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sounds like your problem is the same as the one I have with my Grizzly mill - the part of the spindle where the end of the R8 collet ends up (bit closest to the threaded end) is ever so slightly undersize. Some collets go in ok and can get drawn up by the drawbar, others will do what you describe. nothing to do with the pin in the spindle. For my ER25 collet chuck I blued it up with Dykem and carefully knocked down any parts where the dykem was removed. Did that a few times until it would seat. One day I'll very carefully take a sand paper lap to that part of the spindle and see if I can open it up a tiny bit so that my other collets work.