On Aug 16, 7:23*am, "Joe AutoDrill" wrote:
What qualities does the hex shank add to this process? *I'd love to
understand the
reasoning behind this.

The customer is buying a higher-end multiple spindle head product I offer
with ER style collets on somewhere around 2" C-C spacing.

He works in very, very high volume wood applciations and has decided to get
away from their treaded and 10mm round shank tooling (industry standard
there...)

The tooling he uses is similar to a hole saw you would run in a hand drill
but made for higer end work by Milwaukee. *He does not want to go to custom
tooling and this tooling happens to be made specifically for key-type
chucks.

Key-type chucks have a drawback in that dust, wood debris or even small
chips can get in past the jaws and into the internals and ruin them over
time. *The ER style collets fix that problem for the customer but create the
next problem which is what I am trying to solve here.

The hex shank qualties added are inexpensive and readily available toolign
that is tried and tested industry-wide by others.

Regards,
Joe Agro, Jr.
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You might try contacting Maritool.com see if Frank can get them for
you.