Mafell FM1000

[Vulcan]

Anyone got one, are they worth the money? I’m after a milling motor that takes 8mm shanks and goes down to 4,000 rpm like the FM1000. Best price I’ve seen is just under £300 with the postage and additional collets are over £25 each so it’s not cheap.

 

[ChaiLatte]

The sales blurb for the machine says the collets are ER16, widely available for considerably under £25 each.

https://www.shop-apt.co.uk/er-colle...mm-clamping-range-super-precision-series.html

 

[Vulcan]

The sales blurb for the machine says the collets are ER16, widely available for considerably under £25 each.

https://www.shop-apt.co.uk/er-colle...mm-clamping-range-super-precision-series.html

No it doesn’t, you’re looking at the wrong model. The FM1000 has proprietary OZ collets:

The machine you’ve looked at is the Mafell FM1000 PV-ER. This does indeed take standard ER collets but costs £122 more than the FM1000.

https://www.machinery4wood.co.uk/Mafell-Milling-Motor-FM-1000-PV-ER-240v-9M0401/P46717

 

[ChaiLatte]

OZ collets are not proprietary. They were around in the metalworking world a while before ER collets become the de facto standard. OZ8 is available from other sources, just less easy to find in the UK:

Link below includes the DIN standard, so that might provide an alternative search term.

https://www.shop.santool.de/en/clamping-tools1/collets/din-6388/collet-type-401e-oz8-din-6388a.html

 

[Vulcan]

The collet you linked to doesn’t look like the Mafell one above.

 

[Vulcan]

Anyone else know if these Mafell milling motors are any good?

 

[ChaiLatte]

The collet you linked to doesn’t look like the Mafell one above.

Have you considered that the santool site might be using a generic picture?

You are the one complaining about the Mafell collet costs. I am simply trying to save you some money. Why all the negativity? Go and research the topic if it interests you; if your time cost to do so exceeds the possible cost saving, just pay the money and smile.

There is a Felder-branded motor that looks identical to the Mafell one (https://www.felder-group.com/en-gb/shop/router-motor-and-accessories-sc649350/router-motor-sp160750). I think Kress made/makes a similar one.

They all seem to be examples of a breed, '43mm euro spindle' might find the other examples (e.g. https://www.prototools.co.uk/suhner-uad-30rf-router.html)