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  1. Jimbojones

    Shipping from US

    I know members have talked about this somewhat locally (Calgary) but a search of the forums came up empty so I wanted to get information collected on shipping products from the US. I already have a few US drop boxes and that helps me avoid costly shipping to Canada (sometimes...its even free)...
  2. Jimbojones

    Ideas on a 3/8" hex holder to fit a Mill

    Indeed there is a gap between what 'could be' and 'what is' which is why I started the thread initially; I found nearly nothing except the $50~100 R8 collets. For you 3DP guys to ponder...could a plastic collet be designed hex inside/round outside w/3 slits and hold that in an ER-32 collet with...
  3. Jimbojones

    Ideas on a 3/8" hex holder to fit a Mill

    Indeed I've got an R8/MT3 converter but I've seen MT3 collets only in round; got a link for hex?
  4. Jimbojones

    Modern brand milling machine in Calgary

    Not such a deal...
  5. Jimbojones

    Modern brand milling machine in Calgary

    ad states its No Longer Available
  6. Jimbojones

    Ideas on a 3/8" hex holder to fit a Mill

    Yeah...hens teeth is coming to mind. At even 50usd/each, just too costly. Ironically you can get them much cheaper from Alibaba but min order is 10 and I doubt I could get 9 other folks interested in buying a range of hex and square collets
  7. Jimbojones

    Ideas on a 3/8" hex holder to fit a Mill

    Sorry, this item is no longer available! Already checked there...amazon...ebay.....shars...
  8. Jimbojones

    Ideas on a 3/8" hex holder to fit a Mill

    R8 spindle; who sells hex and square collets in that format for a reasonable price: Hardinge which are $100USD/ea....
  9. Jimbojones

    Ideas on a 3/8" hex holder to fit a Mill

    Whenever I contemplate holding tooling in the mill, my go-to is the R8 ER-32 collet chuck. Problem is that you can't buy any hex or square collets for the ER series (seen them only in 5C). You could use a drill chuck but I find that it adds too much length to the quill and I don't have...
  10. Jimbojones

    R8/MT3 tooling holder

    Putting some more thought in, I came up with this design and lets see how it fits my goals: cheap - plain 'ol 2x4 untreated scraps easy to make - takes only a few cuts and a few holes drilled can hold R8 or MT3 with same base design - yes, as it is not a through hole. Could also bore hole 7/8"...
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