madmachinst
Stainless
- Joined
- Jan 15, 2007
- Location
- Central FL
OK I have this 3 jaw all banged up, too embarrassed to name names. Part I need to flip over and machine on other end to within say .0005" TIR is 5/8" diameter. I was thinking can I get a 2" Inscribed circle piece of hex aluminum, drill bore and ream and make a slit. will this work as a collet? Will I get repeatability after I take out the " collet" and put it back in of course the sides will be numbered to correspond to the jaws. Is make it out of hex a waste of time or I should just use the tried and true method of making it out of round stock just never removing it from the chuck? Maybe I just get myself an MT4 ER40 colet holder and stick that in the spindle taper? That is in my budget.