6mm watchmakers lathe collets

[p2n]

Finally bagged myself a watchmakers lathe from ebay. It's a Wolf Jahn or Lorch 6mm Geneva pattern. It came with a few collects but there a few missing.

Any suggestions where I can find collects? I've got the usual searches saved on ebay.

 

[Neverenoughwatches]

5 hours ago, p2n said:

Finally bagged myself a watchmakers lathe from ebay. It's a Wolf Jahn or Lorch 6mm Geneva pattern. It came with a few collects but there a few missing.

Any suggestions where I can find collects? I've got the usual searches saved on ebay.

 

Just be careful choosing the right ones. A 6mm collet isn't just 6mm collet it also has a thread pitch which can vary. Keep your eyes peeled for genuine wolf jahn I know the 8mm version matches  up with Bergeon and one other but not sure about the 6mm. I have a book somewhere with a table of the different sizes , i can dig it out later if that helps.

[tomh207]

6mm collets are harder to get, that is one of the reasons for the BHI course they recommend 8mm lathes.

good luck, they are out there but I have generally seen them twice the price on eBay than 8mm.

 

Tom

[p2n]

3 minutes ago, tomh207 said:

good luck, they are out there but I have generally seen them twice the price on eBay than 8mm.

Typical.

 

6mm lathe for sale lol