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Chris Denton	07/07/2014 23:28:13
275 forum posts	About to order some of these: http://www.arceurotrade.co.uk/Catalogue/Collets/ER-Collet-Fixtures Just wondering when you would use the hexagonal instead of the square? When in a 3 jaw chuck?
Clive Foster	07/07/2014 23:35:50
3630 forum posts 128 photos	Milling nuts and bolt heads are the main use for me. OK mine are 5c bought way back when but principle is same.
GaryM	08/07/2014 00:12:33
314 forum posts 44 photos	Posted by Chris Denton on 07/07/2014 23:28:13: ....Just wondering when you would use the hexagonal instead of the square? When you want to put six sides on something rather than four? Sorry. Gary
Les Jones 1	08/07/2014 08:05:25
2292 forum posts 159 photos	Hi Chris, I bought the hexagonal one to use for sharpening 6 flute milling cutters. As others have said you could use them as a quick way drilling 3 or 6 holes around something. Les.
Neil Wyatt	08/07/2014 09:26:45
19226 forum posts 749 photos 86 articles	Use with a V-block and the six-sided block can be used to mill 12 facets. I bet even John S. hasn't worked that one out Neil
Frank.N Storm	08/07/2014 10:49:53
50 forum posts 1 photos	Might be a good idea to point out to Chris that the idea behind these fixtures is for using them on a mill, not as cheap collet holder in a lathe chuck. Regards, Frank
Chris Denton	08/07/2014 19:56:48
275 forum posts	I didn't think of turning them! I usually use an indexer. Yes I would use it for holding round things on the milling machine.

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