On 30.10.12 07:42, John Thornton wrote:
> Another reason is collet holders are much shorter than a drill chuck and
> on Z challenged machines like my BP switching between an end mill holder
> an a drill chuck is not always a practical thing... but at $200 for a
> set of collets it will be out of the range of many home shop machinists.
> I do have a jacobs chuck for my BP but don't use it.
Yes, I bought only the abbreviated collet set, covering only the sizes
of a boxed set of milling cutters from the same vendor. The full set was
just as pricey here as it is there.
I have quite a lot of Z, but can always buy individual collets when
needed - that keyless drill chuck is very long.
Erik
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