R-8 collet blocks

[Davyboy]

Hello to All. How about some collet blocks for R-8? I don't want / can't afford to buy a set of 5C, so here we go. I made some for R-8. A pretty straight forward piece of lathe work. I did each end separately, as the collet locates on the ends. I ended up with about 6 tenths of runout on a dowel pin clamped in the collets, close enough for me.
Yes the R-8 is limited on size selection, but I've already got them....
Enjoy
Davyboy

 

[kvom]

Aside from diameter, R8 is limited on how deep the stock can be. If you can live with those restrictions then this should work well.