I was gifted an Enco mill last year, and for lack of knowledge and projects haven't evan as much as turned it on. The next time I use a milling machine will be the first time, I'm afraid. I have been doing some homework off and on, watching YouTube and reading some intro-level booklets.
I finally came up with a project for the mill and got in and started to clean it up in preparation for use. I bought a set of end mills to get me started. Turns out the ones I bought are more or less useless, but when I was cleaning the mill I found that the stand was completely full of tooling. Exciting find. Unfortunately rusted but they'll clean up.
I have been able to research what the various tools are and their uses, but I can't find a conclusive example online of what type of cutter the one in the attached picture is. Boring bar? There's a set of 12 in various sizes.
I'm sure this is pretty basic but I'll take the embarrassment in return for the knowledge.
Thanks!
Dan
I finally came up with a project for the mill and got in and started to clean it up in preparation for use. I bought a set of end mills to get me started. Turns out the ones I bought are more or less useless, but when I was cleaning the mill I found that the stand was completely full of tooling. Exciting find. Unfortunately rusted but they'll clean up.
I have been able to research what the various tools are and their uses, but I can't find a conclusive example online of what type of cutter the one in the attached picture is. Boring bar? There's a set of 12 in various sizes.
I'm sure this is pretty basic but I'll take the embarrassment in return for the knowledge.
Thanks!
Dan