Searching for a 1/8" through-hole collet to repair a Tek sweep knob

[tautech]

Want to pop out for a coffee, chat and some nuts ?

Now there is an offer! 

Sounds good. Will have to be next week sometime after my current work rush.

Oh OK ! So you guys do know each other and live  in the same vicinity ?!   

So that's ^ what we did last night and yarned away a good few hours.
Nice catch up it was too as it wasn't all about business for a change.
Dubbie grabbed a new #10 tap I had and it'll find its way back to me via another member he needs to catch up with. So he's got nuts too now ! 

[Vince]

Hi Tautech and thanks for the update !

I am glad my knob and nut problem   was a good excuse for catching-up 

[Dubbie]

Just in case you thought I had forgotten you, I thought I had better check in. I’ve been waiting for a die to arrive so I can make the collet. It hasn’t shown up yet, although I ordered it a month ago. While I waited, I made a small stainless steel nut. It’s got curious proportions, but I guess that’s what you asked for. Pictured is the nut threaded onto one of Tautech’s #10 32 bolts he gave me.

[Vince]

Just in case you thought I had forgotten you, I thought I had better check in. 

No worries, we are all busy with life ! ;-)  Just back from 10 weeks working on a different site, not as local... the resulting commute killed me (as well as eating all my free time), time flew and I didn't do anything in the lab (or else) during that time ! 

Back to normal starting tomorrow, phew. Then in a week... I will be on vacation for 3 weeks, so will be able to get some work done at last...

I made a small stainless steel nut. It’s got curious proportions, but I guess that’s what you asked for. 

Thanks ! 

Yes the proportions are odd, as Tautech said, it's a "half" nut, very thin. As mentioned in a previous post, the nut is 2.3mm thick.

[Dubbie]

I FINALLY got the die I ordered way back ages ago... I suspect it might have been shipped by putting it in a bottle and throwing it in the sea.
I now have everything I need to make the collet.

Standby!

[Vince]

Hi Dubbie,

Maybe it comes from China ? Every time I order something there, it takes a month or more to get to France.

Looking good then, thanks for your effort  !

Don't know how much time/effort it would take to make one, you will tell me, but it's not insane, maybe make 2 or 3, in case one breaks again ?
Sure I will be very careful when tightening it, but Murphy is always out there waiting to catch you... will this guy never leave us alone ?! 

That puts some pressure on me now, then.... I must move my butt and trouble shoot the remaining weird problems with that scope...