Re: LHT-25B - Small Turret Lathe

"Bob La Londe"  wrote in message news:vo0u4h$2jvqj$1@dont-email.me...
In fact I have made my own split collets for sizes like #7 and #21 to
slip inside the native R8 spindle collets.  I have also moved the head
off to one side and hung the part out past the table, clamped to the
face of a right angle plate.  This adds a couple feet to the height of a
part I can drill.  I prefer not to move the head around if I don't have
to though.  Hence why I use collets sometimes instead of the Tegara
integrated shank drill chuck.
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Since I modify Grade 5 and 8 bolts fairly often I made a 3/8"-16 3-part split collet to clamp the threads straight while machining the usually less straight shank and head. The best version has O rings in grooves at the ends that keep it together and let a bolt or threaded rod be pushed instead of screwed in. Less commonly modified sizes have solid threaded bushings to allow turning a root depth pilot and tapered aligner on the ends, a great help outdoors where a dropped screw can be lost in grass / leaves or slide into the gutter.