I’ve owned an SP5 pro for about 9 months now. I recently figured out that I had more bit deflection than I originally thought. I found this out while trying to create a simple plug and pocket of the same thing that was supposed to fit perfectly - no gap at all, exactly the same.
When I originally bought the machine back in March '24, I bought it with the carbide compact router which included 3 collets. I’ve only really been using the 1/4" collet that was originally installed in the router and I found this one in particular to be my main issue while doing some experimenting. The collet that was installed in my router has a hard stop on the backside which doesn’t allow you to insert an end mill any farther than being flush with the backside of the collet. I have quite a bit of woodworking experience and thought this was weird because some of the bits I’ve been using have been sticking out further than I expected (even the #201 that comes with the machine - sticks out way farther than I would have thought). But then again, I’ve never bought anything from C3D before so I figured the hard stop on the collet was intentional? The precision collets that came with the router - I found - work as expected. The one that was installed does not due to the hard stop on the backside.
My question is, is the collet installed with the carbide compact router supposed to have a hard stop or did I get a faulty collet? I spent almost 2 days worth of time diagnosing the collet as being my main issue with multiple tests so I feel like something is wrong.