Originally Posted by
Brady Watson
On another note, you are twisting & snapping the collet into the nut before you thread the nut onto the spindle, right?
-B
I have to piggyback on what Brady is saying here. When I first got my machine, I had a .5" upcut 2 flute spiral bit repeatedly slipping out of the collet. I was losing my marbles even talking to Sb support. Everyone I talked to had a lot of things to say, mostly because all of them assumed I had a basic knowledge of the machines to begin with. Until I called onsrud support directly where a nice gentlemen asked me frankly if I was snapping the collet and nut together. The Er25 collets that came with my machine are "snap collets." I'm not claiming this is a technical term, but you MUST snap the collet into the collet nut before screwing them onto the spindle. You'll know when you try it, because it will click, and then can spin in your hand relatively easily. Also removing bits becomes a lot easier, just keep unscrewing with the wrenches and the collets pop out.
PRS Alpha 96" X 48" w/ 12" Z
4hp Spindle
6" Indexer
Aspire 8