Let's try to do the math

Oct 20, 2007 6 Replies

How many collets are pictured here? 120 or 143? (rectangle in the middle)



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I count 111

8 across and 14 down less one missing at row 5 col 7

Howard Grner

According to Ignoramus5114 :

I seem to get 161 -- assuming that the left-hand block of collets is the same type as the center block -- and assuming that there is a collet under the tag "359".

But it looks like there are two different styles of collets. The left-hand block is 50 (or 49 if there isn't anything under the "359" tag.

The center block has 112 locations, and 111 collets. And those collets are the ones which have a constant depth (with a slight tradeoff on concentricity). The levt ones *might* be 5C collets. The left ones are certainly not.

The right-hand block is somewhat uncertain as to actual count, but those are not collets anyway. I see box turning tools, and what look like perhaps releasing tap holders, and various other turret or Automatic Screw Machine tools.

Enjoy, DoN.

That's what it looks like to me, also.

Don Young

According to DoN. Nichols :

I see now that you were talking about the middle block.

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Correcting myself here:

That last sentence *should* have read:

Enjoy, DoN.

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