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Kevin Fusselman

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Jan 20, 2018, 10:40:32 AM1/20/18
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The other night, someone was looking for end mills.  If the Tool Fund were going to start maintaining a few end mills, what sizes and types would people want?  No promises, of course, as end mills can be expensive and easily damaged, but I'd be glad to check it out.

Chris Olson

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Jan 22, 2018, 9:27:21 AM1/22/18
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I could use 5mm and above...

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On Jan 20, 2018 9:40 AM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:
The other night, someone was looking for end mills.  If the Tool Fund were going to start maintaining a few end mills, what sizes and types would people want?  No promises, of course, as end mills can be expensive and easily damaged, but I'd be glad to check it out.

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Kevin Fusselman

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Jan 22, 2018, 1:04:34 PM1/22/18
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Specifically metric or just whatever?


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Chris Olson

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Jan 22, 2018, 2:14:17 PM1/22/18
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I think mm is metric ;-)... But yeah a good set of metric end mills would be fantastic... 

On Jan 22, 2018 12:04 PM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:

Specifically metric or just whatever?


On Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 08:27 Chris Olson <chris....@gmail.com> wrote:
I could use 5mm and above...

Chris Olson 

On Jan 20, 2018 9:40 AM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:
The other night, someone was looking for end mills.  If the Tool Fund were going to start maintaining a few end mills, what sizes and types would people want?  No promises, of course, as end mills can be expensive and easily damaged, but I'd be glad to check it out.

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Benjamin Hutcheson

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Jan 22, 2018, 2:30:03 PM1/22/18
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Millimeters may be metric, but ¼” is larger than 5mm, thus fulfilling your request without needing another collet or holder.

 

What’s the use case for a metric end mill? I’m not a machinist by any stretch of the imagination, so forgive me for not understanding. I recognize the need with drill bits, where your bit size is your final hole size, but when you’re milling you can make additional passes with a narrower tool. If you were doing a lot of slotting and wanted to work in a single pass, or needed a lot of precision, I’d understand but suggest not using our milling machine in the first place. Otherwise it seems like an SAE set could do pretty much everything a metric set could do, with an allowance for a 5mm if you really need 5mm features (since nobody wants to use anything smaller than ¼” unless absolutely necessary).

 

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I think mm is metric ;-)... But yeah a good set of metric end mills would be fantastic... 

On Jan 22, 2018 12:04 PM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:

Specifically metric or just whatever?

 

On Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 08:27 Chris Olson <chris....@gmail.com> wrote:

I could use 5mm and above...

 

Chris Olson 

 

On Jan 20, 2018 9:40 AM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:

The other night, someone was looking for end mills.  If the Tool Fund were going to start maintaining a few end mills, what sizes and types would people want?  No promises, of course, as end mills can be expensive and easily damaged, but I'd be glad to check it out.

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Chris Olson

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Jan 22, 2018, 3:29:43 PM1/22/18
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Actually I need 5mm because I have 5mm magnets to glue into a wood part, and I want a flat surface to glue to... Thus an end mill, and 5mm size... 

On Jan 22, 2018 1:30 PM, "Benjamin Hutcheson" <hutche...@gmail.com> wrote:

Millimeters may be metric, but ¼” is larger than 5mm, thus fulfilling your request without needing another collet or holder.

 

What’s the use case for a metric end mill? I’m not a machinist by any stretch of the imagination, so forgive me for not understanding. I recognize the need with drill bits, where your bit size is your final hole size, but when you’re milling you can make additional passes with a narrower tool. If you were doing a lot of slotting and wanted to work in a single pass, or needed a lot of precision, I’d understand but suggest not using our milling machine in the first place. Otherwise it seems like an SAE set could do pretty much everything a metric set could do, with an allowance for a 5mm if you really need 5mm features (since nobody wants to use anything smaller than ¼” unless absolutely necessary).

 

From: Chris Olson
Sent: Monday, January 22, 2018 1:14 PM
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Subject: Re: [OMG] End Mills

 

I think mm is metric ;-)... But yeah a good set of metric end mills would be fantastic... 

On Jan 22, 2018 12:04 PM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:

Specifically metric or just whatever?

 

On Mon, Jan 22, 2018, 08:27 Chris Olson <chris....@gmail.com> wrote:

I could use 5mm and above...

 

Chris Olson 

 

On Jan 20, 2018 9:40 AM, "Kevin Fusselman" <ke...@fusselman.org> wrote:

The other night, someone was looking for end mills.  If the Tool Fund were going to start maintaining a few end mills, what sizes and types would people want?  No promises, of course, as end mills can be expensive and easily damaged, but I'd be glad to check it out.

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Eric J. Kaplan

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Jan 22, 2018, 3:47:26 PM1/22/18
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Seems like a 5mm Forstner bit might be a better solution? And cheaper?

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Chris Olson

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*slaps forehead* I forgot all about those, and yes to both questions ...
I can't see to find a 5mm forstner tho'

Eric Kaplan

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I suspect you might have better luck changing your magnet size to something more standard.  3/16" maybe?

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