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Collet recommendation?
I use a ShopBot in a maker space, and the shared collets are fairly chewed up. I want to invest in some of my own, but I'm having trouble differentiating between them. Is there anything to look for in a "good" collet? For starters, I want an ER25 for 1/4" shanks.
Here are some that I found:
There is also one for sale on the ShopBot website, but it's about twice as expensive as the others. Suggestions welcome!
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You want the Techniks - same as OEM. The one you listed should be fine. That's a good price if genuine Techniks.
-B
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OK, thanks. Any details on why? Is Techniks just regarded as the best supplier?
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Don't know about 'best', but Techniks is of good known quantity and high quality...
-B
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Techniks is perfectly good stuff, but for what it's worth, myself and others here have discovered the Shars brand of collets/accessories. Very good quality and pricing. Many reputable companies are migrating to ebay for store fronts, so don't let the ebay thing dissuade you. Check out their store - here is an ER-25 example:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1Pc-ER25-Co...item90a9c5d51e
Provided the specs are accurate, the "ultra precision" versions are very impressive.
Every collet, nut and wrench I've purchased from them was of exemplary quality - great bang for your buck.
Jeff
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Adam
You do right to get yourself a good collet, it will help to protect your cutters. I would get a collet nut also.
What is the state of their spanner?
In good faith
Martin
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It's an active maker space, so all of the publicly available equipment is pretty chewed up. I hadn't really thought about getting my own spanner, but it's only $10 for one, and Shars is running a sale this week. Should I get one?
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I would recommend it. You'll find the Shars is 50% thicker material than what originally came with the machine.
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Great, thanks for the tip. With the Black Friday sale they are running, the wrench is only $8.
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Maritool. Top quality stuff, good prices.
