Hello! I was wondering if anybody could set me up with a good list of must have tooling and clamps for a bench top mill. I have been looking at a Grizzly G0754 as my first mill and would like to pick up a good variety show tooling. Thanks in advance I have been driving my wife crazy searching for tooling.
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Tooling up.
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A good basic starter set would similar to what LMS sells for the G0704
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4958&category=-74669629
Don't forget a set of drill bits.
Add a boring head, a fly cutter and a bit of measuring stuff and you could do quite a bit.
http://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_view.php?ProductID=4958&category=-74669629
Don't forget a set of drill bits.
Add a boring head, a fly cutter and a bit of measuring stuff and you could do quite a bit.
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This is what I would consider a good start, this will get you up and running.
Disclaimer; I'm not endorsing these products, just showing them as examples.
From the Grizzly web site.
G1075 Clamping Kit for 1/2" T-slots, 58 pc.
G7156 Premium Milling Vise - 4"
G1646 12 pc. Precision R-8 Collet Set
G9756 20 pc. HSS End Mill Set
G9815 Thin Parallel Set - 10 Pairs
H5556 4 pc. Edge Finder Set, just the bottom one, you don't need the whole set.
H8263 Grizzly 1/2" x R-8 Keyless Chuck with Integral Shank
G3658 Grizzly TiN Coated 115 pc. Drill Bit Set
H5930 Grizzly 4 pc. Center Drill Set 60
G5728 Grizzly 60 5 pc. Countersink Set
There are a lot of vendors for these items.
Then comes the measuring tools if you don't have them. If you are on a limited budget, Harbor Freight is a good place to look, at least they have a pretty much a no-hassle return policy. There are a lot of other vendors also.
0-3 inch mics
6 inch digital caliper
6 inch scale
Combination square
Dial indicator with mag base
And then you get to start really tooling up you shop, you can never have too many tools.:whistle:
Disclaimer; I'm not endorsing these products, just showing them as examples.
From the Grizzly web site.
G1075 Clamping Kit for 1/2" T-slots, 58 pc.
G7156 Premium Milling Vise - 4"
G1646 12 pc. Precision R-8 Collet Set
G9756 20 pc. HSS End Mill Set
G9815 Thin Parallel Set - 10 Pairs
H5556 4 pc. Edge Finder Set, just the bottom one, you don't need the whole set.
H8263 Grizzly 1/2" x R-8 Keyless Chuck with Integral Shank
G3658 Grizzly TiN Coated 115 pc. Drill Bit Set
H5930 Grizzly 4 pc. Center Drill Set 60
G5728 Grizzly 60 5 pc. Countersink Set
There are a lot of vendors for these items.
Then comes the measuring tools if you don't have them. If you are on a limited budget, Harbor Freight is a good place to look, at least they have a pretty much a no-hassle return policy. There are a lot of other vendors also.
0-3 inch mics
6 inch digital caliper
6 inch scale
Combination square
Dial indicator with mag base
And then you get to start really tooling up you shop, you can never have too many tools.:whistle:
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On top of what Jim mentioned, which I certainly agree with, I have found cheap angle blocks come in real handy. Oil can and brushes and a drill chuck and some sand paper and or emery cloth and a mill file.