On Sunday 01 April 2018 15:22:00 Ken Strauss wrote: > Perhaps I completely misinterpret your sketch but... > What is wrong with inserting the R8 collet into an ER40 collet block > (available from ArcEuro and I'm certain other suppliers)? Clamp the > collet block in your vise and do the deed. The reduced diameter part > of a R8 collet is about 15/16 and the accurate portion is supposed to > be 0.9495 so it should pass through a 15/16 ER collet. > That should work by sourceing a shorter drawbolt. I'll investigate that.
> Alternatively, since I don't think that great accuracy is required, > secure the R8 in a V-block using a strap clamp. At a 7/8" bore, its pretty flexible. And that might muck up the accuracy. But I'll certainly look it over. Thanks Ken. -- Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
