Hi Mike. I (subscriber) really like your videos with your very useful suggestions. I'm making some gnomes and your method of just leaving a long piece of stock in the collet chuck is really slick!. Luckily, I remembered that I have the PSI version and remembered that I originally bought it for bottle stoppers and had not used it for a few years. Thanks for the info on the additional collet sizes, too. I ordered a set. "Necessity is the mother of invention" and you really are good at it. Many Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Just adding on to my comment.....I got them today and immediately had a use for them. I've been making gnomes and turning tenons on the hat toppers and noses. I realized that, since they are all in 32nd's, I could use the 9/32 size for a 17/64th tenon. Sure is great not to have the exact size coming off the lathe. The collets are very helpful in being able to turn the small things. Thanks for helping this old novice, Mike.
I like collet chucks for turning bottle stoppers that use dowels for drilled corks, or the silicone sleeves that fit over the wooden stems. You can drill your blanks, insert and glue the dowels in place and use the same collet to make a batch of them.
Another good video and demonstration of the collet chuck system. I’ve been using them many years and don’t know how people get along without them. Mine is most used for holding a buffing wheel and the 60 degree thread cutter.
They are so handy for so many wood holding tasks. But for a Lot of folks where woodturning is a 2d or 3d hobby, they are not turning enough to justify the purchase. Me, I am considering upgrading to the Powermatic C model next time they have a sale. That reminds me, I need to call WC to see if there will be a PM sale for Fathers Day!
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Hi, Ive not found a 33x3.5 so I decided to go for the 1"x8, unfortunatly Amazon dont have this one in stock, baaaa. yours is knirled for hand tightning, I like that design, others are pins or c spanners, cant find it anywhere , Im in the uk, Mick
@@mickgiles7051 Unfortunately during this pandemic we find ourselves in, lots of folks got into woodturning and others spent more time with it and bought more lathe accesories. I waited 4 months for an Axminster lamp pull mandrel to get of back order. I started looking to a possible lathe upgrade but discovered no lathes in stock so no likelihood of any sales.
@@mickgiles7051 Mick try looking on Axminster.com They might have them there. I was about to say that they will ship to the U.S. but remembered you are in the U.K. as is Axminster. Good luck and let us know if you find one in 33x3.5 Ron
Thanks, Mike. Great video. I did something similar a short time ago by ordering a 19 piece metric set of ER32 collets. Gives one pretty much a full range of sizes to pick from. Looking forward to your demo to our group on Wednesday!
Hello Mike, nice video! I wonder if I could use a collet set with an MT2 M10 threaded tapered arbor. Making and using a drawbar wouldn't be so difficult. Is there any other disadvantage of that solution? The collets are ER40, and the set is made up of 18 pieces in 1 mm increments. Is there a reason why ER32 is preferred over ER25, ER40 and the other sizes? Actually, this ER40 set is for a metal milling machine, but I think it could be suitable for gripping circular rods and tenons on my woodturning lathe, too. I have a desktop Laguna, very similar to yours, except for its spindle, which is threaded 33x3.5. Great machine, although the bed is a bit too short without the extension. It is a clever trick from the part of the manufacturer. This way they can easily sell a short 10" extension, too. Thank you for the nice woodturning tutorials!👍❤️
If they work with a MT2 I am sure they would be fine. I prefer not having to use a draw bar and do not need a bigger collet. I am not really familiar with the ER40 collets.
I never paid much attention to collet chucks before now. This video has opened my eyes to their uses. Apparently many others too as PSI is out of stock. Thanks for the education. Always good stuff coming out the the Peace shop. Have a great day and stay healthy.
Nice video oddly have been thinking about this recently, I have a strange chuck I would love you to take a look at. I inherited it with a Hegner lather andbRP4000 chucks lathe but no one recognises this particular fitting. It's the opposite mechanism to a collet chuck basically expands
Thanks. I know that Beall sells an expanding collet for small projects. You drill a hole matching the collet and use an Allen wrench to expand the collet in the recess.
Thanks, Mike. Another great review. I have recently purchased the PSI collet chuck off Amazon with the 1" thread. I have a Jet 10/15vs with M33 thread so I purchased the 1" to M33 Charnwood adaptor. Would you say it's Ok for Mini lathe spindle bearings. Thank you.
I see no problem with using a spindle adapter on a midi lathe. I use one that came with mine to go from 1 1/4 to 1" but it is shorter than a regular spindle adapter. The longer ones just reduce the project size that goes between centers but that should not be a problem since you normally do not use TS support when using a collet chuck.
Hi Mike, Very informative video, as always! I have the same Powermatic Model B lathe as you...can you tell me which collet chuck to buy that will fit it...if it's available on Amazon I'd be pleased to buy it through you... and then would any of the additional size ER32 collets fit the chuck? Thanks! Izzy
Your best bet is the one I got from Craft Supplies. The more expensive Beall is available on line. Links are in the show notes to the video under the description.
I need to drill holes in both ends of a 1-inch dowel without damaging or marring the dowel. The trouble is that I need to go to an ER40 chuck to get one inch. I can't find an ER40 chuck that is threaded. Where could I find a threaded ER40 chuck? Do you have any suggestions?
I am only familiar with the ER32 collets for woodturning. Have you looked at chuck jaws? An example that I have are the spigot jaws for my Record Power Chucks. I would wrap with tape before putting in the chuck to minimize marking. Another option is to put the drill in the Headstock and push the wood into the drill bit with the TS live center. I think I have an example of drill tool handles on a midi lathe here. th-cam.com/video/eGF6mvMTBQ4/w-d-xo.html
Hi thinking about purchasing psi collet system Also want to purchase the exact sizes like u did Are they all interchangeable or i have to purchase specific ones Appreciate the help
Safety suggest: on your Powermatic put masking tape over the index holes in the headstock next to the spindle. Never know when a bit of trash might get in and line up with the holes in the spindle.
I've found a collet chuck to be one of the most useful tools in my collection. Some thoughts: - the issue of collet gripping range is significant. There is a school of thought that buying a collet set with integral metric dimension collets overcomes this problem because each collet has a 1mm range, and if the set is continuous, the set covers everything up to the maximum possible in the ER32 standard (20mm) with fewer collets. If you have an ER32 collet chuck, Amazon has several metric collet sets that provide full coverage up to 20mm. But the PSI, CSUSA and Beall sets all come with imperial collets in 1/8" increments; that means that there dimensional gaps that the imperial collets can't handle. - I bought individual 1/8" and 20mm collets to extend the range of my set, but I wanted to store them in the plastic box that the collet chuck came in (if I had stored them separately in my shop, they most certainly would have been lost!). So I used a hole saw to cut an additional hole in the box (directly below the space where the chuck goes), and also drilled out the recess provided for the adapter. I then sprayed some expanding foam insulation left over from another project into these holes, dropped a sheet of plastic film (from the kitchen) over each hole, and pressed a collet against the film and into the foam. When the foam hardened, the plastic film could be peeled away to leave neat recesses for storing the extra collets. - An illustration of the how convenient a collet chuck: two weeks ago, one of my wife's knitting buddies asked if I could repair a knitting needle that her cat had damaged. Simple project that took about 5 minutes - I gripped it in a collet, and spun it on the lathe while using sandpaper to refresh the pointed tip that the cat had chewed. I didn't have a collet that matched exactly, but I was able to wrap some blue painter's tape around the knitting needle to 'pad' it out enough to fit one of the collets in my set. The fact that the collet gripped uniformly around the circumference of the knitting needle meant that it did not leave a mark on the knitting needle; if I had used a four-jaw scroll chuck, there would have been a scar left on the knitting needle that could have proved problematic when the owner tried to use it.
Yes, a metric set would have fewer gaps but would cost more for the additional collets. For me my $40 my set will do just find. I lstore them in my drawer in the bottom half of the container the collet came in. I totally agree that Collets are extremely useful, especially for thos odd chucking jobs like your knotting needel project. Happy Easter!
Hi Mike. I (subscriber) really like your videos with your very useful suggestions. I'm making some gnomes and your method of just leaving a long piece of stock in the collet chuck is really slick!. Luckily, I remembered that I have the PSI version and remembered that I originally bought it for bottle stoppers and had not used it for a few years. Thanks for the info on the additional collet sizes, too. I ordered a set. "Necessity is the mother of invention" and you really are good at it. Many Thanks and Merry Christmas!
Thanks for commenting. Merry Christmas and God bless.
Another great video by the Master... thanks!
Just adding on to my comment.....I got them today and immediately had a use for them. I've been making gnomes and turning tenons on the hat toppers and noses. I realized that, since they are all in 32nd's, I could use the 9/32 size for a 17/64th tenon. Sure is great not to have the exact size coming off the lathe. The collets are very helpful in being able to turn the small things. Thanks for helping this old novice, Mike.
Glad you are finding them as useful as I do.
That filial in the picture is proof enough!
Thanks, Mike! And, Happy Easter!
Same to you!
Thanks for all the great videos and tips as always Mike. Thanks for the links too, I ordered me a collet chuck and the extra collets with your link.
Glad to help. I love my collet chuck when doing small items.
Thanks Mike. A good video.
Glad you enjoyed it, Bill.
I like collet chucks for turning bottle stoppers that use dowels for drilled corks, or the silicone sleeves that fit over the wooden stems. You can drill your blanks, insert and glue the dowels in place and use the same collet to make a batch of them.
I have not done a bottle stopper video yet so maybe I should. What do you think?
@@MikePeaceWoodturning You should do one. I've seen Mr Douthart's video and several others. I'd enjoy seeing your approach.
Great tool tip. Thanks
Another good video and demonstration of the collet chuck system. I’ve been using them many years and don’t know how people get along without them. Mine is most used for holding a buffing wheel and the 60 degree thread cutter.
They are so handy for so many wood holding tasks. But for a Lot of folks where woodturning is a 2d or 3d hobby, they are not turning enough to justify the purchase. Me, I am considering upgrading to the Powermatic C model next time they have a sale. That reminds me, I need to call WC to see if there will be a PM sale for Fathers Day!
@@MikePeaceWoodturning
Good luck and hope they have a sale!
Great explanation...I always wondered what a collet chuck was used for.
Drawer pulls, knobs/buttons, strap buttons, ornaments, kitchen utensils, etc.
I use the collet Chuck in duck calls.
Sounds like a good chucking for it.
Great video! Thanks Mike!
I have the same collet chuck and it is spot on. The extra collets you mentioned are no longer available on Amazon.
Heck. That seems to be a common occurence.
Do a search for ER-32 collets. There are others available.
@@jamesogorman3287 Not the price of the ones he referred to.
Hi, many thanks for the video, 2 of my lathes are 33x3.5 thread so Im looking for a straight on fit without an adapter.
that would be best. Good luck finding one.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Hi, Ive not found a 33x3.5 so I decided to go for the 1"x8, unfortunatly Amazon dont have this one in stock, baaaa. yours is knirled for hand tightning, I like that design, others are pins or c spanners, cant find it anywhere , Im in the uk, Mick
@@mickgiles7051 Unfortunately during this pandemic we find ourselves in, lots of folks got into woodturning and others spent more time with it and bought more lathe accesories. I waited 4 months for an Axminster lamp pull mandrel to get of back order. I started looking to a possible lathe upgrade but discovered no lathes in stock so no likelihood of any sales.
@@mickgiles7051
Mick try looking on Axminster.com
They might have them there. I was about to say that they will ship to the U.S. but remembered you are in the U.K. as is Axminster. Good luck and let us know if you find one in 33x3.5
Ron
Thanks, Mike. Great video. I did something similar a short time ago by ordering a 19 piece metric set of ER32 collets. Gives one pretty much a full range of sizes to pick from. Looking forward to your demo to our group on Wednesday!
Thanks, James. Looking forward to it!
Hello Mike, nice video! I wonder if I could use a collet set with an MT2 M10 threaded tapered arbor. Making and using a drawbar wouldn't be so difficult. Is there any other disadvantage of that solution? The collets are ER40, and the set is made up of 18 pieces in 1 mm increments. Is there a reason why ER32 is preferred over ER25, ER40 and the other sizes?
Actually, this ER40 set is for a metal milling machine, but I think it could be suitable for gripping circular rods and tenons on my woodturning lathe, too. I have a desktop Laguna, very similar to yours, except for its spindle, which is threaded 33x3.5. Great machine, although the bed is a bit too short without the extension. It is a clever trick from the part of the manufacturer. This way they can easily sell a short 10" extension, too.
Thank you for the nice woodturning tutorials!👍❤️
If they work with a MT2 I am sure they would be fine. I prefer not having to use a draw bar and do not need a bigger collet. I am not really familiar with the ER40 collets.
I never paid much attention to collet chucks before now. This video has opened my eyes to their uses. Apparently many others too as PSI is out of stock. Thanks for the education. Always good stuff coming out the the Peace shop. Have a great day and stay healthy.
Thanks, Glen. You may not use it a lot but when you do it is a great accessory!
Another great video...thanks.
Are the ER32 collets useable in the PSI chuck? You mentioned they may be made at the same place.
Yes they are.
Nice video oddly have been thinking about this recently, I have a strange chuck I would love you to take a look at. I inherited it with a Hegner lather andbRP4000 chucks lathe but no one recognises this particular fitting. It's the opposite mechanism to a collet chuck basically expands
Thanks. I know that Beall sells an expanding collet for small projects. You drill a hole matching the collet and use an Allen wrench to expand the collet in the recess.
Thanks, Mike. Another great review. I have recently purchased the PSI collet chuck off Amazon with the 1" thread. I have a Jet 10/15vs with M33 thread so I purchased the 1" to M33 Charnwood adaptor. Would you say it's Ok for Mini lathe spindle bearings. Thank you.
I see no problem with using a spindle adapter on a midi lathe. I use one that came with mine to go from 1 1/4 to 1" but it is shorter than a regular spindle adapter. The longer ones just reduce the project size that goes between centers but that should not be a problem since you normally do not use TS support when using a collet chuck.
@@MikePeaceWoodturning Thank you Mike.
Hi Mike,
Very informative video, as always! I have the same Powermatic Model B lathe as you...can you tell me which collet chuck to buy that will fit it...if it's available on Amazon I'd be pleased to buy it through you... and then would any of the additional size ER32 collets fit the chuck?
Thanks!
Izzy
Your best bet is the one I got from Craft Supplies. The more expensive Beall is available on line. Links are in the show notes to the video under the description.
I need to drill holes in both ends of a 1-inch dowel without damaging or marring the dowel. The trouble is that I need to go to an ER40 chuck to get one inch. I can't find an ER40 chuck that is threaded. Where could I find a threaded ER40 chuck? Do you have any suggestions?
I am only familiar with the ER32 collets for woodturning. Have you looked at chuck jaws? An example that I have are the spigot jaws for my Record Power Chucks. I would wrap with tape before putting in the chuck to minimize marking. Another option is to put the drill in the Headstock and push the wood into the drill bit with the TS live center. I think I have an example of drill tool handles on a midi lathe here. th-cam.com/video/eGF6mvMTBQ4/w-d-xo.html
Hi thinking about purchasing psi collet system
Also want to purchase the exact sizes like u did
Are they all interchangeable or i have to purchase specific ones
Appreciate the help
Yes, the psi also uses the same industry standard collets referenced in the show notes.
Safety suggest: on your Powermatic put masking tape over the index holes in the headstock next to the spindle. Never know when a bit of trash might get in and line up with the holes in the spindle.
Great idea, George. Thanks!
I thought I was 1 tool away from greatness. Wrong again.
There is always a new tool in our future, isn't there?
I've found a collet chuck to be one of the most useful tools in my collection. Some thoughts:
- the issue of collet gripping range is significant. There is a school of thought that buying a collet set with integral metric dimension collets overcomes this problem because each collet has a 1mm range, and if the set is continuous, the set covers everything up to the maximum possible in the ER32 standard (20mm) with fewer collets. If you have an ER32 collet chuck, Amazon has several metric collet sets that provide full coverage up to 20mm. But the PSI, CSUSA and Beall sets all come with imperial collets in 1/8" increments; that means that there dimensional gaps that the imperial collets can't handle.
- I bought individual 1/8" and 20mm collets to extend the range of my set, but I wanted to store them in the plastic box that the collet chuck came in (if I had stored them separately in my shop, they most certainly would have been lost!). So I used a hole saw to cut an additional hole in the box (directly below the space where the chuck goes), and also drilled out the recess provided for the adapter. I then sprayed some expanding foam insulation left over from another project into these holes, dropped a sheet of plastic film (from the kitchen) over each hole, and pressed a collet against the film and into the foam. When the foam hardened, the plastic film could be peeled away to leave neat recesses for storing the extra collets.
- An illustration of the how convenient a collet chuck: two weeks ago, one of my wife's knitting buddies asked if I could repair a knitting needle that her cat had damaged. Simple project that took about 5 minutes - I gripped it in a collet, and spun it on the lathe while using sandpaper to refresh the pointed tip that the cat had chewed. I didn't have a collet that matched exactly, but I was able to wrap some blue painter's tape around the knitting needle to 'pad' it out enough to fit one of the collets in my set. The fact that the collet gripped uniformly around the circumference of the knitting needle meant that it did not leave a mark on the knitting needle; if I had used a four-jaw scroll chuck, there would have been a scar left on the knitting needle that could have proved problematic when the owner tried to use it.
Yes, a metric set would have fewer gaps but would cost more for the additional collets. For me my $40 my set will do just find. I lstore them in my drawer in the bottom half of the container the collet came in. I totally agree that Collets are extremely useful, especially for thos odd chucking jobs like your knotting needel project. Happy Easter!
Well, I wasn't too far off. All this time I've been saying it's a whaddaya-collet chuck.