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  1. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    I bought inserted left-hand turning tools for my flycutters. One of them uses the "free" corner of the CCMT inserts that I use on my lathe, so I have a continuous supply.
  2. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    I just Googled each one individually, then checked the insert size for the cutter.
  3. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    A little searching reveals that the BAP300r uses the APKT/APMT1135 insert while the BAP400r uses the APKT/APMT1604 insert.I have both, but I find that the smaller inserts will do everything I need, which is .100 DOC in heat-treated 5140 (HRc 40-42)
  4. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    Sorry, I dropped the last "l" https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256804165082999.html
  5. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    I can't say for certain, but basically it is the size. It may be the insert size, but they all mount the insert the same way and cut 90 deg.
  6. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    Just as it should be, nice and snug.
  7. MrWhoopee

    Best type of face mill?

    Here's the facemill I got for when I don't need a square corner. It's a real ripper, and the inserts are tremendous https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2255799996995364.html an R8-FMB22-7-16 (for 7/16-20 drawbar) or R8-FMB22-M12 (for M12 drawbar) is required...
  8. MrWhoopee

    Chinese end mills

    I can't speak to HSS, but I have purchased a LOT of carbide endmills off Aliexpress from a vendor called Azzkor. In particular, these https://www.aliexpress.us/item/2251832710801758.html The 8mm x 20 single end are under US $4 in lots of 3. I recently used a 3.5mm to remove a broken, U.S. made...
  9. MrWhoopee

    Tool Stubby Drill Bits

    I bought a 3-in-1 stub drill set in a Huot index, $150 on CL from a retiring machinst. Worth every penny, I use stub drills more than jobbers.
  10. MrWhoopee

    Dabblings

    There's currently a resurgence of covid in our area. Cases way up and vaccine in short supply. I've lost a few friends, my BIL was hospitalized for over a month and nearly went blind. I've had all my shots, I even paid to get the shingles vaccine before Medicare started covering it. I'm old...
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