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    modifying my R8 collet rack

    I made this collet rack many years ago but not thinking I would one day need to increase its capacity I had made the holes on a particularly wide spaced pattern, but not a pattern well suited for maintaining Cemetry when the need would one day arise to add more positions.
    This afternoon I decided to make the best of what I had available short of completely making a new rack. I still have the tramming riser blocks bolted in place, which worked out great for adding additional holes
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    No need to move the table just slide the plate and re clamp using a tri square for proximity positioning
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    Symmetry

    Cemetry is only missing one e from a place that might have symmetry but won't work as a place for collet holders... just saying...

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    Quote Originally Posted by BuffaloJohn View Post
    Symmetry

    Cemetry is only missing one e from a place that might have symmetry but won't work as a place for collet holders... just saying...
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    Thanks Frank S! We've added your Collet Rack to our Racks category,
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    Good enough for doing it's job. Nice to see a successful salvage of a job. How many collets do you have? I'm guessing 5C?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mwmkravchenko View Post
    Good enough for doing it's job. Nice to see a successful salvage of a job. How many collets do you have? I'm guessing 5C?
    R8 actually. Currently about 12 but looking to add to that number soon



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