 1/4 in maximum cutter shank.
- Range per collet
- Not confirmed
- Nut thread
- Not confirmed
- Spindles and routers that use it
- Carbide 3D Compact Router: 65 mm body, 12,000 to 30,000 RPM stated speed range, 120 V US plug[2]Carbide 3D says the dial runs from about 11,000 RPM (setting 1) to 31,000 RPM (setting 6). No power label is listed.
- Sizes supplied in kits
- A 1/4 in factory collet plus a 1/4 and 1/8 in precision collet set[2]
- Runout claims (maker's)
- Not confirmed
- Makers' clamping rules
- Carbide 3D: its precision collets fit only the Carbide Compact Router and are not compatible with its ER-11 Compact Router or its VFD spindles. The ER-11 Compact Router uses standard ER11 collets and ships with 1/4 and 1/8 in ER11 collets, nut and wrench.[1][4]
- Not confirmed
- Not confirmed
Watch out for
- Carbide 3D's precision collets do not fit the ER-11 Compact Router or its VFD spindles.
- The ER-11 Compact Router looks like a sibling but takes standard ER11 collets.
- Never run a bit above its maker's stated speed; the Compact Router's stated range reaches 30,000 RPM.
For the ER-11 version's collets, see ER11 collets. Both routers are 65 mm class; see 65 mm mounts.
Questions
Do Carbide 3D precision collets fit the ER-11 Compact Router?
No. Carbide 3D says its precision collets fit only the Carbide Compact Router and are not compatible with the ER-11 Compact Router or its VFD spindles.[1]
Which collets come with the Carbide Compact Router?
Carbide 3D ships it with a 1/4 in factory collet plus a 1/4 and 1/8 in precision collet set.[2]