# Alternative Router Options for Onefinity Elite Foreman?

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**Created:** [May 5, 2024, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/alternative-router-options-for-onefinity-elite-foreman/26852 "2024-05-05T14:24:47Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 5, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/alternative-router-options-for-onefinity-elite-foreman/26852/4 "2024-05-05T14:54:44Z")

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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.

> [@Other router options other than Makita](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/other-router-options-other-than-makita/25151/2):
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> - That there exist Makita hand trim router clones with real ER collets. → [See here for comparison of Makita vs. ER collet](https://forum.onefinitycnc.com/t/metric-collets-for-makita/18428/2).
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> Two examples with ER collets:
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> - [Carbide ER-11 Compact Router](https://shop.carbide3d.com/products/er11-compact-router?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=4689570e2&pr_rec_pid=6607448899645&pr_ref_pid=1851949252669&pr_seq=uniform)
> - [Makermade CNC router with ER11 collet](https://makermade.com/products/cnc-router)
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> 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).

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