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I sure will. It's funny, even on AliExpress there is very little selection, of ANY quality. I ordered a bunch of metric end mills, and I may use them to finish metric holes, as DPittman suggested above. I don't understand why they're hard to find, when they are used worldwide. Ken

My position is the same as Canadium. I figure these will help me get a feel for the different drilling aspects. And will show me a little of which sizes I'll use more. Eventually I have planned for a high quality set, whether bought all at once, or a selection of my own to suit my needs. I...

I'd love to go to auctions for these types of tools. Used to go to farm auctions all the time. But up here, there's virtually nothing like that. Any machine shop auctions up here would be selling lots in 5 & 6 figures and higher. Little out of my league... Ken

Oh,I've read the Brownells and Sinclair catalogs numerous times. I'm certain I'll be buying from them eventually. Their tools are mostly specialized. For now I'm going to focus on learning as much as possible about many facets of machinist work in as short amount of time as possible. I have a...

Ok, I've actually used most of them, a few new ones to check out. The majority of the tooling I've recently ordered was from AliExpress. I was a little nervous, since I dropped a LOT of coin on tooling, not to mention both machines too. Glad to see others use it. I've haven't been able to find...

Wondering where you fellas most often buy your tooling and such up here in the North part of America? Almost everything I look and price compare for, I've been ending up at good ole Amazon.ca. I've used eBay a little, but Amazon seems more user friendly. Maybe I need to work at using it more...

There is a lot of spots to tighten. Maybe if you beefed up the clamping force on each? Definitely nice looking. Ken

Good day, I've been giving myself headaches over which drill bits to buy. There's so many brands and opinions about them, it's overwhelming. Especially on the American forums, as they seem to have a huge selection to choose from compared to Canada. My problem is, I don't totally know what I'll...

Thanks for the advice. I'm familiar with Boyds. They have a great selection of all types. Ken

Thanks everyone, I didn't think about the cutting speeds for wood vs metal. I'm still learning and trying to figure this all out. Ken