Southbend collet problem

[blacksmithden]

I just bought a 16 pc Southbend spring collet set from Grizzly - product # SB1349

I must be a complete idiot because for the life of me, I can't get these things to come out of the spindle without either half beating the crap out of the side of the chuck/holder with a plastic dead blow hammer, or getting a bronze punch on the edge of the actual collet and giving it a belt. I thought these things were supposed to be easy release. There's no slot to get a wedge into, so that's not it. Am I missing something ? If not, I've got a brand new set of these for sale because I'm going back to my old 5C collets. Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.


EDIT: Just to per 100% clear on what I've got, here's a picture of the style of collets...AKA - ER type

 

[blacksmithden]

Ok...disregard. Answer found....I wish this set had come with some kind of instruction sheet. LOL. I was putting the collet into the chuck/holder, THEN screwing on the nut. The collet must be placed in the nut FIRST...then the whole thing gets screwed onto the holder. See the pictures half way down the page.
http://www.colletsdirect.co.uk/html/about_er_collets.html

 

[Bill C.]

Ok...disregard. Answer found....I wish this set had come with some kind of instruction sheet. LOL. I was putting the collet into the chuck/holder, THEN screwing on the nut. The collet must be placed in the nut FIRST...then the whole thing gets screwed onto the holder. See the pictures half way down the page.
http://www.colletsdirect.co.uk/html/about_er_collets.html

One would think they would include instructions. I have used that style before, they are nice chucks.