Collet for twin cat... which one?

[martin]

All of the Octura .130" flex that I have ( which is a fair bit ) actually measures .127" & will go into the stock 3.12mm Teflon liner. If you go to .130" flex do you intend to go with a new .130" flex + new 4mm o/d stub shaft.

[tlandauer]

I live at about 1.5 hour from there!

So, those collet thighten on standard side, but can be used in reversed application, And don't loose up?

Wow!!
yes, they are so good and once you tighten them, they won't give you trouble.
I have asked this question and the feed back i got was that even with Octura and TFL regular collet, they should work OK with reversed rotation. On those collets I use anti-seize compound so i can really tighten them well. This can be bought from any auto-parts store. Just put a bit on the thread, so the nut can be turned tighter on the prongs.

http://www.permatex.com/products-2/product-categories/lubricants/specialty-lubricants-anti-seize/permatex-anti-seize-lubricant-detail

[boilo56]

I just checked the link for the clutch collet. The shipping from germany to canada is 150 euros, and the collet cost 26 euros... A little bit too costly to order. I'll try to find something at OSE store, or Kintec.

[tlandauer]

I just checked the link for the clutch collet. The shipping from germany to canada is 150 euros, and the collet cost 26 euros... A little bit too costly to order. I'll try to find something at OSE store, or Kintec.

I don't think they have that size for the motor shaft anyway. That is a very small dia. for the motor shaft, a regular 540/550 sized brushed or brushless 1/10 RC car motor shaft. I see the motors are 2860, looks like Leopard motors from Hobby king's pictures, however I think the ones sold here have 4mm shafts?? Since they are 1/8(3.17mm) according to post #10, then I don't know enough to say anything.
Check the OSE site, they have 3.17 to .130 collets, I think. Frankly, if you use the anti-seize compound, you needn't worry about the rotation . The smaller the mass of the collet, the less chance you will have a problem.