helmbelly
Aluminum
- Joined
- Mar 12, 2013
- Location
- New Orleans
I bought a Shars chuck that came with an R8 Collet, mounted it in my small Rockwell mill and cut a couple .25 holes in 6061.
Won't come out.
Ive only had the mill a few months, but never need to do more that a couple taps with my rubber mallet to unseat a collet.
I hit it harder with a heavier mallet and still nothing. I tapped the mouth of the collet from the side with a brass drift a few times - then really layed into from on top with the quill all the way down so it stopped sliding past the spindle brake. WHAM with a 5lb hammer. Wham wham wham.
That sucker is stuck and I'm out of ideas.
I can't get that chinese collet out of my mill. Love the chuck for under $50, its a good 'un but
this sucks. Ball joint puller?
Won't come out.
Ive only had the mill a few months, but never need to do more that a couple taps with my rubber mallet to unseat a collet.
I hit it harder with a heavier mallet and still nothing. I tapped the mouth of the collet from the side with a brass drift a few times - then really layed into from on top with the quill all the way down so it stopped sliding past the spindle brake. WHAM with a 5lb hammer. Wham wham wham.
That sucker is stuck and I'm out of ideas.
I can't get that chinese collet out of my mill. Love the chuck for under $50, its a good 'un but
this sucks. Ball joint puller?