Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] automatic collet closers?

Cliff wrote:

>
>Does anybody know if you can get an automatic collet closer for the
>small home sized lathes, or 3 in 1's? It seems that the capability
>would go up a lot with that, since you could then run a bar
>unattended.
>
>

If you have a lever-operated collet closer, it would be VERY simple to rig
an air cylinder to it for auto feeding. A double-acting cylinder and a
2-way air valve connected to one of the auxilliary solid state relays
would do it.

Jon