Woodworking Shop

Went to use the palm router yesterday, but could not secure a bit in place. The collet nut seems to have a damaged thread, and won't fasten down onto the collet far enough to lock a bit in. See attached photos, it feels like the nut hits a hard stop 1/8" above where it would normally begin tightening on the collet.

Is there a place in town that I would be able to purchase a replacement, or have to order online?

Rigid tools are Home Depot brand. I would start there.

Aha, that would explain the orange colour scheme.

Well Home Depot does not seem to have parts, and other stores in town don't carry Ridgid. I've ordered a nut and few other small spare parts from eReplacementparts.com. It may be up to two weeks to get them, but I'll replace the nut as soon as I get the new one. There is a paper note attached to the router for now.

The collet nut on the palm router has been replaced, and the router can now properly hold bits. I also have a Ridgid collet wrench, spare collet, and collet nut stored in one of the trays in the Router drawer by the shop entrance.