[ngwanhoe]

To all masters and sifus out there please help me on which tools ans accessories to purchase for beginner.

I am purchasing a mini vertical mill similar to Seig X2. I am doing some aluminium parts.

1) What kind of milling bits should I purchase? (Rounding corner, slots etc)
2) Should I purchase quick conect R8 Chuck and collet? (Which type and size)
3) Other ensential tools like sanding or smoothing edge, cutting tools etc.

Your advice is very much appreciated.

Thanks

[ngwanhoe]

How about rotary table?

[MikeZee]

How about you take a basic machining class.

[ngwanhoe]

Hi Mike,

Thanks for sudgestion. Unfortunately there is no basic / short class available here. I just have to self studies and get informations from other masters.

And also I am in a small budget to do this. So a lots of things had to be improvise.

[ngwanhoe]

How about you take a basic machining class.

Hi Mike.

Thanks for advice. Unfortunately here don't have short or basic class. I had to rely on self studies and gathering informations from masters like u.

Further more I am runing on small budget.

Thanks
WH Ng

[ngwanhoe]

BUMP

[M250cnc]

Your question is too vague so the answers will be too long.

A better way is to ask How do i make this and what tools would i need to make it but remember i am on a budget.

Look for stuff on ebay if available to your country

But to get the ball rolling you need

Collets
Drill chuck
Machine vice
Range of drills
Range of cutters
Measuring/setting devices

[ngwanhoe]

Your question is too vague so the answers will be too long.

A better way is to ask How do i make this and what tools would i need to make it but remember i am on a budget.

Look for stuff on ebay if available to your country

But to get the ball rolling you need

Collets
Drill chuck
Machine vice
Range of drills
Range of cutters
Measuring/setting devices

Thanks alot M250CNC

I am doing some aluminium & plastic material.

Will be making some slots, holes and threads

To mill slots do I use end mill size same as the slot or use smaller size to do a few runs?
What tool can make a specific angle (degree) countersink for a 15mm hole?
How do I mill corner or half outer round?

Collets>>>>> like ER16 etc?
Drill chuck >>>>> R8 Quick connect?
Machine vice >>>>> Rotable or fix?
Range of drills >>> this I understand
Range of cutters >>> end mill? indexable?
Measuring/setting devices >>>> this I understand

Thanks again

[M250cnc]

The collets depend on your machine spindle an R8 is the better choice.

If it has an R8 then you will need R8 collets or if is morse taper you can get morse taper collets

Or you could get a collet chuck for a morse taper and use er collets depending on the size of the holder and yes they are available in to suit R8

So you can see there is a lot of choice and some people have some of each.

The vice can be swivel and or tilting but they tend to be less rigid and take up more space and on a small machine they can eat up all your capacity and cost more but you can have both and again some people do.

You always use a smaller cutter if you want precision for the slot very popular are three flute cutters as they have advantages of end mills and slot drills

Indexable only come in the larger sizes

Carbide is longer lasting and works good on ali, HSS can have a sharper edge and may suit plastic better.

For countersinking you need a countersink, they are available in lots of sizes.

But like rules, they are meant to be broken

You can do a search on ebay then you can see what is available, and what they cost.

[ngwanhoe]

The collets depend on your machine spindle an R8 is the better choice.

If it has an R8 then you will need R8 collets or if is morse taper you can get morse taper collets

Or you could get a collet chuck for a morse taper and use er collets depending on the size of the holder and yes they are available in to suit R8

So you can see there is a lot of choice and some people have some of each.

The vice can be swivel and or tilting but they tend to be less rigid and take up more space and on a small machine they can eat up all your capacity and cost more but you can have both and again some people do.

You always use a smaller cutter if you want precision for the slot very popular are three flute cutters as they have advantages of end mills and slot drills

Indexable only come in the larger sizes

Carbide is longer lasting and works good on ali, HSS can have a sharper edge and may suit plastic better.

For countersinking you need a countersink, they are available in lots of sizes.

But like rules, they are meant to be broken

You can do a search on ebay then you can see what is available, and what they cost.

Thanks a lot.

How to mill corner? or half outer round. and how to mill an angle counter sink biger than the drill bit?

[M250cnc]

On a manual mill there are rotary tables and also corner rounding cutters.

The corner rounding cutters are the easiest but the angles are a maximum of 90 degrees and large radii are not readily available.

The exact method would depend on the part.