In the bottle stopper video, Capt. Eddie uses a Collette Chuck with a MT shaft (#1749). The one he mentioned is can be obtained from Littlemachineshop.com. he was talking about something to do from the backside of the chuck and a locking nut. I'm fairly new to all the in's and out's of turning. Can anybody (especially Capt. Eddie) ellaborate on the use of the collette chuck and how to install it? I'd like to know more about this. Looks easier than gluing the dowell in the blank the chucking it in a standard chuck.
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The Collette Chuck
- Thread starter Frank Thornal
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john lucas
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You can buy #2 morse taper collets from just about any metal tool supply house. I get mine from either www.use-enco.com or www.mscdirect.com.
You buy them for the size piece you need to hold. In your case I think it is 3/8" but I'm not positive. The rear of the collet is threaded with I believe 5/16". You put a 5/16" rod into this and feed it through the headstock. Then make a threaded hand wheel for the outside of the headstock. The threaded handwheel pulls the Morse taper into the headstock locking the piece in the collet.
the work great. I have them from 3/16" up to 1/2".
You buy them for the size piece you need to hold. In your case I think it is 3/8" but I'm not positive. The rear of the collet is threaded with I believe 5/16". You put a 5/16" rod into this and feed it through the headstock. Then make a threaded hand wheel for the outside of the headstock. The threaded handwheel pulls the Morse taper into the headstock locking the piece in the collet.
the work great. I have them from 3/16" up to 1/2".