May 3, 2024 · I am new to milling. I've got a used Bridgeport series 1 and I have a TMX ER-32 R8 SHANK collet chuck installed in it.

May 4, 2024 · Personally, I found the non-bearing nut rather less than perfect as it would bind early and not give proper clamping on the collet.

Dec 31, 2018 · I want to get an ER collet chuck for a milling machine that is coming my way. Seems like ER32 will have enough range for my needs. I saw a video ...

Nov 4, 2023 · I just got a nice LMV Sharp milling machine with no vice or collets. I can buy either r-8 collets or an adapter and ER 40 collets.

yes i was keeping the half nuts engaged but problem was i needed to back the cross slide out and then reverse back past my starting point to pick up where i ...

Jul 16, 2015 · It is important that the ER collets are snapped into the ER-32 nut first, then the nut/collet threaded on the chuck and the rod/mill mounted ...

I don't own er collets but if the spec for tightening a 32 is 100ft lbs. I find it hard to believe it's being done with two 6" wrenches opposed done in one.

Nov 29, 2018 · Hi. I was thinking of using my old horIzontal mill to cut pockets with an end mill. This will require some sort of collet.

I use a 3 jaw chuck to do first operation turning on the lathe. I only use the ER collets to hold turned or threaded parts for second operations. This gives ...