On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:23:26 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7
wrote:


R8 -- yes. MT2 and MT3 are less common these days. Hardinge
*might* still make them, but probably not the others. And be sitting
down before you ask for the price of *any* Hardinge collet. :-)

That's the reason I got the imported collets to begin with. :-)


Thats also the reason one can get GOOD pricing at times on Ebay, on
Hardinge (and the other good ones) collets.

And its a good time to start stocking up. So many factories have gone
tits up..there are a ****load of collets out there.

While Ive seen some worn collets, they have been worn still within the
holding range. And Ive picked em up for less than $5 each, in most
cases...$10 for 5-10 of them.

Just a heads up.

Gunner, cheap...errrr ......Frugal *******


One could not be a successful Leftwinger without realizing that,
in contrast to the popular conception supported by newspapers
and mothers of Leftwingers, a goodly number of Leftwingers are
not only narrow-minded and dull, but also just stupid.
Gunner Asch