Basic Information about Collet Jaws
What are collet jaws? The collet jaws are a kind of chuck jaws that forms a collar structure encircling the object. It exerts a strong force on the object when it gets tightened by an outer collar. The internal collet is used to lock the two telescoping tubes. The external collet is a sleeve with a cylindrical-shaped inner surface and conical shaped outer surface. They are renowned as the effective work-holding solution for bar feeders, small diameters, and thin-walled or irregular shaped parts. What is a collet chuck used for? The collet chuck jaws are used for- · Fast Chucking or Reclamp · Self Centering · Strong Clamping · Resistance against being jarred loose · Precise centering Collet types and sizes US Shop Tools provides a wide range of Collets and their accessories- Collet Pads · Warner Swasey style collet pad top jaws · Warner Swasey style collet pads · "S" style collet pads