Need Help Identifying a Collet

[Paradude54]

It has an MT3 taper spindle, and I found parts and kits to convert them from the proprietary collets to either ER25 or ER32 collets. I may go with one of those. It’s a nice little machine. At some point I’m getting a knee mill, but in the meantime I’m keeping track of what I want to machine and can’t.

 

[ChazzC]

It has an MT3 taper spindle, and I found parts and kits to convert them from the proprietary collets to either ER25 or ER32 collets. I may go with one of those. It’s a nice little machine. At some point I’m getting a knee mill, but in the meantime I’m keeping track of what I want to machine and can’t.

ER32 will give you a larger range (1mm — 25mm, if you use the un-official larger collets) for tool holding and can also get square & hex collet blocks to hold work for milling flats, etc.

ER32 Hex Collet Block:


I have a 3mm — 20mm set of ER32 collets, and purchased 1, 1.5, 2, 21, 22, 23, 24 & 25mm: