New Old Stock South Bend 5C Collets

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Sharps1874

Cast Iron

Joined

Oct 10, 2002

Location

Central Pennsylvania

• Jun 10, 2018

• #1

These were posted last month along with some other collets. I’ve reduced the price and hope to see them gone. These are high-quality, American-made collets, as “new” as the day they were made over 50 years ago, sometime before 1963.

All are exactly as shown in the photo, in their original grease and the brown plastic South Bend containers with clear lids. I’ve unwrapped one to show what they are like.

I can get 7 collets into the small flat rate boxes ($7.20) and about 24 into the medium flat rate boxes ($13.65). Please don’t ask for other mailing options; I’m not a business, just a guy.

1. 0.060, $10
2. 0.073, $10
3. 5/64, $13
4. 5/64, $13
5. 0.086, $10
6. 0.086, $10
7. 3/32, $13
8. 3/32, $13
9. 0.099, $10
10. 7/64, $13
11. 0.112, $10
12. 0.112, $10
13. 0.138, $10
14. 0.138, $10
15. 9/64, $13
16. 9/64, $13
17. 5/32, $13
18. 0.164, $10
19. 0.164, $10
20. 11/64, $13
21. 11/64, $13
22. 13/64, $13
23. 13/64, $13
24. 7/32, $13
25. 7/32, $13
26. 15/64, $13
27. 9/32, $13
28. 9/32, $13
29. 11/32, $13
30. 13/32, $13
31. 13/32, $13
32. 15/32, $13
33. 15/32, $13

 

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crrmeyer

Stainless

Joined

Nov 10, 2006

Location

Southern California

• Jun 10, 2018

• #2

I would like the following 7 to make a set

8. 3/32, $13
17. 5/32, $13
24. 7/32, $13
28. 9/32, $13
29. 11/32, $13
30. 13/32, $13
33. 15/32, $13

I'll PM you regarding

 

rklopp

Diamond

Joined

Feb 27, 2001

Location

Redwood City, CA USA

• Jun 10, 2018

• #3

I'd like 0.060, 0.086, 0.099, 0.112, 0.138, and 0.164. All are listed @ $10 each, so that's $60 + $7.20 for the small flat rate. I'll send a PM.

 

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awander

Stainless

Joined

Jun 11, 2012

Location

Eastern PA

• Jun 10, 2018

• #4

I'll take:

3. 5/64, $13
10. 7/64, $13
15. 9/64, $13
20. 11/64, $13
22. 13/64, $13
26. 15/64, $13

PM on the way

 

TDegenhart

Diamond

Joined

Mar 26, 2011

Location

Geneva Illinois USA

• Jun 10, 2018

• #5

Not to cast water on your sale, but be aware that SB collets have slightly bigger draw tube threads than do not fit Hardinges. I have a set that came with the SB lathe that work fine in the SB but will not fit the Hardinge.

Tom

 

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Sharps1874

Cast Iron

Joined

Oct 10, 2002

Location

Central Pennsylvania

• Jun 11, 2018

• #6

All I can say is, I have two Hardinge indexers, an HV-4 and an HV-4n, and the collets fit both perfectly, both in the threads and the body diameter. Were you interested in buying, or just an innocent bystander?

After pending sales, I will have the following left: #7, #25, #27, #31, and #32.

Kim

 

TDegenhart

Diamond

Joined

Mar 26, 2011

Location

Geneva Illinois USA

• Jun 11, 2018

• #7

Sharps1874 said:

All I can say is, I have two Hardinge indexers, an HV-4 and an HV-4n, and the collets fit both perfectly, both in the threads and the body diameter. Were you interested in buying, or just an innocent bystander?

After pending sales, I will have the following left: #7, #25, #27, #31, and #32.

Kim

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Just an innocent bystander. Somewhere I read that Hardinge changed the dimensions of the collets, not by much, maybe a few thousands. When I try a SB collet, it threads fine for about three-four turns, then thightens up so I cannot turn it. True for all the SB's. The SB collets were made in the 1950's. Hardinge collets work fine. I just wanted to prevent hard feelings should people buy the collets and find they do not fit. If you have a SB lathe, they work great!

Tom

 

morsetaper2

Diamond

Joined

Jul 2, 2002

Location

Gaithersburg, MD USA

• Jun 11, 2018

• #8

I had some SB collets that would thread on just a couple turns. A light stoning on the thread crests of the SB collets took care of the problem. EZ.

 

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Sharps1874

Cast Iron

Joined

Oct 10, 2002

Location

Central Pennsylvania

• Jun 11, 2018

• #9

Interesting . . . but these screw on just fine with my Hardinge drawbars. And the fit on the body is very nice.

If rklopp verifies his sale, I'll still have a 3/32, 7/32, 9/32, 13/32, and 15/32 left.

 

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mTeryk

Hot Rolled

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Jul 4, 2010

Location

corvallis,or

• Jun 11, 2018

• #10

I had the same experience when I had my TM. Might depend on the year of manufacture of the Hardinge. Either way I was able to make them work.

Teryk

 

rklopp

Diamond

Joined

Feb 27, 2001

Location

Redwood City, CA USA

• Jun 12, 2018

• #11

Sharps, I have not seen a PM on payment details. Let me know how you'd like to proceed. Thanks!

 

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Sharps1874

Cast Iron

Joined

Oct 10, 2002

Location

Central Pennsylvania

• Jun 13, 2018

• #12

Sorry, I had replied to your email address. Check your PM now. Kim

 

rklopp

Diamond

Joined

Feb 27, 2001

Location

Redwood City, CA USA

• Jun 18, 2018

• #13

I received my collets today. Thank you very much. I felt badly opening the packages, because the collets are like the proverbial cosmoline-covered jeep untouched in a crate in the warehouse at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark. The collets seem to have been made for a military contract pre-1963. I have not tried them for drawbar fit, but I don't expect problems because I have a mix of other South Bend and Hardinge collets that fit fine.

 

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Anthony

Aluminum

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Aug 6, 2003

Location

rural upstate NY

• Jun 18, 2018

• #14

What collets are left at this time please?

 

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Sharps1874

Cast Iron

Joined

Oct 10, 2002

Location

Central Pennsylvania

• Jun 19, 2018

• #15

3/32, 7/32, 9/32, 13/32, and 15/32 are still available. Let me know soon as the wife and I are about to take off for vacation. Kim