[Milsurplus] [Boatanchors] Interesting Tool

[J. Forster]

Mike,

I can see using lathe or mill collets, but did you make a hand held Morse
Taper holder or something to compress them? Somehow I just can't see
holding any biggish piece of gear up to the headstock or milling head.
Most collets are smooth inside and require some considerable force to grab
on.

-John

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> It's called a "collet" tool, Joe.  It has a tapered back with a sleeve
> that compresses the four quarters together and grips the nut evenly
> around the periphery.  Many machine tools use them (and they're my
> favorite for the Hardinge because they are a lot safer than a full sized
> three jaw chuck whizzing around in the air a couple inches from your
> hand...)  John is right, their drawback is that they only fit one size.
> I have a full set of them by 1/64" for the lathe.  Just be glad you
> don't have to buy one of those - they run about $60 each...
>
> Mike  KC4TOS
>
> On 1/10/2012 2:05 PM, Joe Connor wrote:
>> I came across a very interesting tool while searching for parts to
>> repair my son's electric guitar:
>>
>> http://www.stewmac.com/shop/Electronics,_pickups/Tools:_Toggle_switch_wrench.html
>>
>> It's designed to remove the knurled nuts on Gibson toggle switches.
>> These appears to be the same kind we encounter on boatanchors. I'm
>> staring at two on my SX-28 (In/Out Bass and Send/Receive) and three on
>> my SX-62 (Send/Receive, Xtal Calibrator and Noise Limiter). They're
>> always a pain to remove with a pliers. The pliers always seem to leave
>> scars.
>>
>> Has anyone used this type of tool? If so, how does it work?
>
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