Craftsman Router Collet Unavailable

[Rob Edmiston]

Two years ago I purchased a Craftsman router with a plunge base and a fixed base. When moving this last winter I misplaced the 1/2" collet for my router. I ordered a replacement collet from Sears Parts Direct. It got back ordered for a month and then cancelled. With Craftsman in limbo right now, the part is not available ANYWHERE! When I call customer service to speak to someone it is a total joke because all I get is "I'm sorry for the inconvenience" spoken in barely audible English. I honestly feel like I am totally screwed. I went with Craftsman to keep this very thing from happening. Do any of you have any words of wisdom? I built a router table with a homemade adjustable router lift and I would like a separate router just to keep in the router table. The part number for the collet is in this link:

https://www.searspartsdirect.com/part-number/2823121000/0009/320.html?sid=eml:trans:status:BO&utm_source=trans& utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=pd-sc

The Router I would like is model 27683 but just the router itself without the bases. As a last resort I guess I can buy the whole set again.

[John Lanciani]

A few of the Craftsman routers were made by Bosch. If you post a pic we may be able to identify the actual mfr. and point you in the right direction.

[Lee Schierer]

Have you tried ereplacments.com (https://www.ereplacementparts.com/?source=gaws&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpt_4xqrY3AIVkiOBCh0FcwmMEAAYASAA EgLMDPD_BwE)? they have lots of parts for appliances and tools.

[Ray Newman]

Try the Elaire Corp. Even though their site does not list Craftsman routers, they might have some information as to where one might be found. Elaire: http://elairecorp.com/routercollets.html

[John K Jordan]

I would make a new one, but I have a metal lathe in the shop. A friend with a lathe or a local machine shop could probably make one easily, even easier if you have another size collet to get the dimensions.

JKJ


...Do any of you have any words of wisdom?

[Rob Edmiston]

I have tried them and it's the same situation with them. I have found refurbished routers by Sears on the Sears Outlet website but they do not ship items because the customer needs to visually verify the condition. I am going to look for used or refurbished Routers of the same model. Thanks for your response.

[David Utterback]

Have you checked local CL postings? I frequently see many routers for sale on Cincinnati site.

[Osvaldo Cristo]

Two years ago I purchased a Craftsman router with a plunge base and a fixed base. When moving this last winter I misplaced the 1/2" collet for my router. I ordered a replacement collet from Sears Parts Direct. It got back ordered for a month and then cancelled. With Craftsman in limbo right now, the part is not available ANYWHERE! When I call customer service to speak to someone it is a total joke because all I get is "I'm sorry for the inconvenience" spoken in barely audible English. I honestly feel like I am totally screwed. I went with Craftsman to keep this very thing from happening. Do any of you have any words of wisdom? I built a router table with a homemade adjustable router lift and I would like a separate router just to keep in the router table. The part number for the collet is in this link:

https://www.searspartsdirect.com/part-number/2823121000/0009/320.html?sid=eml:trans:status:BO&utm_source=trans& utm_medium=em&utm_campaign=pd-sc

The Router I would like is model 27683 but just the router itself without the bases. As a last resort I guess I can buy the whole set again.

The picture found in the link provided is quite similar to my Bosch stuff. I remind I read somewhere (perhaps in amazon Q&A for that part) they are the same. It is cheap and if you get it from some place with liberal returns, the risk is virtually zero for losses.

All the best.

[John Lanciani]

Here is a copy of the mfr list for Craftsman, the first three digits of the serial number are the manufacturer code;

001 Stevens
002 Lemont Industries
071 Agri-Fab Corp
093 Ametek
002 Lemont Industries
101 Atlas Press Co.
102 Walker Turner
103 Sarlo Power Mower Inc.
106 Whirlpool
108 Covel Mfg. Co.
109 AA Engineering
110 Whirlpool
111 Watson Mfg Co.
112 Parks Tool Co. (Woodworking equipment)
113 Emerson Electric Co.
114 Pioneer Gen-E-Motor
115 Rixon
116 Matsushita
119 Frigidaire
121 Dille & McGuire
122 Blair Mfg.
123 Yard-Man
128 E.T. Rugg
129 Mono Mfg. Co
131 Rally/Roper Lawn (American Yard Prod.)
133 American Yard Products
135 Skil/Bosch
136 Toro Mfg. Co
137 Rexon
139 Chamberlain
143 Tecumseh (Lauson Power Prod. Co.)
144 Trane
145 Country Manufacturing
147 Village Blacksmith (Div. of McGraw Edison)
149 Amt
150 White Consolidated
153 State Industries
155 Preway
160 Wisconsin Magneto
161 Nakajima
171 Vermont American
174 Caloric
175 Bissell
176 Murata
180 Lambert Corp.
187 White Consolidated
190 Pioneer
198 Whirlpool
202 Gannon Mfg. Co.
204 Iona
214 Bissell
216 Phonemate
217 Eska Outboards
219 MTD
222 Panasonic Video/Audio
225 Outboard by Chrysler/Force
233 Broan
234 Beard-Poulon & Lazy Boy
235 Ingersoll Rand
241 Fimco
247 MTD-Modern Tool and Die (not MID)
250 J.I. Case
253 Gibson (now Frigidare)
256 Emerson Electric
257 Allegretti & Co. & Paramount
264 Emerson Electric
268 Brother International
271 Kioritz Corp. - Echo
274 RCA
278 GE
281 Electro-Aire
283 Thomas Industries
289 Sharp
291 American Lawn Mower
292 Lennox
294 Tunturi
302 IBM
304 Funai
306 Belsaw
312 GTE
315 Ryobi
317 Makita
319 Hand Tools International
329 Inventa
330 Apple
328 McLane
329 Ametek
334 Commodore
335 Amana
336 Electrolux
340 Necchi
342 York
351 Colovos Co.
253 White Consolidated
355 Roper Outdoor
358 Beaird - Poulan, Inc.
359 Bolens Products Div.
362 General Electric
363 General Electric
365 US Lawn
366 Koss Eletronics
367 AT&T
372 Zeus Generator Co.
374 Diversified Products
378 Omark (Oregon)
380 Moto-Mower, Inc./Subsidiary of Dura Corp.
385 Jamac
387 White Rodgers
390 King-O-Lawn
401 Bissell
410 John Bean Food Mach. & Chem.
415 Char Broil
417 Stover Engine Works
426 Parker Sweeper
445 Melmer
452 AT&T
457 Code-A-Phone
459 Technics
464 Maytag
471 Bionaire
472 Dremel
473 Quincy Compressor
474 Sony
476 Coleman
480 Bose
484 Airtemp
486 Agri-Fab
490 Indiana Steel
498 Didier Mfg. Co.
500 Briggs & Stratton Corp.
502 Murray Ohio
509 Payne
517 Homelite/Jacobsen
521 E Z Rake Co.
523 MGM Technology
534 Clausing Lathe (Former Atlas Press Co.)
536 Western Tool & Stamping (Before AMF Lawn & Garden Div.)
538 AMF and or Murray
549 Midwest Ind
552 Cobra
562 Toshiba
564 Sanyo
565 Sanyo
566 Packard Bell
568 Panasonic
572 Dremel
575 Sharp
576 D & M (now Frigidaire)
580 Generac Corporation
582 Clinton Engine Co.
583 Remington/Desa
586 Panasonic Office Equip.
587 White Consolidated
596 Amana
604 Digital Equipment Co.
610 Ohio Steel Fabrication
613 Consolidated Technologies
619 Arps Corp.
620 Enviro-Research
621 Bryant
622 Kelvinator
625 Ecodyne
626 Magnavox (Philips)
628 White Consolidated
629 Jenn-Air
636 Echo
639 King-O-Lawn
640 Cerwin Vega
647 Roper
651 O.M.C. Dist. (also Standard Eng.)
654 Mott
663 Air Cap Industries
665 Whirlpool
666 Kitchenaid
668 Echowater
678 Vac Appliances, LTD
680 Generac
683 Philco (Italy)
704 Royal
705 Canon
716 H.H.Scott/Emerson
719 Tappan
721 LG Electronics
723 Yamaha
733 Fairbanks Morse
739 Onan
745 0 & R Engines
747 Litton
757 Brinly-Hardy Co., Inc.
758 Emerson Electric
761 Whirlpool
767 Marvel
768 Technics (Matsushita)
769 Mercury Clutch Division
773 Marantz
775 Johnson
778 Comet Industries
785 General Power (Magna America Corp.)
789 DefiAnce
790 Frigid Ire
791 Tappan
793 Ford
798 Speed King
802 Baker Mfg Co.
809 AMF
815 Daewoo
831 Welso Inc/U.T.S.
832 Xerox
835 Roper
840 Friedrich
842 Haban Mfg.
846 Epson
850 Whirlpool (Chambers?)
854 White Farm Equipment Corp. (formerly Oliver
855 ILG
860 Eureka Company
864 Zenith
867 Climette
871 Smith Corona
879 Rheem/Rudd
900 Black and Decker
911 General Electric
917 Roper Corp. (American Yard Prod.
919 DeVilbiss
922 Original Tractor Cab Co.
923 Hewlett Packard
934 Century Mfg Co.
937 Sunbeam (now Air Cap Ind.)
950 Laser (V-TECH)
960 Caloric
973 Ryobi
987 Troy Bilt/Garden Way
988 Kubota
989 McCullogh
990 Ford
991 Lawnboy
2018 Furnas Electric (Reversing Switch)
7075 Prestolite Battery
7287 Emerson Electric
7296 Emerson Electric
Hand Tools - Danaher

[Rob Edmiston]

Well, I think that my immediate issue is resolved. I found a used identical router at a pawn shop that I will be driving past in a couple of days. I will leave the used router in my router table. That way I don't have to remove it when I need to do hand held routing and that way the alignment stays true. I will still try to find that 1/2" collet and will continue to look in my garage as well as look to see if Bosch has one. Thanks so much for the input. This is a wonderful site and community!

[Doug Hepler]

Rob,

I have to ask the obvious question -- do you know (why do you assume) that the collet for your router is unique? Have you tried, say, a porter-cable collet just for giggles?

BTW I have to say I sympathize. I'm an older guy and I remember when Sears had replacement parts for almost any tool, regardless of age.

Doug