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collet

[käl·ət]

(design engineering)

A split, coned sleeve to hold small, circular tools or work in the nose of a lathe or other type of machine.

(engineering)

The glass neck remaining on a bottle after it is taken off the glass-blowing iron.

Pieces of glass, ordinarily discarded, that are added to a batch of glass. Also spelled cullet.

(horology)

A small, friction-tight collar on a balance staff which holds the inner end of a balance spring.

(lapidary)

The small, horizontal face at the bottom of a brilliant-cut gemstone.

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Be certain that the strikes have not dislodged the collet from the cartridge case rim.

Stuck live rounds: how to deal with live rounds stuck in the chamber

ID gripping pickoff collets may be the solution for parts with delicate outside threading or a thin wall, and may eliminate the time and cost involved with second operations.

Gripping medical parts with precision and accuracy

In the intervening years it has grown to become the second largest collet and feeder manufacturer in Britain, exporting worldwide with markets in Australia, South Africa and the Middle East.

Made in the Midlands

Collets ordered with serrations can add additional gripping power to prevent push-back and radial slipping.

Collet blocks

Common issues with router bits include: breaking, heat, bad collets, and improper feed rates and tool speeds.

A 'bit' of good advice: Wood & Wood Products talks to industry experts about new developments and suggested practices for optimizing router bit usage

Faster changeover than standard collets and more flexible than master collets and pads, the Hardinge HQC quick-change collet systems offer long life, can accommodate bar stock variation, and provide the opportunity for increased spindle speeds.

HQC quick-change collets

Nine tooling experts tell Wood & Wood Products: Clean collets, and proper feed rates and spindle speeds mean better tooling performance and longer life.

Optimizing Cutting Tools

Interchangeable collets are available from 1/8" up to 1", including metric sizes, and will hold both carbide and HSS tools.

Long reach

Ask Ben Froehlich about his preference for collets, and he'll be happy to run down their advantages over chucks.

Troyke president champions the advantages of collets

The HQC Quick-Change Collet Systems provide faster changeover than standard collets and more flexibility than master collets and pads.

Faster, flexible Collet System

A tool holder and rotary table indexer product catalog features 20 different tool holder products with illustrations, descriptions, specifications, and part numbers for the HPI V Flange and HSK HMC Milling Chucks, HMX Collet Chucks, HSX Collet Chucks, ER Collet Chucks, D3 Dynamic Dual Drive Collet Chucks, HTG Collet Chucks, NDC Integral Drill Chucks, HFD Shell Mill Holders, HPZ Rigid Tap & Collet Chucks, HMA Morse Taper Adapters, HJT Drill Chuck Adapters, HSB Stub Arbors, and a full complement of MC, VX, TG, and ER collets.

Tool holder catalog

The main spindle features a 5C, 1-1/16" bar capacity, using a range of interchangeable workholding devices such as collets, jaw chucks, step chucks, expanding arbors, and other types.