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- Oct 6, 2019
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It will probably be awhile until I buy a proper 5C collet set and collet blocks, so I decided to make a collet block out of mild steel for my R8 collets. Instead of making square and hexagonal blocks, I reasoned that 12 sides would permit me the ability to machine six, four, and three sided objects. I didn't have the right size of bolt for the small draw bar, and I didn't have a collet block yet to quickly make a traditional hexagonal bolt, so I cut threads on one end, threaded a nut on and pinned it. It made a nice draw bar, but I will probably use my new collet block to make a bolt for my new collet block. (Kind of like how we all use our ball turners to turn a ball for the handle on our ball turners.)