and for those who go w/ the Makita (or the MLCS Rocky 30 which seems to be a re-badged one only in black) since Carbide 3D currently doesn’t have a precision collet option, one should esp. note the availability of:
It’s rather unfortunate that the Precise Bits folks feel that it wouldn’t be economically feasible to make an ER-style collet for the Makita — I suspect that that availability was why the Dewalt was chosen as the default option for the SO3.
Yes, the Elaire collets are a drop-in replacement for the Makita collet — since it doesn’t snap into the nut as an ER collet does, no need for extra nuts.
@JaredHooper — I used such an adapter on my Harbor Freight trim router for a while, but found the it introduced some runout even at HF QC levels (though maybe I got lucky on my unit — first time for everything) — the Elaire collets are wonderfully machined.