Precise Brand Spindle Collet

[Karl_T]

I bought a high speed spindle off fleabay to try engraving...

its a Precise brand type S-65.

I can't find a collet for it. The pic is of a 1/4" collet. Looks like most to all engrave tooling is 1/8"

Ideas? or do I need to shop wiser for another?

 

[Uglydog]

Karl,
I've got a Gorton engraver pushed into a corner if you know anyone who might be interested in setting her up and working her.
Details available on request. Price is right....

Daryl
MN

 

[Bob Korves]

If nothing else appears, you could make and harden a collet (you have one to copy) or make a split sleeve bushing to fit in the larger collet. The loads should be pretty small, just need it to have little runout. A bushing split from both ends at right angles to each other seems like a reasonable idea to me. You might be able to find one commercially made.

 

[TomS]

Fischer Spindle (fischerspindle.com) sells collets for Precise spindles. I don't know what type your spindle takes so I wasn't able to determine if they carry what you need.

Tom S.

 

[Karl_T]

Thanks for the Fisher lead. I went through it again, no joy.

I did find a 1/8 to 1/4 collet reducer. So, I bought that. Lets hope the TIR is tight enough.

Karl