Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: collets

Hey Doug,
I never said it was in a home shop.<gr>
I doubt you've ever heard of the company I work for, but if you are into
heavy equipment then you probably have seen our products.

Bateman Manufacturing Inc.

The guys in the shop make custom Cat, Kubota, etc.. buckets, booms, and
blades. (Ever seen a 95' boom? We make them to order for Cat.)
We also make alot of logging, mining and salvage gear.(Some of our scrap
grapples are in use at the WTC site.)
Or at least the guys on the floor do. I keep their machines running,
including making custom parts for them.

AND, just for the record, sharpen drills? Heck no! I'll send them out
first, let someone else worry about butchering the job.<gr>

Iain
(No offense intended or taken.)


dougrasmussen@... wrote:

>
> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., Sven Peter <peteryco@r...> wrote:
> Sven,
>
> I'm very pessimistic when people tell me they have success making
> collets with the typical lathe/mill setups in home shops. Sorry
> guys, but I lump you into the same group as those who tell me they
> can sharpen drills by hand as well as can be done on drill sharpening
> machines.
>
> Doug
>