r5?

[joe_m]

My mill takes r8, there's a guy selling a collet set that he says are r5. I've never heard of that type. Is it:

A - a typo, or he is mistaken, and they are probably r8.
B - real, r5 is some rare size that will never be useful to someone with an r8 machine
C - real, but r5 can be easily be converted to r8 with items commonly found in my medicine cabinet or behind the dust bunnies under the bed.

thanks
Joe

 

[joe_m]

Thanks. I'll have to wait for it to come around on the craigslist again. The pictures he posted the last couple of times just showed the tops, and they could have been anything - r8 or 5c. The city is too far of a drive to just run up for a quick look.