Router Accessories

Out with the wobbly standard Porter Cable collet and in with the refined, low TIR (Total Indicated Runout) ER collet. I know what you're thinking... What is runout? Have you ever inserted a bit into a drill incorrectly at an angle? That bit would have an incredibly high runout (wobble agressively). However, the runout that is important here is not even visible with the naked eye. If there is a significant runout, then bores will be slightly larger, fine etching grooves will be wider than expected, tiny end mills will break easily, and the router bearings would wear faster. Here are collets specially made for the Porter Cable routers so you will have pin-point accuracy. These collets are rated at 0.0004" TIR Precision Grade. Now, you can have the precision at a low cost that is typically found in expensive spindles.

Porter Cable and Bosch Collets, Nuts and Kits

Collets:

Specifications: Steel (SUJ 2), H.R.C. 45-52, surface Roughness: Ra 0.5um, internal hole by boring machine, and degree of concentricity exceeds the DIN standard. 100% examined. Pictured accessories are for the Porter Cable router.

Benefits: Low noise operation, longer tool life, more accurate cutting and higher kerf fidelity, and compatible with carbide microtools.

1/2" ER20 Collet

This Collet will accept tools with a 1/2" shank (the shank is the smooth part of the bit that is inserted into the collet). If you don't have the nut below, make sure you get that too. This is a clamping precision grade collet with a TIR (Total Indicated runout) of less than 0.0004 inches (PG - Precision Grade).

Porter Cable 890 Series without nut

Porter Cable 890 Series with Collet Nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) without nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) with Collet Nut

1/4" ER20 Collet

This Collet will accept tools with a 1/4" shank (the shank is the smooth part of the bit that is inserted into the collet). If you don't have the nut below, make sure you get that too. This is a clamping precision grade collet with a TIR (Total Indicated runout) of less than 0.0004 inches (PG - Precision Grade).

Porter Cable 890 Series without nut

Porter Cable 890 Series with Collet Nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) without nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) with Collet Nut

Bosch (PR20EVSK) without Nut

Bosch (PR20EVSK) with Collet Nut

1/8" ER20 Collet

This Collet will accept tools with a 1/8" shank (the shank is the smooth part of the bit that is inserted into the collet). If you don't have the nut below, make sure you get that too. This is a clamping precision grade collet with a TIR (Total Indicated runout) of less than 0.0004 inches (PG - Precision Grade).

Porter Cable 890 Series without Nut

Porter Cable 890 Series with Collet Nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) without Nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) with Collet Nut

Bosch (PR20EVSK) without Nut

Bosch (PR20EVSK) with Collet Nut

Collet Nut

These collets wouldn't be complete without the nut to fasten it on to the router. This nut must be used with these collets.

Porter Cable 890 Series Collet Nut

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) Collet Nut

Bosch (PR20EVSK) Collet Nut

Spanner Wrench

This is the tool used to tighten the nut onto the router. The spanner wrench fits into the grooves shown at the front of the collet nut.

Porter Cable 890 Series Spanner Wrench

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) Spanner Wrench

Bosch (PR20EVSK) Spanner Wrench

Complete Collet Kit

Here is a kit with all of the collets, nut and spanner wrench. Additionally, this kit contains a cleaning and lubricating solution that has a special blend of ingredients to clean out all of the gunk, rust and other foreign materials that you don't want in your router. This will insure that your tool has minimal runout.

Porter Cable Series 890 Kit

Bosch (1617/1618/1619) Kit