If you are not familiar with what a collet fixture is, please read the following: Collet fixtures are tools used in machining operations to hold and secure workpieces. As an example,the 5C collet system is a popular standard for holding round workpieces in a lathe, milling machine, or other machining equipment. A 5C collet fixture typically consists of a
With Rotary tables being the norm for most VMC, we offer a variety of workholding fixtures from manual to air operated. One of our most popular items is the 5C manual collet fixture (part# 20011). This style fixture is ideal for holding round parts with a 5C collet. Being that 5C collets are available in a variety of shapes and
If you are performing a welding operation or doing laser engraving we offer a specific 5C air collet fixture for these types of operations. The 20022-W air collet closer is designed for welding and laser applications. It can be adapted to a welding lathe or laser spindle or rotary welding table. The collet closer is actuated with a four way
I get a lot of inquiries asking, “how much expansion can you get from our expanding collets”? Most expanding collets that are activated by a screw pulling back into the front taper of a collet will only have a maximum expansion of .010”. The reason being, if the collet is expanded beyond .010”, you will experience what we at Rovi
When considering the purchase of a CNC lathe or turning center, it is important to ensure that the workholding system is matched to both the machine’s capabilities and the type of work that it will be doing. For example, the workholding system for a large-bore oil-patch lathe that will be machining pipe threads is probably not going to be
We are now stocking Steel Full Circle Jaws for Kitagawa B-210 style chucks (S65-10-P2). We have sold these in the past, but never kept inventory on them. Being that we had been getting more request, we decided to have inventory on hand for immediate delivery. These jaws are identical to our Aluminum Full Circle Jaws,other than they are manufactured from
We recently received a request to machine a custom Expanding Collet to fit the ID of a plastic part. The only thing that was unusual about this, is that the part could not come into contact with the entire face that it was locating on. To achieve this, we simply tree panned a face groove into the front face of
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Boring Soft Jaws The following is an article that was published by Modern Machine Shop, and written by Mike Lynch Founder and President, CNC Concepts Inc. I liked it, so I thought I would share. “For external clamping, subtract the amount of material you’ll be removing from the jaw from the diameter just determined. For example, to clamp on
From time to time, we get requests to make special Chuck Jaws (to fit a customer’s specifications). An example would be an application that requires a jaw that is larger than what we sell off the shelf. We can create custom make jaws up to 9” tall out of steel or aluminum for those applications that require more gripping surface.
How do you know what is the correct Tool Holder Bushing to use on your Lathe Turret? Being that we are a provider of Tool Holder Bushings, I get a number of inquiries about this topic. In my opinion, there isn’t one correct answer. Picking the correct bushing has a lot to do with the turret on your lathe and
Every year I get a few calls where a customer needs to grab the ID of a part, but they don’t have a collet chuck or just can’t justify the cost of a complete Expanding Collet Assembly for the one job they’re working on. I usually will suggest that they use a set of Aluminum Full Circle Jaws. Their response
