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I've only recently found this forum and although I don't build model engines, there's a LOT of info inside to make it a valuable resource for me. I'm retired from the U. S. Coast Guard (engineer) that got very interested in machining while stationed in Alaska in the mid-1980's. I took a short...

I recently purchased a set of 5c collets from 5/64" - 1 1/8" by 64ths for use in a collet chuck for my lathe and a spin indexer for my mill. Looking at the collets, I'm trying to figure out when you would use the smaller collets, such as 3/64", 1/16", etc. Dave