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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    @Susquatch , yes I can post a pic of my foolishness. haha All I really did was put the nut in the lathe and cut out the flange. It's over at my shop so can't do it till tomorrow. I did not know about the different wrench styles either. (not surprising huh). Good info here
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    by the way, how do you insert a member's name when you want to reply to an individual, like you just did? I'm not too good at this kind of stuff
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    Susquatch, the tipping thing makes sense, and that would be why the nut would only go on about 1/2 a thread. And yeah, not an expensive screw-up but a great learning experience. I really like this bunch.
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    Kevin D Yeah, I did not know to snap the collet into the nut first. Fortunately for the tooling ,I did know enough to not force it , so all the other parts are OK. sheesh* sometimes I find that I know just enough to be dangerous.
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    I'll start looking for a new nut. I take it ER40's all have the same thread ? The old one will go in the "stupid" bin. I kinda feel bad about slagging the vendor"s goods without knowing what I'm talking about. Apologies to him whoever he is.
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    you guys are great. thanks for getting back to me so fast!
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    Janger, thanks for the link to the vid. That was exactly what I needed.
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    OK ,boy am I embarrassed. Thanks so much for the info guys. I guess it's still kinda useable but what a stupid thing to do. Needed to do more research. Thanks again to all you guys for the help.
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    oh no. Is that off-center flange designed that way to capture the collet? Does the collet need to be snapped into the nut before threading onto the body?
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    Tool ER40 collet nut

    this is the first time i've had anything to do with ER collets. Did I just screw up a perfectly good er40 nut? I feel like I need some educatin"
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