Need 3MM ball nose tapered mill

[JAMMAN]

I'm having a headache trying to locate a 3MM carbide end mill preferably 3 flute non coated, that tapers up to a shank in the 8 to 10MM range.

 

Does anyone have a source for these? I have tried garr, osg and sgs can't find it on their site.

 

When 1/8 is just a little too big.......  can't make the blades any thinner and hub size is important.

 

Thanks-

Jim

 

[#Rekd™]

Harvey Tool?

[robk]

Not sure if they have metric, but Award has a very good selection.

 

http://www.awardcutter.com/Products/products.htm

[specv]

try these guys http://www.conicalendmills.com/

[Matthew Hajicek - Singularity]

Harvey has .093 and .125, no 3mm unless you order custom.  They're also two flute not three.

[JAMMAN]

Researching those vendors now, thank you.

 

I see 7/64 that might be close enough.

 

Custom is a last resort, I bet I would have to have 20 of them made to bring the price down. That would be about a 5 year supply for me in aluminum

 

Thanks again, will look in every hour or so for new posts.

[#Rekd™]

 

Custom is a last resort, I bet I would have to have 20 of them made to bring the price down. That would be about a 5 year supply for me in aluminum

 

 

You don't want to leave yourself "short"..... ROR

[JAMMAN]

LOL thanks for the tip, bud.

[JAMMAN]

Award had a 7/64 on their site. They sell only through dealers like harvey. I located a dealer who called them about the 7/64 5 degree taper to 3/8 shank they had listed on the site..... 45 weeks lead time.  Price was great though.

 

Back to the drawing board  

[htm01]

the 3/32 harvey tapers are nice

[M Horton]

check mitsubishi mstar? But i think they are 2 flutes. Harvey tool can custom grind something desired, but they are also 2 flutes and the shank diameter will be short of that diameter. My suggestion would be to calculate the length needed and check a tapered degree cutter thru award. awardcutter.com/Products/products.htm

[sir Camalot]

Another good source is EMUGE. Really good, may be a bit pricey.

[Tim Johnson]

Try American tool service

It would be a special but they make good tooling for a great price. They make our porting tools with both a better price and quality than the company we used to use that keeps them on the shelf. They're in Fort Wayne so they should have a rep in your area.

[Redfire427]

This a Canadian company that we use.

 

https://deboertool.com/pub_catalogue/catalogue_pages.php?page_id=65#start

 

Carmen

[JAMMAN]

This a Canadian company that we use.

 

https://deboertool.com/pub_catalogue/catalogue_pages.php?page_id=65#start

 

Carmen

 

OK looks like they have these in stock? I need to check shipping. I'll get a couple 2 flutes and a 4, I never know what is going to work on the wheels I run sometimes it amazes me. A 3 flute that has run 10 wheels gives a better finish than a new one and makes a part within a couple tenths of a fresh end mill go figure. 2 flute might ring the blades, might be just fine. A 4 flute might load up or it might be just fine. I've been machining for most of my life now and the parts I run seem to defy logic and things I thought I knew for 25 years.

 

I appreciate the tips guys thank you.... muchly LOL.

[Goldorak]

Try IMCO, they are not the best endmills ( we only test them in 316 and hastelloy...)  but they have a lot of choice

 

www.imcousa.com