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Tool Amazon Vee Blocks (Fowler Label)

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jgimp69

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Bought these on Amazon for a sweet price and I really should have known better. They were $50 and labeled Fowler and even had Fowler numbers, 52-475-555
The 0.125” slot on the bottom was absolutely terrible. I put them on my mill and ran an indicator along the V and found one side was out 0.002” and flipped it around and it was out 0.009” lol. Absolutely horrendous and unusable
Getting shipped back tomorrow.
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I think their heyday has past unfortunately. They seem to be a second tier name brand now.
I will say that I have been seriously impressed by the CanCNC stuff from Accusize. I have a keyless chuck and ER32 collet blocks from them and they are all beautifully made. Not sure if they make metrology gear though.
 
I think their heyday has past unfortunately. They seem to be a second tier name brand now.
I will say that I have been seriously impressed by the CanCNC stuff from Accusize. I have a keyless chuck and ER32 collet blocks from them and they are all beautifully made. Not sure if they make metrology gear though.
Yes they do. It's definitely not Mitutoyo stuff but generally works better than the Ali stuff.

If you order from them again, ask for a current catalog.

So is that the accu-size stuff? I was looking at some accusing 5C collet blocks and it cones with a CanCNC pin, I’m assuming for aiding in setup.
 

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So is that the accu-size stuff? I was looking at some accusing 5C collet blocks and it cones with a CanCNC pin, I’m assuming for aiding in setup.
I just received my ER32 hex collet block today and the thing is top drawer. There is no discernible play in the nut, the grinding is perfect, just really impressive stuff.
 
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