nobrakese28
Cast Iron
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2015
- Location
- Pico Rivera
I have been on the hunt for a collet closer for my machine, it seems there are three options, neither of them good.
1) Cobble one together over a few years using parts off of eBay in unknown condition
2) But one from Monarch, about $5000
3) Hope someone sells a solid unit of off their machine
This lead me to give JFK Precision in Burbank a call, Jose told me they still build collet closers and would be happy to build me a new unit for my 10EE.
The kit would include the following:
Collet Closer Assembly
5c nose piece (Jarno to 5c)
Universal bracket to install onto back of machine ($45 extra)
The unit would be supplied with a nut that replaces the factory nut on the rear of the machine, once the nut replacement/spindle is installed, the hub attached to it is indicated in and locked in with three bolts. The collet closer then slides into hub and is reacted using the universal bracket.
I spoke to Monarch, they said the nut does not affect bearing preload, it only keeps the pulleys sinched up, so installation should be easy.
I took some picture of a unit they had there, this is NOT the Monarch unit. Jose said they can usually hit .0005" or better for run-out on the nose piece.
The price would be $1300, but we may be able to get some group pricing. Anyone else interested?
1) Cobble one together over a few years using parts off of eBay in unknown condition
2) But one from Monarch, about $5000
3) Hope someone sells a solid unit of off their machine
This lead me to give JFK Precision in Burbank a call, Jose told me they still build collet closers and would be happy to build me a new unit for my 10EE.
The kit would include the following:
Collet Closer Assembly
5c nose piece (Jarno to 5c)
Universal bracket to install onto back of machine ($45 extra)
The unit would be supplied with a nut that replaces the factory nut on the rear of the machine, once the nut replacement/spindle is installed, the hub attached to it is indicated in and locked in with three bolts. The collet closer then slides into hub and is reacted using the universal bracket.
I spoke to Monarch, they said the nut does not affect bearing preload, it only keeps the pulleys sinched up, so installation should be easy.
I took some picture of a unit they had there, this is NOT the Monarch unit. Jose said they can usually hit .0005" or better for run-out on the nose piece.
The price would be $1300, but we may be able to get some group pricing. Anyone else interested?