Re: EMC installation instructions...

Hi Clint,

Have a look at the Hardinge Lathes site (can't remember their URL but the
search engines find it) - they have a lot of info on R8 collets.

Ian
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Ian W. Wright
Sheffield UK

----- Original Message -----
> From: Clint Bach <clintbach@...>
> On another related but different area... I plan to have my cnc cut its
> own spindle for R-8 collets. I already cut the outside of the spindle
> nose but I don't know the dimensions of a "standard" R-8 collet. One of
> the ones I measured has a 0.949 inch diameter on the top straight end
> but what angle is the cone shaped part supposed to be? My guess is it
> could be either an angle in degrees or a certain number of inches per
> foot taper or something entirely different. Does anyone have that
> information or know where I can get it?