Collet in a sentence as a noun

I have had a collet work loose and the bit come out.

A metric collet would be a 12 or 13 mm.

It's true they collets are not meant to be holding metric sized end mills/etc, but the collet itself is milled using metric sizes.

Everyone knows everyone else has 100 more dollars in their pocket, and the smart kids will come up with business ideas to collet the bitcoins.

Collet definitions

noun

a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting

See also: ferrule

noun

a cone-shaped chuck used for holding cylindrical pieces in a lathe

noun

a band or collar that holds an individual stone in a jewelry setting