Alternative Router Options for Onefinity Elite Foreman?

[Aiph5u (Aiph5u (not affiliated with Onefinity))]

Hey Oli,

the Makita hand trim router fits in a 65 mm mount. It will fit into a 80 mm spindle mount only with a 65 mm to 80 mm adapter ring.

There are routers very similar to the Makita but with real ER collets, which has many advantages. Look for “ER11 router” in this forum.

@Aiph5u

• That there exist Makita hand trim router clones with real ER collets. → See here for comparison of Makita vs. ER collet.

Two examples with ER collets:

• Carbide ER-11 Compact Router
• Makermade CNC router with ER11 collet

Note that for a spindle or router for ER11 collets, you get collets for bits with 1 to 7 mm bit shank. That means with a ER11 router or spindle, you can use bits with a 1/4" shank by using a true imperial 6.35 mm collet or a normal 6.5 mm metric collet, but bits with a 3/8" (9.5 mm) or 1/2" (12.7 mm) shank cannot be used with a router or spindle for ER11 collets. For 3/8" (9.5 mm) bit shanks you would need a router or spindle for ER16 collets, and for 1/2" bit shanks you would need a spindle for ER20 collets which will take up to 13 mm bit shanks (1/2" = 12.7 mm).