collets

[leadpig]

is there a alternative method to collets for holding the tungsten, sure i read somewhere there was but no idea where lol
tia

 

[gordon stephenson]

I have seen somewhere, They now sell collets with a wedge shaped end instead of the much thinner slots, Got very good reviews as I recall.

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

I have seen somewhere, They now sell collets with a wedge shaped end instead of the much thinner slots, Got very good reviews as I recall.

They are pretty good. They don't distort and die like the standard ones, and last forever. The only thing I found with them is that I have to push the tungsten in a tad, to crack it free before I can extract it. I recommend them anyway.

 

[leadpig]

They are pretty good. They don't distort and die like the standard ones, and last forever. The only thing I found with them is that I have to push the tungsten in a tad, to crack it free before I can extract it. I recommend them anyway.

what they called or where do you get them from bud

 

[Tiggy_dorset]

Boss at work got them for us. Do a search for Wedge Collets, thats what they are called.

 

[Wayne.]

Rapid welding has them ii stock

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Wedge collets, I have them, spot on!

 

[Hood]

Used to suffer a lot with the collets distorting and losing their shape as I do mainly Alu, so highish currents. Got a water cooled torch and now I have no problem at all, fair enough I have only had it a month or two but the collets are as good as the day they were first used and I would have gone through at least 1 or 2 in the air cooled torch by now.

 

[Brad93]

CK Wedge Collets are the dogs danglies. As said, push in a tad then the tungsten releases easily.

 

[Richard.]

The wedge collet is a ck only design and they are a fabulous thing. Couple them up to a water cooled torch and they hardly fall into a consumable category. The only downside to them is you can't use a 2.4 lens with a 1.6 collet. I use to to just buy 2.4 lenses and use them for all my welding and just change the collet where as I can't do this with the wedge type. Nevertheless I prefer the wedge type now as I can't remember the last time I chucked one out.

 

[norlander]

CK Wedge Collets are the dogs danglies.

+1

 

[Jim Davey]

R H Davey Welding Supplies do them, so do Welding Supplies Direct, and we undertake to beat Rapids prices wherever we are able.

 

[Richard.]

R H Davey Welding Supplies do them, so do Welding Supplies Direct, and we undertake to beat Rapids prices wherever we are able.

I can vouch for that.
We ain't talking a small undercut either from my previous encounters.

 

[Jim Davey]

I can vouch for that.
We ain't talking a small undercut either from my previous encounters.

Cheers Rich, you pedal is together by the way, and I've got a local customer with a Thermal Arc he'll let me test it on before it ships this time.

 

[Richard.]

Cheers Rich, you pedal is together by the way, and I've got a local customer with a Thermal Arc he'll let me test it on before it ships this time.

24kt gold you are mr Davey

 

[Brad93]

24kt gold you are mr Davey

Pedal for the tweco?

 

[Richard.]

Pedal for the tweco?

Dunno what you mean Brad.
I never said that

 

[Brad93]

Dunno what you mean Brad.
I never said that

haha good machines the lorch's aernt they :P

 

[Richard.]

haha good machines the lorch's aernt they :P

Dunno, mines a tweco it says it on the side and everything