WCD milling pockets for bearing blocks

[Cory]

Originally Posted by scottandme

McMaster sells Niagara end mills, something like #2716A71 ($25) would be about right. The Lakeshore carbide end mills do have a good reputation, and are very reasonably priced for carbide tools ($48 for the ZrN coated 3 Flute EM).

This brings me to my second favorite metalworking supplier. Maritool. Fantastic prices on toolholders and pretty good deals on cutting tools. We buy all our collet chucks/end mill holders/milling chucks from him. Unbeatable for the price. No performance difference between his stuff and holders that cost 1.5 times as much. All his toolholders are made in Chicago in his shop. His collets are from overseas, but most of the rest of what he sells is made in the US.

That same half inch end mill (with 1.0" LOC) that you mentioned is only $4 more from Maritool in carbide. On a manual mill I wouldn't bother with it, but on a CNC I nearly always find carbide to be a better choice and would pay 15% more any day.