[modeleng] Re: Identifying collet chucks
- From: "Ron Head" <ron.head@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 19:06:46 +0100
Hi Tony
They sound like ordinary Myford collets to me. For some reason they are
like gold dust, new ones are around 25 pounds each and you won't pick up
secondhand ones for under 15 pounds unless you are very lucky. Myford never
seem to have any on their stand. A complete set of Myford collets in the
original box, secondhand will set you back around 300 pounds, if you can
find one - they sometimes come up on eBay.
Regards
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Wells" <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 6:50 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Identifying collet chucks
> Following on from my recent enquiry about whether to use metric or BA nuts
> and bolts for model making, I have decided to go with the BA system, for
> completeness. When I bought my second hand lathe, it came with 4 small
> collets - metric ones - however. As the only markings are for the
> individual collet size, can anyone help me identify the maker please, so
> that I can buy the matching imperial sizes?
> At first glance the collets look like ordinary MT2 draw collets, but there
> is no internal threading or even a tang. The collets seem to snap into
> place and are then held there by a closer that scrws directly onto the end
> of the lathe spindle. There is also a tubular inserter "thingy" and a
> mushroom shaped pusher outerer, the latter with a relatively small head
> and long stem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony Wells.
>
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