WTB 5C 3/16 HEX Collet

[YotaBota]

Anybody have one they can afford to part with? I know I can buy a new one but $80 seems like a bit much.

 

[PeterT]

you can sets of cheepies if it will do the job

 

[gerritv]

Specify size when you buy here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32599611213.html

 

[PeterT]

I've resisted buying hex 5C collets for this same reason, they were spendy & I didn't have many applications. But I suspect the less expensive ones might suite my occasional purpose. What I wonder is how they fit normal hex stock? Usually the over/under tolerance on round collets is pretty close, max = nominal opening, min = maybe 0.030 under that? So how does it work with hex stock? The stock I've had in various materials varies all over the map. If it was much larger for example, would it fit the collet? Now you have no 'next size larger' to go to like a progressive round set.

 

[trlvn]

I haven't bought through this company but they were recommended here as a Canadian company:

https://cuttingtoolpickers.com/products/5c-x-3-16-collet-accusize?_pos=8&_sid=c0a93b8b5&_ss=r

$12.50 for the single collet plus $8.95 shipping. Imported by Accusize so the quality could be anything from great to awful?

Craig

 

[PeterT]

Not sure if you posted the right link, Craig, but that one is a round 5C collet.
But you are 100% right, Accusize carries hex too
https://accusizetools.com/products/...-3-4-and-7-8-0223-0309?variant=35247020343450

 

[YotaBota]

Thanks for the posts. Not looking for cheapies, most of the time they are more trouble than they're worth and worth waiting a couple of months for.
All the hex sets I've seen don't include a 3/16. KBC has a 3/16 but they want $80 for it and the brand has a lot of bad reviews.
I'd go for an ER-40 if there is such an animal, I see the 3/16 in ER-32 but haven't seen it in ER-40.

 

[PeterT]

huh, learn something every day. I'm guessing ER would give more size variation than 5C but haven't used either.

 

[YotaBota]

Anyone had any dealings with DGI Supply? Hardinge is not on their supplier list but they are a distributor of Hardinge products.

 

[PeterT]

I bought a Mitutoyo something-er-other from them couple years ago. They seem to be kind of like a Thomas Skinner from what I can tell.

 

[YotaBota]

Thanks Peter - I talked with them last week and they were going to get back to me with a cost, still waiting. I think I'll give them a call tomorrow and see who forgot about it. lol

 

[PeterT]

Good luck. Maybe also inquire about the shipping mode too. I might have them mixed up with someone else but I think they use a courier service that requires signature upon receipt. That wasn't convenient as I work during days.

 

[whydontu]

Can you wait a couple of days? I think we have one at work, but I won’t be able to check until Monday 9/13

 

[YotaBota]

@whydontu - I can wait thank you very much as I'm not in a panic for it. I read the reviews for ones on line and even though it says sae most seem to be a tight fit which makes think they're metric.
Thanks