Craftsman A C Rotary Trim-Cutter missing parts

[James A. Brown]

My neighbor inherited it and gave it to me because he has no interest in woodworking. The model number is 183.17254 and it is kind of like a large Dremel, a power unit and a bunch of attachments. Sears website shows it and gives a parts breakdown but I havent found an owners manual and several of the parts are obsolete. The one piece I have to have is the nut that tightens down the collet that holds the tool and naturally it is obsolete. I did some measuring and the thread size is 14mmX1mm. Anyone have a clue where I could try to find at least this part? Thanks much, Jim.

[Duane Meadows]

296371The manual is available for download here...

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-model/Craftsman-Parts/Craftsman-Parts/user-manuals/manual-downloads/Model-183172540/0247/0740000?modelNumber=183172540&diagramPageId=&documentId=

Looks kinda like the older rotozip... I see parts for those on ebay often.

[James A. Brown]

Thanks much, don't know why I couldn't find the manual but have it now and will check ebay. Jim.