You can ask the seller to put the groove in the toolholders - I did and it was still cheap. I've used them to convert an X3 mill. Some pictures and a video here:
http://www.mycncuk.com/threads/7656-X3-mill-with-rails-ATC-new-motor On 29 October 2015 at 16:49, John Kasunich <jmkasun...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > > > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015, at 11:28 AM, Bruce Layne wrote: > > tormach ER-20 adaptor... Those are very > > nice, but run the cost per tool up about > > $50/tool so I only have one adapter and > > 3 collets > > > > > > I suggest you search eBay for the TTS compatible collet holders from our > > Chinese communist capitalist friends. I have a 50 position tool rack > > full of those, and I'm cheap, so they must not be anywhere close to $50 > > each. The quality is quite good. There is no groove for an ATC, but > > that's not a big deal for me and it'd be an easy feature to add on a > lathe. > > > > I found them for you. :-) $16 each in quantities of ten on the slow > > boat. Maybe less if you search longer than the minute I spent. > > > > www.ebay.com/itm/161733955633 > > I bought ten of these. They arrived faster than expected, and the > quality seems very good. One nuisance was that DHL wanted a > signature, but I was able to leave a signed note on the door. > I did quite a bit more than a minute of searching, this seems to be > the best supplier. > > -- > John Kasunich > jmkasun...@fastmail.fm > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
