collets

I know its cheaper to buy rod(.75 an inch for 1 inch dia) but if you factor in time to cut,turn a flange on and bore it, 3 bucks and change I thought was ok,plus Im lazy and always looking for an easy way out
I think in the Mueller catalog they are selling collets for like 10 a pop
for the Porper lathe
 
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Chuck, thanks for the steer. If you end up buying them, let us know how they work out. I have to agree with Mason--collets are easy and inexpenive to make from Delrin rod.

Martin



chuckpilegis said:
I know its cheaper to buy rod(.75 an inch for 1 inch dia) but if you factor in time to cut,turn a flange on and bore it, 3 bucks and change I thought was ok,plus Im lazy and always looking for an easy way out
I think in the Mueller catalog they are selling collets for like 10 a pop
for the Porper lathe
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i thought they were 6-7 bucks.$3 isn't too bad actually.i must have misread the price.
 
not easy

to cut small amounts out of thin sleeve bearings and keep it all concentric. Far easier to work on a stick of delrin, nylon, or teflon and cut the od and id from the same mounting in the chuck, then cut off and voila a perfect concentric collet. Really kinda easy to do!
 
masonh said:
i thought they were 6-7 bucks.$3 isn't too bad actually.i must have misread the price.
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you didn't misread. joint and butt sizes from the linked place are $6 to $9 plus for 1.25 i.d. (butt size) :confused:
 
Just a thought. Do you have any way of indicating something that is sitting back in the chuck? if you make a collet from delrin you bore the inside bevel and then use a center to turn the o.d. the collet is going to be accurate. If you chuck up the bearing not knowing how it runs and cut it..... Do you feel lucky?? The extra time it takes is worth the piece of mind knowing you have something accurate. My 2 c..
 
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