collet
Sign in to savethumb|right|A W-type external-thread collet (red) being pulled into its spindle seat (green) with a drawbar (blue), clamping, rotating and then releasing a shaft.
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- Collet chucks for machine tools
- Metalworking
- ER collets
- Autolock collets
- R8 collets
- 5C collets
- 355E Collets
- Watchmaker collets
- DIN 6343 dead length collets
- Multi-size collets
- Morse taper collets
- Other applications
- Woodwork
- Craft hobbies
- Semiconductor work
- Internal combustion engines
- Firearms
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|right|A W-type external-thread collet (red) being pulled into its spindle seat (green) with a drawbar (blue), clamping, rotating and then releasing a shaft.
A collet is a segmented sleeve, band or collar. One of the two radial surfaces of a collet is usually tapered (i.e a truncated cone) and the other is cylindrical. The term collet commonly refers to a type of chuck that uses collets to hold either a workpiece or a tool (such as a drill), but collets have other mechanical applications.