Chinese 8mm watchmakers collets

Chinese 8mm watchmakers collets

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6 May 2017 at 12:28 #296695
Steve Crow
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Searching ebay for elusive size collets I noticed that Chinese manufactors are selling new ones, in a vast range of sizes, for around a tenner each.

My question is, has anyone tried these? I don't want to write them off just because they are not of European origin.
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6 May 2017 at 12:28 #18504
Steve Crow
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6 May 2017 at 15:36 #296730
mechman48
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… 'I don't want to write them off just because they are not of European origin'…

I find that a lot of 'European origin' stuff is made in China anyway, generally under licence from EU manufacturers HQ's… globalisation, run from China!, even 'Deutchebank' is under controlling interest buy out threat from a Chinese consortium, I'll bet Mrs M's nether region sphincter muscles are quivering with that thought…' Ich denke Mein Reich ist kaput gekommen'… excuse my schoolboy German .

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6 May 2017 at 17:52 #296740
Steve Crow
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I didn't mean to dismiss non-European stuff as inferior. It's just that all my watchmakers collets are either English, Swiss or German. I've not seen these Chinese ones before and if they are of reasonable quality that's great. As far as I can see, the only new ones available are Bergeon and the like at £70 a pop.

Cheers

Steve
6 May 2017 at 21:08 #296771
Denis O’Kane
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I use them regularly and find the ones I have good.
7 May 2017 at 17:47 #296906
richardandtracy
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I have an ER11 set (OK, different size & form), but they run at 30000 rpm with no vibration. At that speed, any minor errors would shake the router to pieces. Machining from China at the moment seems superb in the most part. There may be rubbish around, but I have yet to receive any.

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Richard.
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