parkside (pfbs 12 b3) collet nut / collets can be replased by original dremel parts (4485). wanted to mention this if someone else needs replasement collets in a hurry.
Does anyone know what is the best replacement mini 'chuck' (not original collet style fitting) that would fit my Parkside cordless rotary tool? The original collet fitting is made of cheese and the small spanner has damaged it so I can no longer tighten it down onto any tools. I was very careful and used tools a lot for model making etc and have many years experience, but have found the Parkside collet sets are just too soft. Now urgently looking to get a mini multi chuck, but don't know what is compatible thread wise. Would love to hear from anyone with any info as to what to buy! Thanks, your video was very useful in several ways by the way! But I have watched another about Parkside tools and collet sizes and this has led me to your video and the problem I still have. Many thanks! 😊
Hi Paul, I have also searched this and I see your problem. What make of tool is this, is it worth contacting the seller? The only other thing I can come up with is to try to source a universal chuck. Your main problem will be getting the right thread size. I think there are two standard sizes M7 fine, and M8 fine but there may be others. I find I use my universal chuck most of the time so they do work. best of luck!
Thankyou you have very imformative I have had the same thing happen with the park side rotary I think the collet chuck was made of aluminium and thred became damaged and loose.
Hey. How does the latest Ferrex cordless compare to the Parkside ones? I use loads of Parkside tools. Ferrex have been much worse in the past when comparing e.g. the 20V tool line. Is it worth waiting a few months for the Parkside?
The cordless rotary tool appears to be the same tool with cosmetic differences so I am not sure it will be worth waiting for the Parkside version as it may be the same tool. Trouble is of course Aldi and Lidls selling strategy means that if you do wait and the new version is not so good you may find the other one unavailable for some time.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Neither make their own tools directly, and they frequently rebrand the exact same thing. But that's not always true, e.g. the Ferrex 20V tools are a joke compared to the absurdly good (at their price) Parkside 20V line, and similarly the Parkside 12V line is amazing for the price, and Ferrex has no alternative afaik, and you generally don't even get a carrying case, it just comes in a plastic box.... Aldi has also done this dumb thing where they'e introduced two different battery standards that aren't compatible. And finally it might just be selection bias, my local area, etc. But even when comparing something that is rebranded by both of them, Aldi seems to have much much worse quality control. Also Lidl has been switching to much more sustainable packaging with less single use plastics. I sound like a bit of a shill for them lol. In reality I buy plenty of tools from Aldi as well, e.g. I just bought their white mallet a few days ago, and already own the machinist hammer they're selling. Similarly when they had those stainless steel torx head screws + rawlplugs in I think I bought 90% of their stock (they dropped the price to like £0.37 per pack since no one was buying them). I think I'll wait for the Lidl version.
could you please address the shank size. I'm in the position of ordering some more colettes now for my hyper tough electric rotary tool and I know for a fact that I have Colettes from a previous battery operated Chicago pneumatic rotary tool that will absolutely not fit the hyper tough electric. therefore how do I know that the collects that I am going to order off the internet are going to fit the hyper tough? I do not know because they do not give you the shank size only the size of the kind of bits that they can accept. this is extremely frustrating as I really have a project I need to get done and I'm afraid that if I order collett's I'm taking a chance on getting the wrong ones because nobody seems to address this thank you
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have a Tacklife rotary tool and I couldn't understand why some of the brushes I have wouldn't fit in it. They were too thin to stay in and it's supposed to fit everything a Dremel does. I didn't know the collet went INSIDE the nut! Now I don't have to buy a Dremel multi-chuck!
@@anthony342 Hi Anthony, just another thought, have a good look at the knurl nut, this is probably the weakest link in this tool, if it has a tiny crack or split the collets wont grip, think of it as a compression fitting! Hope this is it, if not then return the tool. Best of luck.
Hi, I am pretty sure, when you buy replacement lock nuts or universal chucks you buy them either m7 or m8 fitting. However I am not an engineer so I am quite happy to be corrected. My tools are Chinese made and will almost certainly be metric, American made tools will of course (strangely) be imperial sizes. Complicated world innit? Thanks for the input.
@@dajsinjo I recently bought M7x0.75 and M8x0.75 collet nuts for my Parkside, neither worked, the M7 was closest but only allows 2 turns before fouling. I’m assuming it’s some non metric size, maybe 1/4” x26 tpi? If anyone has a link to a supplier of the correct nut please share as I have tried two different sizes now with no luck :(
Hi, I don't know if it is available in US but there are other branded tools that look to be identical. The parkside version looks the same and I have seen a couple on Amazon uk which look identical. I would be surprised if someone isn't selling this under a different brand name in US. Good luck with this, it is a good tool.
For a handheld rotary tool, one is looking at a possible grand total of 4 collets: 1/16 (not common), 3/32 or 2.35mm (the standard in the, say, jewelry industry), 3mm, and 1/8 (standard Dremel size). Why make this overly complected? It's not as if you're discussing the pros and cons of ER collets. Folks buy a rotary tool, it comes with collets, and they should use the collet that fits their desired attachment. That's it. Story's over. All there is to it. I watched the video just to see how this could take 15+ minutes to explain.
Having a full set of collets allows the use of tools from a 1mm drill to the 3.2 shaft tools. Sadly he manufacturers of burrs wheels and drill bits do not stick to just 4 standard sizes of shaft.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Actually, burrs and drills made for rotary tools always follow one of the four sizes. Burrs come in five sizes: 2.35mm, 1/8, 3mm, 1/4 and 1/2 industrial shanks. I use a rotary tool daily. A Foredom TX.
Avoid these Parkside tools. Bad quality. Not worth the money. In the end you end up spending as much money for it as you would to buy a proper multitool.
Very helpful. Never heard of a collet until I recently bought a Dremel tool. Thank you.
Glad to help
parkside (pfbs 12 b3) collet nut / collets can be replased by original dremel parts (4485). wanted to mention this if someone else needs replasement collets in a hurry.
Thank you for this, it is very helpful. Cheers.
are the flex shafts compatible too?
@@alf3071 Dremel 225 is compatible.
Does anyone know what is the best replacement mini 'chuck' (not original collet style fitting) that would fit my Parkside cordless rotary tool? The original collet fitting is made of cheese and the small spanner has damaged it so I can no longer tighten it down onto any tools. I was very careful and used tools a lot for model making etc and have many years experience, but have found the Parkside collet sets are just too soft. Now urgently looking to get a mini multi chuck, but don't know what is compatible thread wise. Would love to hear from anyone with any info as to what to buy!
Thanks, your video was very useful in several ways by the way! But I have watched another about Parkside tools and collet sizes and this has led me to your video and the problem I still have.
Many thanks! 😊
I thought I was going mad. Thanks for clarifying that there are more than one tail fitting.
You are welcome, hope it is all working out well for you know.
Any solution for polishing steel they consume very fast and nerd to through them and rebuy many times new one
I am sorry I do not understand the question.
Do you have another link for the Parkside rotary grinder for collets plz I have the battery operated one like yours
My rotary tools collet shaft size is 5.2 ,can't find spare collets anywhere!
Hi Paul, I have also searched this and I see your problem. What make of tool is this, is it worth contacting the seller? The only other thing I can come up with is to try to source a universal chuck. Your main problem will be getting the right thread size. I think there are two standard sizes M7 fine, and M8 fine but there may be others. I find I use my universal chuck most of the time so they do work. best of luck!
Thankyou you have very imformative I have had the same thing happen with the park side rotary I think the collet chuck was made of aluminium and thred became damaged and loose.
Glad it helped
are dremel and parkside flex shafts compatible?
I am not certain but Ithink they are.
Hey. How does the latest Ferrex cordless compare to the Parkside ones? I use loads of Parkside tools. Ferrex have been much worse in the past when comparing e.g. the 20V tool line. Is it worth waiting a few months for the Parkside?
The cordless rotary tool appears to be the same tool with cosmetic differences so I am not sure it will be worth waiting for the Parkside version as it may be the same tool. Trouble is of course Aldi and Lidls selling strategy means that if you do wait and the new version is not so good you may find the other one unavailable for some time.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Neither make their own tools directly, and they frequently rebrand the exact same thing. But that's not always true, e.g. the Ferrex 20V tools are a joke compared to the absurdly good (at their price) Parkside 20V line, and similarly the Parkside 12V line is amazing for the price, and Ferrex has no alternative afaik, and you generally don't even get a carrying case, it just comes in a plastic box....
Aldi has also done this dumb thing where they'e introduced two different battery standards that aren't compatible.
And finally it might just be selection bias, my local area, etc. But even when comparing something that is rebranded by both of them, Aldi seems to have much much worse quality control. Also Lidl has been switching to much more sustainable packaging with less single use plastics.
I sound like a bit of a shill for them lol. In reality I buy plenty of tools from Aldi as well, e.g. I just bought their white mallet a few days ago, and already own the machinist hammer they're selling. Similarly when they had those stainless steel torx head screws + rawlplugs in I think I bought 90% of their stock (they dropped the price to like £0.37 per pack since no one was buying them).
I think I'll wait for the Lidl version.
could you please address the shank size. I'm in the position of ordering some more colettes now for my hyper tough electric rotary tool and I know for a fact that I have Colettes from a previous battery operated Chicago pneumatic rotary tool that will absolutely not fit the hyper tough electric. therefore how do I know that the collects that I am going to order off the internet are going to fit the hyper tough? I do not know because they do not give you the shank size only the size of the kind of bits that they can accept. this is extremely frustrating as I really have a project I need to get done and I'm afraid that if I order collett's I'm taking a chance on getting the wrong ones because nobody seems to address this thank you
The only way to be sure is to measure the shank size. Best of luck.
Thank you, thank you, thank you! I have a Tacklife rotary tool and I couldn't understand why some of the brushes I have wouldn't fit in it. They were too thin to stay in and it's supposed to fit everything a Dremel does. I didn't know the collet went INSIDE the nut! Now I don't have to buy a Dremel multi-chuck!
You're very welcome! thank you for waching
tried every way to tighten mine , the bits still fall out . given up with it
I dont understand this, either the collets are worn or you are fitting the wrong size burrs with the wrong collets. Sorry its not working for you.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 its new mate ...im a plumber so you would think i could sort it , my brother in law tried his and had no luck
@@anthony342 Hi Anthony, just another thought, have a good look at the knurl nut, this is probably the weakest link in this tool, if it has a tiny crack or split the collets wont grip, think of it as a compression fitting! Hope this is it, if not then return the tool. Best of luck.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 will do , thank you
are you sure it is M7, or maybe 0.275 inch by 40 TPI?
Hi, I am pretty sure, when you buy replacement lock nuts or universal chucks you buy them either m7 or m8 fitting. However I am not an engineer so I am quite happy to be corrected. My tools are Chinese made and will almost certainly be metric, American made tools will of course (strangely) be imperial sizes. Complicated world innit? Thanks for the input.
i don't know either, so i ordered both :) will let you know when they get there
@@dajsinjo I recently bought M7x0.75 and M8x0.75 collet nuts for my Parkside, neither worked, the M7 was closest but only allows 2 turns before fouling. I’m assuming it’s some non metric size, maybe 1/4” x26 tpi? If anyone has a link to a supplier of the correct nut please share as I have tried two different sizes now with no luck :(
Extremelyyy helpful! Thank you.
You're welcome!
can you git the ferrex tool in the u.s.? thank you fer the info. an the video
Hi, I don't know if it is available in US but there are other branded tools that look to be identical. The parkside version looks the same and I have seen a couple on Amazon uk which look identical. I would be surprised if someone isn't selling this under a different brand name in US. Good luck with this, it is a good tool.
Very helpful.Thank you!
You're welcome!
For a handheld rotary tool, one is looking at a possible grand total of 4 collets: 1/16 (not common), 3/32 or 2.35mm (the standard in the, say, jewelry industry), 3mm, and 1/8 (standard Dremel size). Why make this overly complected? It's not as if you're discussing the pros and cons of ER collets. Folks buy a rotary tool, it comes with collets, and they should use the collet that fits their desired attachment. That's it. Story's over. All there is to it. I watched the video just to see how this could take 15+ minutes to explain.
Having a full set of collets allows the use of tools from a 1mm drill to the 3.2 shaft tools. Sadly he manufacturers of burrs wheels and drill bits do not stick to just 4 standard sizes of shaft.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Actually, burrs and drills made for rotary tools always follow one of the four sizes. Burrs come in five sizes: 2.35mm, 1/8, 3mm, 1/4 and 1/2 industrial shanks. I use a rotary tool daily. A Foredom TX.
Avoid these Parkside tools. Bad quality. Not worth the money. In the end you end up spending as much money for it as you would to buy a proper multitool.
Not found this myself.