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Alright, since I want to keep my material close to polished, and no jaw-marks, I am going to get some collets. Also to make things a little more easier down the road.
I have been taking a look today at a few sets, and wanted to check for opinions. Bare in mind, my lathe is pretty much a clone of the G8688... a typical 7"x12" with MT3 taper in the headstock.
The first, from LMS:
https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2228&category=
This seems to come with everything but the drawbar. The only real downside is that I have been told they don't let you put your stock into the headstock, so this limits your work somewhat. On the other hand, the following item does not have these limits:
https://www.hhip.com/machine-tool-a...res/collet-chuck-for-er-32-80mm-diameter.html
So that is also on my... possible buy list. Curious what the experts here have to say on the matter...
Also, I was checking for prices that don't break the bank, and this package here looks interesting for $96 CAN:
https://www.amazon.ca/GoldenTrading...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4GCSN2HWWZW2582J5TQG
I can get 6 collets with that... I just want to make sure I am on the right track and there are no hidden issues with that one, as no where do I see it says this is for mini-lathes. But if I am not too far off here, it should work fine, and all I'd need is a drawbar with a thread: M12 I could probably pick up at any hardware store?
I have been taking a look today at a few sets, and wanted to check for opinions. Bare in mind, my lathe is pretty much a clone of the G8688... a typical 7"x12" with MT3 taper in the headstock.
The first, from LMS:
https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=2228&category=
This seems to come with everything but the drawbar. The only real downside is that I have been told they don't let you put your stock into the headstock, so this limits your work somewhat. On the other hand, the following item does not have these limits:
https://www.hhip.com/machine-tool-a...res/collet-chuck-for-er-32-80mm-diameter.html
So that is also on my... possible buy list. Curious what the experts here have to say on the matter...
Also, I was checking for prices that don't break the bank, and this package here looks interesting for $96 CAN:
https://www.amazon.ca/GoldenTrading...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4GCSN2HWWZW2582J5TQG
I can get 6 collets with that... I just want to make sure I am on the right track and there are no hidden issues with that one, as no where do I see it says this is for mini-lathes. But if I am not too far off here, it should work fine, and all I'd need is a drawbar with a thread: M12 I could probably pick up at any hardware store?