Difference between revisions of "Collet chuck"
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Collet chucks form a tapered collar to close on the tube when an outer pipe slides over the taper.<br><br> | Collet chucks form a tapered collar to close on the tube when an outer pipe slides over the taper.<br><br> | ||
| − | The image at the right shows a standard Eaton Leonard style collet chuck with | + | The image at the right shows a standard Eaton Leonard style collet chuck with inserts. |
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From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collet Wikipedia] "A collet...is a holding device—specifically, a subtype of chuck—that forms a collar around the object to be held and exerts a strong clamping force on the object when it is tightened via a tapered outer collar. It may be used to hold a workpiece or a tool." | From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collet Wikipedia] "A collet...is a holding device—specifically, a subtype of chuck—that forms a collar around the object to be held and exerts a strong clamping force on the object when it is tightened via a tapered outer collar. It may be used to hold a workpiece or a tool." | ||
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Collet chucks form a tapered collar to close on the tube when an outer pipe slides over the taper. The image at the right shows a standard Eaton Leonard style collet chuck with inserts.
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