04-06-2022, 01:15 PM
(04-06-2022, 12:54 PM)Highpower Wrote:(04-05-2022, 08:06 PM)EdK Wrote: Pin spanner wrench for the collet blocks and a micrometer stand. Could have used the stand yesterday trying to measure the end of the R8 collets I got. A few of them wouldn't fit into the mill.
Ed
Was the collet issue due to their diameter or due to the alignment pin in the spindle being adjusted in too far?
I know the keyways in my Lyndex collets are a bit more shallow than my Enco collets so they wouldn't fit at first. Eventually I just removed the pin all together after adding the power drawbar. Not sorry.
The pin wasn't causing the problem. The collets would go in until the top end were the thread is tries to engage the machined surface for that section of the collet. They wouldn't go in any further. I did measure them the best I could and they were out of spec by a few tenths. Now that I have the micrometer stand I'm going to remeasure them to make sure.
Ed