JC Price
Aluminum
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2007
- Location
- Boulder, CO
I need to get some 5c step chuck tooling for my HLV-H. The part diameters are around 1.60 inch. One option would be to buy a Hardinge 2-inch closer and some of their machinable collets, but it’s a bit pricy. Lyndex and others make 2-inch 5c machinable collets that don’t require a closer. But what does 2-inch mean in that case? Is it the head O.D. or the maximum capacity? Will they work for 1.60 diameter? I can take very light cuts so I don’t think I need the extra grip provided by the closer-style step chucks.