Mr. Pete's Micrometer stop completed; this looks like my next Atlas TH-54 upgrade project. I have a set of JMS3-D collets made in the Orient that take a 1/2-13 NC very loose tolerance thread. Thanks for the project Mr. Pete.

Thanks MrPete. You have a knack for posting videos of exactly what I'm looking for. This video like many of your others answered questions that I could not find clear answers for elsewhere. You are an excellent instructor. We truly appreciate your generosity in helping us. Also, thanks for the Machine Shop Courses on your LFE website. It is awesome and well worth the cost.

I have been watching for a little over a year and have learned so much. When i was in school i knew everything so there was nothing to learn. Until i got old and found the gray sponge needed a good soaking. THANKS FOR spilling A LOT OF GREAT KNOWLEDGE my way.

Mr. Pete, thank you again for your great videos! I will be fabricating my own poor man's collet attachment assembly this weekend for my old but nicely restored Craftsman lathe. Your videos take much of the guesswork and uncertainty out for us newbies!

so great meeting you today Lyle at Florida Flywheelers.....cheers from Orlando.....give you your wife a big hug for me too...she is a wonderful woman........Paul B

Thank you so much. I have the same model Clausing lathe, and have dreaded the prospect of finding and paying for a 5C setup for it. This solution, while having the limitations you noted, is wonderful.

Thanks for sharing this and all your other videos. You are a champion. Good luck to you.

I really enjoy watching your videos!

Great videos. I am currently trying to get a mill and lathe. Your videos are providing great info on what I am looking for.

I've been using MT3 collets on my Logan lathe for about a year and a half. I made a draw bar very much like yours. It works great, with the noted limitations. I'm saving up for a 5C collet adapter chuck, but even that will be limited by the ID of my spindle. It will work good for larger diameter stock as long as the pieces are short. I have not looked into ER40 collet chucks, but now I will. Great video. Thank you!

What a wonderful adaption......you have solved a big problem for me, thank you so much....

I bought a collet for my atlas when I did some milling. Worked great.

Appreciate the idea! I made one that accepts r8 collets. It works well and has sped up the process of some small parts I make by 3 fold. Thanks!

I did this on my first lathe (7x12) about 10 years back. Like you, I used all-thread. I bought only the collets I needed because I was too poor to buy a set!

Wonderful idea - thank you Lyle.

As always, thanks’ for taking the time to make this video! And I support this site. ~M~

I like your video's so much, I had to watch this one again. I have the same 5914 Clausing lathe which happens to have 5c collet attachment, draw bar and spindle nose protector, so they are available. I had to buy the 4 1/2 mt adaptor from clausing, so you might check with them for a spindle protector. Any way, keep the videos cummin. Thanks, Jim.

This changes the whole game! i now know hoe to put a keyway in knobs of my own design.

Thank you Mr. Pete. I didn't realize they made a #3 Morse taper collet. My Logan lathe has this taper in the spindle. I will definitely have to find a set. I have a partial set of #2 for my old Bridgport that I figured I could use with a cut off sleeve.

Mr Pete, Great idea, I think I'll try it on my Craftsman lathe

Poor man with a brain is better than a rich man with no brain. thanks Mr. Pete

Excellent video , as always!

Another great video! I made an adapter for my Sheldon lathe to use Hendey #3 collets that I bought cheap. I had to make the draw tube and thread it internally for the collet and externally for the hand wheel. I have since traded for a 5C adapter and collets but had to make another draw tube. I like the idea of ER collets for a lathe but haven't used them so there could be drawbacks.

fantastic video as always. thanks for sharing

Thank you so much, I have been wanting to make my own draw bar for a small atlas Mk2 but wasn't sure how to go about it :)

Though I am not a machine lathe operator, I am going to use this to hold an MT2 collet for a thread cutter on a wood lathe. I enjoy your videos very much. Thank You for the well made & interesting videos!

I MADE A SET FOR MY LATHE, HAVE NOT USED IT YET HOWEVER GREAT IDEA THANKS MR. PETE

Great will make one for my recent purchased 13" Leblond round head when I get it restored and put back together, I bought it at end of an estate sale in parts and pieces with the assurance that all the lathe parts are there. So far so good.

Thank so much I needed this for a year

Wery Nice Thanks from Sweden for your outstanding videos

I made the drawbar and used MT2 collets for my lathe. I also made a MT2 collet block from a scrap piece of hex stock. Both are working well and I will make a square block when the right piece of steel comes along. Thanks for the idea.

Ha ha, funny I should run into this video. I actually made a mt3 collet out of some 1" cold rolled. Took a couple tries to get it close (about .001" run out). Good enough for this poor man lol. Thanks for the video! 👍😁👍

Glad I found this one, Thanks

I recently made an ER40 collet chuck for my Myford lathe, up to that point I had been using MT2 collets in the headstock which was very limiting. I found the ER series very easy to use and very cheap. I have been very pleased with the upgrade and I can hold up to 30mm stock very accurately.

I have done the same but using ER 32 COLLETS AND MT3 adaptor. These can be bought cheaply from ctc tools. The ER collets are superior in a number of ways. Each collet has a wider clamping range so that every possible diameter from 2mm to 20 is covered. Also when tightened the part is not drawn back towards the chuck to the same extent. The clamping grip is greater too as they have a double taper and 8 slots rather than three. If you choose u can go up to 30mm material by choosing ER 50 collets at a greater cost. Well worth looking at the ER system. On the drawbar end I put a round plastic knob of about 2" dia so no spanner is needed. I have used it for three years now and I use these collets for work holding more often than the big chucks combined. They are a lot safer too. I hold milling cutters in them regularly when using a milling slide. Clearly I'm a fan of the ER system.

Love it thanks for this video I am just getting into collets and don't have a proper draw bar for my south bend heavy 10 just yet so the threaded rod will be great for me

great video mr pete

my old lathe doesnt have an exposed spindle at the rear, it seems to be a thrust bearing housing. my concept is a combination thread protector/collet holder. a thread protector (1-1/2"-10tpi) with an inner tapered lip that presses on the front of the collet. no idea if it will work but i may give it a shot!

You bring up very good idea,s thank,s

Very well said Jim...

Great video and very useful. I found you by watching a video by Winky's Workshop. H talked about how he saw you make a index wheel with a saw blade. His video is Metal Lathe Indexing Wheel. Thank you and May God Bless you and your family.

I use a BT-40 tool holder. put it in chuck, indicate it and then your good to go. kind of expensive though, but very handy.

That's a pretty nice way to get accurate holding (centering) for round stock. I have the same (or very similar) Clausing 5914 lathe. It came with a Royal 5C holder, which I like a lot. If you ever find a Royal or similar closer, let me know, as I might have a spare 5C adaptor. I didn't have an adaptor like you have for the 4 1/2 to MT3, so I made a taper attachment for the lathe and after many adjustment passes, I came up with a nice end product.

Hi ! Oh, what a nice idea - I have a M5 taper in my lathe and I think I should beable to make an adaptor "M5 to 5C-collet" and then I have 5C collet holder on my old Stanko lathe - right ? Oh, I have to make the draw bar too, but ...

Ni mrpete, No need to be poor to take advantage of a good idea, sometimes just being stuck and needing a way out... Thanks for a good idea,

Any chance you could show us how to turn one of those spindle adapters? I know how to turn a short taper but struggle with the math.

Right on thanks for the tip

Hello Mr Pete. I'm in the Bahamas and really enjoy your videos. I have a 10" Atlas lathe. What size or style collets do i need to get to fit directly into my lathe spindle?

Have you ever had the collet come out but the sleeve stay in the spindle? Just curious, I have a Southbend 13" and I find myself wanting a collet setup sometimes. Thanks for the info!

what is the biggest dim collet you can get up to 1"

Fred Eisner in NYC has the 5c adapter and thread protector for clausing 5900 lathe.

Hello. Is there any video about using 5C collets in Southbend 10K?

Hi Mr Pete would be nice if one day soon you show us how to made a thread protector nee one for my Atlas 10f love your work sir thank you

Thanks Mr,. Pete

I saw a 5C Milling Collet Arbor and really don't know what it is used for?

Just solved another problem for me ...thanks!

Thank you so much

What's the point of pinning the coupling nut? Don't you need something to tighten against the outboard side spindle adapter? Or did you cut the all-thread at precisely the right length so taking up just those few threads in the collet snugs it up?

i have a atlas 10 inch lathe and i was wondering can i use mt3 end mill holder without a draw bar ,and would it be ok to just use a brass rod to tap end mill holder out dont think these end mill holders would work with a draw bar .just want to make sure i need no damage to lathe thanks Mr. Pete

I respect you too

Hi Mrpete quick question I'm looking for a variable pulley drive and piston setup for my classing lathe 6900 series 14x48. Where is the best place to start looking?

Thanks I bid on it

There is a L00 spindle protector on Ebay, buy it now. Came up under a search for Logan Lathe ... listed 11/3

If you can get your hands on one Schaublin 135, you wont be neding more lathes :) it is one of the best by far IMO

Great idee, thanks for sharing...

Pete, have you (or anyone else reading this) ever used a 5C collet chuck closer on a lathe? Do you know if they have the same holding power as the drawbar 5C closer like those made my JFK co? Thanks.

what size collets does the clausing use from the factory

Where did you get the 4 1/2 Morse taper Spindle sleeve? thanks, Bill Lee

I might talk nonsense but, wouldn't it be possible to take an adapter, cut it short so the last say 1 to 2 cm of the collet be exposed and on to it a thread be made for a cup that will become the draw bar? The cup would have to remain inside the machine somehow locked, i wouldn't know how to be honest but the rotation for the tightening would have to be made from the work side instead of the gear side. It just crossed my mind so it's nothing i've ever seen before. Might be complete nonsense. edit: the outcome would be that the inside of the collet would be free to use a full piece of stock as opposed to the smaller variant presented here. I would also like to add that all the machining can be done on a lathe. It's basically cutting, facing and threading.

Do 3c collets work in a MT3 taper?

thanks

I had too watch it twice at 4:27, I first thought you had pushed the round stock in from the rear, lol. I wish I was as POOR as you, lol.

Another excellent tip for us poor pensioners. I see you stole another of your wife's towels as a backdrop. She will catch you one day. lol

Can 3C collets be used in an MT3 spindle?

Great video! (like always) - I could do a similar set up for my South Bend couldn't I? I am trying to find a good price on the book how to run a lathe just don't know what version (reprint year) to get and the price range is anywhere from $15 as high as $80 for what looks to be the very same book why is that ? does the version or year make that big of a difference? I think my SB is early 1950's at least that's the closest I guess or find using the Serial #

You might be poor in earthly goods but you're a rich man in spirit. How about making a really LARGE steam engine...1/2 horse or more?

Plenty of room in a 3c for making carbide core rifle bullets if s ever hits the fan.

How to remove collet adapter itself?

...........many dots can make street line

Do you have a pay pal address? I'd like to make old tubalcain a mite less poor...

"If you had the number two's, you'd have to use your sleeve'

I still find good stuff on mrpete222

Me again. www.rdgtools.co.uk/cgi-bin/sh000001.pl?WD=collets&PN=32MM-STRAIGHT-SHANK-COLLET-CHUCK-ER32---18PC-COLLET-SET-675551%2ehtml#SID=71 This is the set I bought. The material can pass through these collets if you get an adaptor plate that goes on to your spindle. Some of these are shown on the Ark Euro Trade site.

Why don't you make your own collet ? there's nothing difficult about it.

sorry about the dislike; it was a slip of the fingers