PG Collets - Quality Collets Manufacturers and Exporters in India and Abroad
CNC router will only work when it is correctly fit into a Collet. In case if it is not perfectly fitted, then it may cause multiple issues. These issues can be sorted out by sufficiently maintaining your collet. If you plan to fit your CNC router tool in a collet, follow the following steps.
The process starts from selecting the suitable collet for the tool. Evaluate your tool shank diameter. Here you have to make sure whether you are looking for the right type of collet that can fit into the collet spindle of your machine.
Avoid the shank tool of 6mm for one-fourth of the collet. This option will create an issue with your device. Although you can tighten it, it will create additional stress on the collet.
There are some following steps that you should follow to fit your collet:
Step 1 – First, make sure that you have selected the right collet for your CNC router. Now push the collet into the locknut into the right position. For a successful installation, lock the ring of the nut and now slightly insert to an angle.
Step 2 – Now screw the nut loosely on the spindle or tool holder cone.
Step 3 – It is the last step where you have to insert the tool into the collet. It should fill at least 80% of the part of the collet bore. Avoid the cutting flute to enter the collet.
In last, make sure that that your collet is tightened into a torque. Tighten your locknut securely but do not over tighten your collet. Over tightening may damage the cutter and misalign the tool, leading to poor quality products and waste your time and material.
On the other hand, if you under tighten your collet, then the tool may be pulled out easily while cutting, especially when you are using an upward spiral flute. It can also damage the machine bed, create health issues and safety risks.
If you want to remove your tool from the collet, carefully unscrew the spindle of the locknut. After unscrewing, remove the device before snapping the collet from the locknut by pushing the top of the collet sideways.
After installing the collet, it is important to maintain the collet and enhance the 400 to 600 hours life span.
A correctly fitted collet in a CNC router will enhance the working system. If you are finding it difficult to do your collet, then contact pg collets. We have experts of collets who will help to find the accurate size of the collet for the router.
PG Collets is premier quality collet manufacturer in India, manufactures high-quality collets with concentricity. i.e. r8 collet, 5c collet, 16c collet, 3j collet, etc.
