Milwaukee M12 Rotary Tool collet

[theoldwizard1]

42-77-0400 Ouch !

Are rotary 1/8" tool collets interchangeable ? Milwaukee brand are about $10, while you can buy aftermarket (Temo) Dremel 480 collets 5 for $7 on Amazon !

 

[darkzero]

Yup, MW collets have always been expensive! I wanted to get the 1/8" collet for the M12 die grinder but I ain't paying no $20 for that tiny little collet. ER-40 & ER-16 collets I use with my mill are cheaper! I have a 1/4" to 1/8" sleeve adapter so I'll just use that if I ever need.

The M12 rotary tool collets sure do look the same as Dremel collets. I don't have the M12 rotary tool so I can't check to see if they'll fit. But for every Dremel I've had I always use the quick chucks. Maybe they'll fit the M12 rotary tool?

 

[signcrafter]

So unless I'm missing something the milwaukee collet is 3 bucks more then the dremel collet? I'm cheap but for 3 bucks I would order the milwaukee and know I have the collet meant for that tool. It's a one time purchase, I could see price shopping if I needed 20 of them. But 3 bucks for a one time purchase and saying ouch?

 

[Wrench97]

So unless I'm missing something the milwaukee collet is 3 bucks more then the dremel collet? I'm cheap but for 3 bucks I would order the milwaukee and know I have the collet meant for that tool. It's a one time purchase, I could see price shopping if I needed 20 of them. But 3 bucks for a one time purchase and saying ouch?

$10 each vs 5 for $7

 

[signcrafter]

$10 each vs 5 for $7

Guess I missed the 5 part. I'd still just order the right one and be done. Is there a reason you need 5? I've got a lot of routers and rotary tools and don't remember needing collets very often.

 

[RTM]

I just bought a set of 4 different sized collets for my dremel for $7. Each collet fits a different sized shaft, thus you need several.

 

[dnschmidt]

How broke are you? A damn ProV1 golfball cost $7 and I use to lose or tear up, with the grooves on my irons, two of them a round.

 

[Sumboodie]

How broke are you? A damn ProV1 golfball cost $7 and I use to lose or tear up, with the grooves on my irons, two of them a round.

Reminds me of the customer that made me drive 5 miles to a gas station to get exact change on a $500 and some delivery of firewood.
I'm talking like .50 change.
Only time in 10 years I had to give change.

I gave her a dollar and she threw a fit over that too. Tried explaining that wasting 20+ mins was costing me WAY more than $1.

 

[Zapp Branigan]

Yup, MW collets have always been expensive! I wanted to get the 1/8" collet for the M12 die grinder but I ain't paying no $20 for that tiny little collet. ER-40 & ER-16 collets I use with my mill are cheaper! I have a 1/4" to 1/8" sleeve adapter so I'll just use that if I ever need.

The M12 rotary tool collets sure do look the same as Dremel collets. I don't have the M12 rotary tool so I can't check to see if they'll fit. But for every Dremel I've had I always use the quick chucks. Maybe they'll fit the M12 rotary tool?

The Dremel stuff works on the M12 rotary tool.

 

[theoldwizard1]

The Dremel stuff works on the M12 rotary tool.

Concur ! The generic collets worked fine once I got the tiny bit of broken collet out. Used a 9/64 bit to any it !

 

[cmandp]

I don't know on the collets but the Dremel brand chuck like darkzero pictured does work on the M12 rotary tool. I have one on mine and have no idea where the collets are

 

[metaleltr]

I also replaced the collet of my M12 rotary tool with the dremel branded chuck. The oem collet really was pretty flimsy.

 

[macs_rock]

Can confirm, the Dremel quick chuck fits and is, in my opinion, a necessary upgrade on the M12. I'm very happy with it on mine, and it seems well balanced.

 

[dr_clyde]

If you're in a yank about a $10 collet, don't ever get into machining.