Warning: Don't cheap out on tool holders like I did

I spent $120 on a set of cheap Chinese ER collets off Amazon about 4 months ago. They seemed fine at first but after maybe 50 hours of run time I started getting some serious runout on a critical part. I was chasing a .005 inch tolerance issue for two whole days before I swapped the collet out for a name brand one I had lying around. The runout dropped to basically nothing and the part passed inspection easy. I threw those cheap collets in the scrap bin and ordered a set from MariTool instead. Has anyone else wasted money on budget tooling that ended up costing you more in scrap?

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willow7326d agoMost Upvoted

Cheap tooling is just like cheap shoes, you end up paying way more in the long run for your mistake lol.

aarons364d ago

Buddy bought a $5 hammer and the head flew off on the first swing lol.