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ray jones 1	12/03/2017 21:15:25
54 forum posts 29 photos	Hi I am trying to purchase a R8, 12MM Square collet any ideas please? thank you ray
John Haine	12/03/2017 23:30:21
5563 forum posts 322 photos	As R8 collets are made specifically to hold milling cutters with round shanks I think you'll be lucky to find one.
Nick Hulme	12/03/2017 23:41:23
750 forum posts 37 photos	Hmm, - http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Collets/R8-Collets/R8-Collets-Square-Metric-Sizes Sadly 10mm is their largest square collet, could you broach an emergency collet?
Michael Gilligan	13/03/2017 04:39:00
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	LINK http://www.mhctools.com/proItem.aspx?id=1331 offer squares up to 14mm MichaelG. [restless night, came down for coffee & spotted this query]
John Haine	13/03/2017 08:08:49
5563 forum posts 322 photos	Good grief! I still wonder what the application is as I've never seen a milling cutter with square shank or R8 nose other than on a mill. Now I'll just wait for the next reply with details of both!
Michael Gilligan	13/03/2017 08:27:15
23121 forum posts 1360 photos	John, Although not commonplace ... the R8 is a perfectly realistic option as a lathe collet: LINK http://www.homemetalshopclub.org/news/jul04/jul04.html MichaelG.
Chris Evans 6	13/03/2017 09:18:26
2156 forum posts	Lots of import "Deckel" style cutter grinders offer R8 collet versions. I keep a few 5C square and hexagon collets for the lathe, I can see a use for them in R8.
ray jones 1	14/03/2017 07:17:11
54 forum posts 29 photos	Hi thank you for the replies. I have a tool grinder which has a small dividing head with R8 fitting. If i use a 12mm sqaure collets can then easily grind 12mm lathe cutters thank you ray

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