On 2010-06-12, Jim Wilkins wrote:
On Jun 12, 3:44*am, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:23:26 -0700 (PDT), Searcher7

wrote:

...And be sitting
down before you ask for the price of *any* Hardinge collet. :-)
...
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.

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

The only second-hand collet I bought that was significantly worn is a
1/2" Hardinge. I use it for hardware-store aluminum rod that's
oversized and heavily anodized, and to regrind end mills. Anodizing is
abrasive aluminum oxide.

The second-hand x/32 and x/64 collets were apparently never used.

Which may cause you to stop and think "Do I really *need* those
sizes?" :-)

I have mostly the 1/16" sizes, plus a few of the smaller step
ones, and (so far) *one* metric size -- 5.00 mm. Get the special sizes
as you need them. My smaller step sizes were part of one or more lot
purchases from eBay. The 5.00 mm one is new. (Maybe if I had a full
set of 64ths sizes I would have something close enough to 5mm to use.
:-)

Oh yes -- also the 1/16" steps all fit in the collet rack which
clamps to the lathe bed. The other sizes (along with a couple of 5C
mount chucks) live in two other racks, fastened to the door of a tool
chest/drawer assembly which also stores the chucks when not on the
lathe.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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