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Posted: 10/19/2003 7:00:54 PM EDT
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Brownelles is OK for specialized tooling related to guns. However, they are pricey.
Enco [url]http://www.use-enco.com/CGI/INSRHM[/url] and MSC [url]http://www.mscdirect.com/[/url] are two of my favorites. McMaster Carr[url]http://www.mcmaster.com/[/url] is also good if you are in a hurry. They aren't cheap but they have good stuff and ship VERY fast. If I order NOW at 2252 hours, it will be here Monday!!! HGR Surplus [url]http://www.hgrindustrialsurplus.com/[/url] is an interesting place too! Lots of tools, machines and other neat stuff. All prices are negotiable. I buy a lot of tooling at the local flea market. $2 for a $30 mill suits me just fine. Some need touched up a little but that is not difficult. I have a diamond and green wheel on a tool grinder for the purpose. One end may be broken but the other never used. Many times the cheap used stuff I buy is in perfect condition for my purposes. I have bought all sorts of neat stuff - digital mics and calipers for $.25 on the dollar - or less. Pin gages, thread gages, mics, dial indicators, squares, carbide cutters, carbide drills - the list is endless. I am a tool whore for sure. |
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Posted: 10/19/2003 7:20:09 PM EDT
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I prefers Travers [url]http://www.travers.com[/url]
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Posted: 10/19/2003 9:42:44 PM EDT
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Lathe bits: you will have very little need for anything but HSS. I have a lot of carbide bits and inserts I don't use, unless I get into very hard steels.
Gotta learn how to grind them and polish them. Get a bunch of HSS bits as once you grind a good shape, you will want to touch it up instead of grinding something new from it. You will also end up with a bunch of specialty bits for different things.... Milling cutters. MSC and KBC are good, but MSC is top dollar. This is where buying American really counts. Put your money in cutters if nowhere else. Chinese tools are usually much poorer than US makes, but I've ran into exceptions. Ebay is where I buy cutters now, except for real specialty endmills. Gotta be selective here, but you can buy awesome premium endmills for pennies on the dollar here.... Don't buy the 5 lb. lots - I had to learn that a half dozen times...... They don't know how to pack them. I bought three 5 lb. lots and they just dumped them into a large box.... Sounded like broken glass when I got it, just as useful.... "Life Left" on a cutter is the same as worn out. Like New in the package is where the real deals are. Gotta use your instincts here. Many cutting tool auctions get only a single bid, if that. Be selective and you can fill your tool chest cheap. |
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Posted: 10/20/2003 8:19:50 AM EDT
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Thanks for the help.
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