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Also, it's different in that it reads in the opposite direction to a normal depth mic, plus it's only graduated to 13mm.

Think you may have hit the nail on the head Clive, as there are indeed 2 small counterbored holes in it.

Hi Mike...didn't realise that and thanks for info.

Hi Clive...I thought the same myself about the unshapely block, which incidentally measures (exactly) 1/2" in depth.

Hi Nick...think you may well be correct and there's no M&W model number on the thimble.

Can anyone shed light on the purpose of this metric Moore and Wright tool?

Looks like a conventional depth mic but has the scale going in the opposite direction.

Thank you for the info Nicholas.

I'm starting to think the same re. buying a set...it would be very handy, if not now, in the future.

Will look into the other items you mentioned later on tonight.

Edited By Charles R on 15/10/2019 12:15:30

Just been looking on their respective websites.

The collet chuck I have is for my lathe and I initially intend to use it for holding some milling cutters I got with the lathe when I purchased it.

A complete ER25 set would be great but I don't want to spend lots on something I may not use that often.

A big thanks to everyone who has taken the time to write me a reply and I've taken in everything that's been said.

Dave...you should change your username to WiseOldDuffer!

I agree with you on all points.

My little lathe has a max speed of 1050rpm, so no need for me to buy high end where balance and precision are crucial.

I haven't heard of Tracy but will have a look later today.

Charles

Good thinking Tony...I need to get a set where there are claimed tolerances and if the collets are out of spec, then I can return them for a refund.

Edited By Charles R on 14/10/2019 10:27:06

Thanks everyone for their advice.

Thanks for the replies and help, Mike and Emgee.

Mike...haven't heard of CTC before, so just had a quick search...would this be www.ctctools.biz ? I'm guessing you've been buying collets individually, as and when needed?

Emgee...that's an excellent price but unfortunately the seller currently has no items for sale though I will definitely keep an eye out for new listings.

I need to get a set of ER25 collets.

I've been looking at the cheap Chinese offerings on eBay.

I realise this is a bit of a lottery as some people appear to be happy with their purchases and others, not.

The quality of these collets seems to vary a lot.

Has anyone here bought a good cheap set and if they have, can you let me know what seller they were bought from?

From what I've seen, pretty much all of them seem to be located /shipped from Leicestershire irrespective of who's selling them!

Any advice much appreciated, thanks.

Thanks Neil.

Charles

Edited By Charles R on 13/10/2019 22:21:02

Hi Diogenes, thanks.

I made some new pins and deburred the curved slots yesterday as they were indeed pretty rough!

The whole mechanism is working much better now.

Hi Ray...yes please for the copies!

I sent you my details via pm just after you posted this.

Regards, Charles

Thanks for the welcome George and Sean...and thanks George for the invite. When I have a bit of spare time, I'd like to pop along and take a look around.

I'm overwhelmed with everyone's willingness to be helpful and to take time to post replies...it's very much appreciated.

I had a more in depth look today and it very much seems like my setup is indeed working on friction alone like most people have suggested.

The half nut pins are pretty useless now bent, so I intend to make some replacement ones.

Some more photos below...

...and another.