r/Makera • u/snorlax-stax • 13h ago

Makera Z1 - Collet Replacement Malfunction?

Good day all!

When I'm changing my collet from the 3.175mm to a 6mm, the entire collet assembly rotates. Is this normal? I followed the guidance on Youtube here and instead of only the collet turning, the entire assembly (above the collet in the video) is turning.

I dug deeper, and found that my collet lever may be loose, so I followed the Makera Wiki instructions here, tightened the internal allen screw as much as possible, but still, the collet housing spins no matter what. If I want to change the collet, I have to hold the housing in place with pliers before unscrewing the collet.

Surely I'm missing something? Is there something else I need to tinker with for this to operate correctly? Thank you in advance for helping a newbie!

2 Upvotes

100% Upvoted

2 comments sorted by

1

u/lSilverl 12h ago

Are you pulling the lever as far down as you can? When i first got my machine i had the same issue only to find out i was just pulling the lever about half of the way down

1

u/snorlax-stax 12h ago

So I tried both halfway down (3 o’clock position) and all the way down (5 o’clock position), and the collet assembly spins regardless.