[modeleng] Re: Identifying collet chucks
- From: Allen Messer <al_messer@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 2 Sep 2005 15:28:33 -0700 (PDT)
Ron, my collets use a hollow draw bar that has a
capacity of up to 1/2" diameter. They are 3AT
collets, though.
Al Messer
--- Ron Head <ron.head@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi again Tony
>
> The problem with the drawbar type is that they
> prevent you feeding bar stock
> through the collet - kinda defeats the object
> really.
>
> Ron
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Wells" <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 8:11 PM
> Subject: [modeleng] Re: Identifying collet chucks
>
>
> > Thanks for this Ron. The lathe is a Myford, and
> probably so are the
> > collets.
> > I had not thought of them selling their own
> though, I must admit. At these
> > prices, however, I strongly suspect that I will be
> buying the draw bar
> > type
> > instead!
> >
> > Tony.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ron Head" <ron.head@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 7:06 PM
> > Subject: [modeleng] Re: Identifying collet chucks
> >
> >
> >> 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
> >
> >
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