On Apr 2, 7:18*pm, Wes wrote:
Does anyone have an idea of how much pulling force is required to hold a detail in a 5C
collet?....
Wes

My lathe came with a longer 5C handwheel closer from a larger lathe. I
made a brass shouldered bushing to fit into the spindle and put a
split shaft clamp and washers on the closer. That plain bearing was
good enough until I cut a coarse thread in 1" stainless. To tighten it
a little more I added a needle thrust bearing. The collet adapter
lacks the guide pin but collets don't turn in it.

Jim Wilkins