11-24-2015, 07:44 AM
(11-24-2015, 12:56 AM)Mayhem Wrote: I don't even need to post an emoticon. Ken knows exactly what I'm thinking right now...
Edit - Ken, if you need any metric reamers, the ToolMex ones I purchased in the US seem pretty good and weren't expensive.
Agreed, Darren. I'm not actively in need of any particular metric reamers, just keeping my eyes open for a bargain to have them on hand. I've been doing more metric dimensioned parts in the past few years and it would make sense to have them around. I have a couple that I bought for specific jobs, but it's always the one you don't have that you need the most urgently and pay dearly for it.
I did get one that's right around 2.5mm, though don't think that's a common size. There's also a few unmarked ones I'll have to measure to be sure. The auction was from a job shop that specialized in aerospace parts, and I could see why it failed after less than 3 years. The owner had financed getting lots of machinery in, but it was all older stuff that's slower and not capable of using productivity technology. The indexable milling cutters were mostly IMC Group tools (Iscar, Ingersoll, Tungaloy) and when you have all your eggs in THAT basket, the future looks dim. QED