Best Thread Mills
MICRO 100, SFA-250-410, solid carbide, single flute router.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Works great on cutting aluminum on the router table."
MICRO 100, TM-375 helical flute, UN - unified, solid carbide thread mill.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Used to cut aluminum."
The MICRO 100 IT-180500 uncoated solid carbide single point internal threading tool.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"works great , no problems."
"Very good tool."
Best Threading Dies
Drop forged, chrome vanadium steel heat treated, chrome plated finish for durability ideal for star-shaped bolts contents: 5-pc. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"(wish all my tools were like this) Fit exactly as they should, with no problems with the coating on the outside (mine are black, not chrome)."
"I needed a E10 socket to replace a water pump on my SUV and was looking for something affordable as I was probably going to use it only once every 5 years."
"They are actually chrome finish (as depicted in the listing, but not on the detail and shipping pages), not black as they look here."
"Decent Quality."
"Looked to be of good quality , only needed the E-12 to use while replacing clutch in jeep wrangler , but at this price bought set for any future use."
"Quality little rail of sockets."
"Seems to be good steel, did not round points under extreme torque."
"Great product for a good price."
Best Threading Taps
This Maple Syrup Harvest Kit includes 10 sustainable tree taps (and 10 extra long drop lines) for tapping your maple trees. The typical maple season runs from January through April, and varies by region. Maple Tree Tapping instruction guide included [Copyright Kaito Ridge].
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This is my first year sugaring and I was pleased with the ease of this product."
"We moved into a new house with some maple trees in the yard, and decided to try our hand at making some maple syrup."
"I drill a 7/16" hole in the cap and insert the plastic tubing, and use a strap around the tree to keep the jugs from blowing away."
"I did learn that it is better to warm these up before trying to fit the tubing and taps together, and that a little time at warmer temps to soften and straighten the tubing lines is helpful."
"Decided to tap some trees on my property this year, came across these not knowing anything about tapping trees."
"These have worked out great."
"Last year I used larger metal spiles, but large food grade hose is very expensive."
"We used the kit along with food grade buckets we picked up for free at the local Wendy's."
Best Thread Repair Kits
Sav-a-thread complete kit, can be used to repair both taper seat & gasket type spark plug assemblies, 3 insert lengths to accommodates all reaches, positive mechanical locking feature means the insert will never come out, piloted reamer tap means no drilling is necessary & perfect alignment of the tapped hole. Enter your model number to make sure this fits.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This worked fantastic for my 2000 Suzuki Hayabusa to repair my stripped oil pain drain plug threads."
"Changing out spark plugs on my 2001 Honda civic got to number 3 cylinder on it started to get super thight and you could feel the threads starting to strip I thightened it back in so I could still drive it until I had the money to fix ( time sert kits are expensive over $200 for the kit) then I found this kit ordered it and worked great only took about an hour with a few beers while doing the job."
"Seems to be holding though, and allows you to use the original spark plug style, unlike one of the other repair kits that forces you to change to the "long reach" style plug, which could cause a check engine light."
"This product is amazing it literally took me 20 minutes to fix my F 150."
"Make sure you out a ton of grease on the tap to catch all the aluminum shavings, then I used a thin metal rod with q tips taped to it so I could reach down in the spark plug "valley" to pull up any loose shavings."
"I used it on my '84 toyota pickup (22r), and I really disliked cutting into that aluminum head but it seemed to go ok. I managed to hit the piston while I was threading (hand smacks forehead) so make sure you either don't get all cavalier with your wrenchin' or ensure your piston is out of the way."
"I used this to fix my stripped threads on my 2005 Ford Crown Victoria."
"cb360 blew a plug and I bought this to replace it."
Best Milling Tools
Product Name : End Mill;Material : HSS. Color : Gray. 01:1/2"x1/2",Cutting Diameter:1/2", Cutting Depth:1.57", Shank Diameter:1/2". 02:1/4"x1/4",Cutting Diameter:1/4",Cutting Depth:1",Shank Diameter:1/4". 03:3/8"x3/8",Cutting Diameter:3/8",Cutting Depth:/1.7",Shank Diameter:3/8". 04:3/16"x1/4",Cutting Diameter:3/16",Cutting Depth:4/5",Shank Diameter:1/4". 05:5/16"x5/16",Cutting Diameter:5/16",Cutting Depth:1",Shank Diameter:5/16". 06:1/8"x1/4",Cutting Diameter:1/8",Cutting Depth:3/4",Shank Diameter:1/4". Suit for: Hardness of metal for above 30 degrees. 4 Flute End Mill Cutter. Package Content : 6 x End Mill.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"the smallest one snapped when cutting through steel however that may have been a user error due to the feed speed."
"Have only used e of them but am impressed with the quality for such a seemingly lost price and the performance in getting."
"Great for my purpose."
"Luckily for me, I don't plan to use these for any precision cutting."
"haven't tried them yet but they seem decent..very sharp, I will let you know how they hold up."
"They were used to cut some slots in some mild steel tubing and a 1/8" steel panel for my friend's kid go-kart."
"They cut, "ok" the first time used but leave chatter marks afterward."
"And the 1/2 inch end mill came used with copper dust already on it."
Best Brazed Tools
The American Carbide Tool E-style K21 grade carbide-tipped brazed tool bit has a neutral cutting direction and a sharp tip with a 60-degree angle for fine threading on steel and steel alloys. The tool has a side cutting edge and end cutting edge, with the tool shape style defining which cutting edge is principal and auxiliary. A right-hand tool has its principal cutting edge on the right side of the tool to feed into the workpiece from right to left, a left-hand tool feeds into the workpiece from left to right, and a neutral-hand tool will cut either left to right or right to left. The side cutting and end cutting edge angles, in combination with the angle at which the tool is positioned in relation to the workpiece (also called the lead angle), influence the tool's cutting shape and action. Positive rake angle provides a sharp edge for making continuous cuts.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Good!"
Best Drill Adapters
Integrated design maximizes rigidity & accuracy Integral shank is more compact than a combined drill chuck and arbor and eliminates the chuck slipping on its arbor Maximum T.I.R. Integral Shank is more compact than a combined drill chuck and Arbor and eliminates the chuck slipping on its arbor.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Excellent chuck."
"Works perfectly."
"Bought it not expecting much and figuring I'd end up using Amazon's nice return policy."
"Good check for the price."
"item as described fast shipping A+A+."
"nice product, well made, good precision, very stable."
"This is a nice drill chuck..."
Best Reamers
Made to last, the versatile RIDGID 29983 Stainless Steel Pipe Reamer includes 45 cutting edges on the interior cone, allowing for fast, clean inner reaming and outer deburring and beveling of tubes. Every tool that bears the RIDGID brand is engineered to the same high standards of quality, strength and endurance, as was that first heavy-duty pipe wrench more than 80 years ago. Ideal for reaming on stainless steel and copper tubing.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"This helps immensely with aiding to get the pipes to fit inside their counterparts much easier so you don't have to wrench on or hammer fittings and risk damaging the pipes- Much smoother deburring than the common 3 blade ones and it feels like it will last."
"Steel circular file teeth appear to be very durable - we'll see about that after several years. Note that according to Ridgid this is for tubing or conduit not steel water pipe. (I suspect that in a pinch it would work OK - hardened steel.)."
"This is the PERFECT deburring tool no matter what your field."
"So I keep one in a soldering bag, one in my plumbing bucket (use with Milwaukee press tool), and this latest will be with me beburring EMT. I haven't have to debur any stainless steel, so I can't comment on the efficacy there."
"Good chamfering tool, worth the money if you run copper pipe, also works on plastic."
"I just received this and tried it out on Type M rigid copper and soft 1/4" OD copper tubing."
"used this on different thicknesses of copper lines, worked very well and really helps you get a clean flare."
"What can I say..... it's Ridgid!"
Best Broaches
Keyway Sizes.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Nice set, hubby really liked it for his shop."
"Cheap, not what I expected."
Best Router Bits
Stalwart is committed to providing the consumer with the absolute best price and value on all of our products, which we ensure by applying a rigorous Quality Control process. This same set is being sold by popular catalogs and online retailers for a lot more money. SET INCLUDES- 1/2 mortising bit, 1/2 combination bevel bit, 3/8 dovetail bit, 1/2 dovetail bit, 1/2 90 degree V-groove bit, 3/8 round nose bit, 1/2 round nose bit, 3/8 trimming bit, 1/4 panel pilot bit, 1/4 straight bit, 3/8 straight bit, 1/2 straight bit, 3/4 straight bit, 1/2 flush trim bit, 1/8 radius round over bit, 3/16 radius round over bit, 1/4 radius round over bit, 3/8 radius round over bit, 1/4 cove bit, 3/8 cove bit, 1/2 45 degree chamfer bit, 1/4 Roman Ogee bit, 1/4 slot cutter bit, 1/2 rabeting bit, wood case. Router bit bits set tongue and groove wood doors flooring shaker door routers panel shank joint 1 2 storage kit holder for cabinet sets inch case box plywood tool tools accessories DIY home improvement.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"But that bit is a lot stouter than a 1/8" straight bit, so I'm not expecting any damage from that."
"I bought this set of bits for a few shelf projects I wanted to make with MDF."
"The box they come in is pretty cool but is cheap compressed wood and after a few uses the nails started coming out of it and After using these bits I would say the price is what got me to buy them for sure they are very cheaply made and the bits without bearings perform ok but the bearings are junk and fly apart way to easy but after replacing the bearings with ones I ordered from another supplier they are ok bits."
"Just got these today, routing super soft pine, two different bits edges shattered in under a foot of work."
"On top of that, it was rated pretty high by consumers so I thought this was exactly what I needed. As nice as it is to have all the different kinds of bits, I still recommend buying higher quality individual bits that you need."
"After less than 1 foot of total usage of the roman ogee bit, the bearing flew apart and ruined my wood."
"The set is a bargain, but unfortunately for me, while using the 1/4" straight bit to cut a groove in some MDF board, the bit broke in half."
"Within the first minute of using the flush cut bit with a bearing, the bearing shattered into pieces."
Best Boring Bars
3/8"x6" RH SCLCR Indexable Boring Bar Tool Holder with CCMT Inserts, #P252-S401 Shank Diameter: 3/8'' Overall Length: 6'' Min.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Better than expected, Performs well."
"Just what I needed."
"I got this to go along with the 5/8 version which is outstanding."
"An added bonus is the 3" scale embossed on the top of the boring bar (which was not included in the description)."
"Looks great and comes with indexable bit and wrench."
"I admit I only have a mini lathe so I don't take deep cuts (.015" max), but it has performed very well for me."
"This worked great for deep holes."
Best Drill & Tap Sets
Greenlee combination bits for drilling, tapping, and countersinking--all with one bit. Greenlee drill/tap combination bits are a high-quality solution when you need to drill, tap, and countersink a hole quickly and accurately. Previously to create a threaded hole you would have to perform three separate operations, each requiring its own tool: a drill bit, a tap, and a countersink tool. For use with up to 10-gauge mild steel, the Greenlee combination bits make drilling, tapping, and countersinking holes faster and easier than ever before. Highlights Drill, tap, and countersink in one quick and easy action Just as precise and considerably faster than using standard bits, tapping, and countersinking tools Hardened high-grade tool steel construction for use in up to 10-gauge metal Back-tapered to avoid damage from over drilling Strong hex shank ensures strong connection to drill Quick change adapter included for easy bit switching. Model Number. Description. DTAP6-32. 6-32NC Drill and Tap Bit. DTAP8-32. 8-32NC Drill and Tap Bit. DTAP10-24. 10-24NC Drill and Tap Bit. DTAP10-32. 10-32NF Drill and Tap Bit. DTAP12-24. 12-24NC Drill and Tap Bit. DTAP1/4-20. 1/4-20NC Drill and Tap Bit. Back tapered beyond tap to prevent thread damage from over-drilling.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Although it is a drill and tap bit in one, I strongly reccomend drilling a pilot hole if you are working with anything other than sheet metal. Just pick a bit about the size or very slightly smaller than the drill section of this bit and pilot the hole with that. The good: 1/4 inch speed lock base, tap with your portable electric drill, threads fit well, great quality."
"I did use aluminum tap fluid/oil."
"I've used a couple of the bits numerous times & they are still as sharp as the day I purchased them."
"The Greenlee Combo Drill/Tap Set is Simply Amazing."
"Works great, but do NOT try to drill, tap, and countersink all in one step with thicker metal.... That is a pipe dream."
"I made brackets to hold generic bike mounts(purchased on Amazon) and it worked great."
"Works great on just about any material."
"I found myself doing a fair amount of electrical recently and these things work great for tapping holes into electrical boxes for grounding screws."
Best Industrial Drill Bits
These bits are also suitable for drilling in wood and plastic and are ideal for commercial and residential applications. Titanium pilot point for longer bit life.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Like most of modern day Dewalt stuff, they are made in China from Chinese steel. If you want the best, payseven times as much and purchase from a reputable American manufacturer. Some people give less than five star reviews for these bits complaining that they are cheap Chinese junk. I can't understand reviewers that buy a $10 tool, then complain because it is of lower quality than a $50 version."
"I bought this set several yrs ago for myself first, and they have done what I'd expect from them."
"These bits would not be suitable to use for making tapered holes as each bit comes to an extended point."
"I bought this drill bit set at a reduced cost during the 12 days preceding Christmas."
"I had a smaller version of this kit for many years and it has been a go to for my day to day uses."
"Don't really know how to evaluate drill bits, etc., but offers a great variety and every bit I have used has worked well (was especially interested in and thankful for the variety of bits for concrete/bricks as opposed to wood)."
"I've used this more than any other bit index I've owned excluding professionally."
"Both of my 1/8 drill bits broke within a week and a half of each other and was the first time I used them both."
Best Band Saw Blades
FEATURES: Matrix II High Speed Steel Edge for Heat and Wear Resistance 8% Cobalt Content For Added Durability Wear Rc 65-67 Tooth Hardness For Increased Wear Resistance Alloy Steel Backer for Fatigue Resistance SPECIFICATIONS: Size: 32-7/8" x 0.020" 24 TPI. Matrix II High Speed Steel Edge for Heat and Wear Resistance.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"My local tool shop sells the same ones for $40.00 a box of 3."
"work great on my portable ban saw."
"Super value on this 3 pack."
"After a few cuts the blade snaps."
Best Hand Punches
Swingline SmartTouch 3-Hole Punch, Reduced Effort, 12 or 20 Sheet Punch Capacity Available in a 12 sheet punch capacity and 20 sheet punch capacity version. Punch easier--perfect for any office worker's desktop Ideal for everyday use, the SmartTouch paper punch makes it up to 50% easier to take care of all your hole punch tasks. Available in a 12 sheet punch capacity and 20 sheet punch capacity version, these reduced effort 3-hole punches are packed with user-friendly features. SmartTouch 3-Hole Punch. SmartTouch 2-Hole Punch. Optima Desktop Punch Reduced Effort Yes. Yes. Yes Number of Holes 3. 2. 2 or 3 Sheet Capacity 12 Sheets or 20 Sheets. (Depending on model). 20 Sheets. 25 Sheets Color Black/Gray. Black/Gray. Black/Silver SmartTouch 3-Hole Punch --It is up to 50% easier to punch with SmartTouch than with a standard paper punch. SmartTouch 2-Hole Punch --The SmartTouch 2-hole punch makes it 50% easier to hole punch as many as 20 sheets at a time. A manual, 3-hole punch the low force design of SmartTouch reduces the amount of effort needed to punch clean holes by 40% when compared to a standard paper punch. 12 sheet paper punch capacity; fixed punch heads punch 9/32" holes; hole pattern in punch base allows user to see when chip tray is full; punch has a removable base and a back opening for quick paper chip disposal.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"The best way to sum up this hole punch is simple: It's the Cadillac of hole punchers. This hole puncher will punch holes and punch holes through paper like none-other. If you want to go and buy one of those weak hole punches from Wally World for $3, go ahead you pleb, but if you want to become an overnight executive -- get this hole punch --- If you do, all of your dreams will come true."
"5 sheets of ordinary paper is about it's limit while remaining easy."
"Doesn’t have the most prominent edge to line things paper up for consistent punch."
"This punch says it can go through 15 pages, but I wouldn't be surprised if it could actually go through up to 20."
"I needed a 3 hole punch and this met my expectations!"
"great quality + price."
"Super easy to use."
"And I normally don't bother writing reviews but I just wanted to put a warning on this thing for others: buy something else."
Best Live Centers
Heavy duty #2MT live tailstock center with a 60 degree point. Huge live center for heavy duty workpieces.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"One is on my little 36 inch lathe and the other on my old Oliver 51 (I use a manilla shim for a good fit) with an extension bed. I use it to turn five foot long by 9 inch trunks (70 - 100lb.)."
"I had the rear bearing retaint ring come unscrewed and would not stay tight after I had turned about 8 bowls...BUT amazon and PSI were great and quick with a replacement!!"
"For the money this is one of the best live centers on the market."
"The best live center, unless turning very small things."
"Solid well-built live Center."
"For serious turners I would recommend skipping this and buying the more expensive but far more versatile Nova Live Center System that includes a steel 60 degree cone and tip - plus a lot more."
"this is a great live tail stock, i9 use it alot in my call making on my lathe."
"This is not a bad tool if I can figure out how to keep it together after a few minutes of turning a bowl."
Best Shell Reamer Arbors
EXPANDING MACHINABLE ARBOR WORKING DIAMETER IS 5/8" (.625) DESIGNED TO EXPAND UP TO .010 INCHES WORKING LENGTH IS 2-5/8 INCHES MOUNTING SHANK IS #2 MORSE TAPER WITH A 3/8-16"INTERNAL THREAD FOR DRAW BARS" MADE FROM 12L14 SOFT MACHINABLE STEEL. MAY BE USED IN LATHES, MILLING MACHINES, GRINDERS, CHUCKS, COLLETS & FIXTURES.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It performs as described and quality made."
"I may have an issue with my lathe."
"Well made."
Best Countersinks
Cobalt steel tools are similar to high-speed steel, but with more cobalt for improved performance when cutting harder metals such as stainless steel or nickel alloys.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"These work GREAT!"
"Definitely glad I upgraded to cobalt steel countersinks."
"Finally found this set of quality cobalt steel countrrsinks for metal and wood."
".5 Star deduction for me having to de-burr the cutting edge with a small roll of fine sandpaper."
"I user these on aluminum plate to countersink a bunch of screw holes and they work fantastic."
"Very well made and effective."
"My feelings are KEO- If you cant spend 5 extra minutes to take burs off and make sure the cutting edges are sharp, I will find someone who will. In fact this is why I wanted a set from Keo- to have a nice sharp set that I could use and I got basically the same thing as the inexpensive chinese set my friend has. If Keo had cared, they would have asked me to send them in, offered to send me a set that was checked and double checked,\. and then --when receiving the set I sent them, would have done whatever to correct."
Best Counterbores
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I had to use the #8 counterbore bit in such a way that putting my workpiece in my drill press wasn't practical, so I used a hand drill and a steady hand, and it worked out great."
"Purchased these to install Allen head cap screws."
"Handy bits to have for cap screw installation, once you have them handy more and more cap screws seem to find their way into your projects."
"work awesome, remember low speeds on any counter bore tooling."
"Have not used these for metal only for knife scales, worked very good only wish pilots were removable."
"Great product right out of box!"
Best Fixturing Clamps
The Yost COV-3 is a 3-Inch Light Duty Clamp-On Vise is designed for light duty home, shop and professional use.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Whenever I'm working with something like wood that I don't want scratched up, I put a piece of EVA foam in the jaws of the vise and that holds very securely without messing up what I'm working on."
"There is NOTHING on the tool that says where this vise is made."
"I'm using this vise to hold golf clubs while I regrip them."
"Clamps firmly to a table; precision is decent - very little play, jaws are perfectly aligned, although their faces meet at the top edge before the bottom edge."
"Good little vise."
"POS Very very poor quality screw jammed and spring clamp that moves front half of vise in and out broke."
"Then bottom guide rod detached from moveable jaw and had to be hammered in (press fit) every so often."
Best Indexable Inserts
The 1911AI Aligner Insert add-on for the Up LULA and 22UpLULA loaders assists loading single-stack magazines by eliminating wiggling of the mag inside the loader. Assists loading single-stack mags, like .45 cal 1911 mags, .40 cal 1911-wide mags, 9 mm cal single-stack mags,.22LR cal converted 1911-wide mags. Assists loading single-stack mags like: 45 Cal 1911, 40 call 1911-wide, 9mm Cal single-stack and 22LR Cal converted 1911-wide.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Excellent produce however be aware that if your using it to load a S&W 9mm Shield magazine you have to file the edges of the item to increase it's width so it slides up and down the magazine."
"Note that it comes with a clip that holds the aligner to the back of the UpLULA, making it easy to take it on and off without losing it."
"I succesfully use this item in conjuction with a Maglula UpLula 9mm Loader/Unloader device when dealing with Sig Sauer P938 6/7 rounds magazines."
"Once you get it figured out it is a good speed loader,"
"might seem a bit pricy, but you're buying the ease of use factor, not just a piece of plastic."
"Pricey but came with two, one for the regular Maglula and a second for the Baby Maglula."
"Works awesome to load 1911 mags."
"I have the UpLula loader mainly for use with Glock 21 and KRISS Vector high capacity mags but I also have been needing to use it on my Sig P220 mags as well. I have found that it takes extra effort to maintain alignment on the single stack mags so this will be the real trick for those."
Best Cutting Burs
Titanium-coated diamond burrs.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I use a CNC router to make fancy cribbage boards and there are a lot of nooks and crannies to be cleaned out."
"I used this set to notch out some slots in my kitchen granite backsplash for some filler kit I purchased for my slide in range."
"I bought some diamond tipped blades to cut off most of the excess rock, and then used theses to shape my stones."
"The price is great, however I found that half of these burs wobble badly on my Dremel in use, rendering them useless."
"Did not get dull or lose shape when used on stainless steel, glass or leather."
"I Just Received My 30 Piece Set Of Titanium Coated Diamond Burr's And They Work Awesome::: I Do Believe That Because Of The Way They Are Made They Will Last A Long Time And So I Give It 5 Stars::: A Quality Product And They Came A Day Early Than Was Expected!!!!"
"They do not groove the wood as I expected."
"When I took out the calipers to test the size, I noticed lots of variation."
Best Deburring Cutters
SPRING LOADED LOCKING COLLAR, PIVOT BLADE – easily push down spring loaded locking collar, pivot blade allows for easy and quick burr removal.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"I used on a LOT of metal components and it is still very sharp... unlike the hobby knives which I have to buy in bulk."
"This is the only deburr tool I've found that wasn't a plastic handle junker or insanely expensive."
"Two different style cutters is nice, but wish you could store the extra one in the handle."
"Deburrs copper tubing just a expected."
"It'll remove really thin steel from around a tub chop, but wouldn't cut through the medium thickness remnants."
"Very useful tool to have on hand."
"This is a simple tool, it has good weight and does not feel cheap."
"This is a nice and inexpensive hand deburring tool."
Best Cutting Tool Coolants
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Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"It’s a very high quality cutting oil and in machine shops, it's primarily used as a cutting oil for Tap and Die work as well as single point threading. However, it can work as a good cutting oil to do small metal cutting jobs in a DIY home operation. If you’re cutting a mild steel like 4140, (non-heat-treated state), you can quickly work-harden the surface of the material to a state beyond the ability to be cut drilled, or machine in any way by any tool steel cutters at all!"
"I'M a retired certified machinist / Mechanical engineer."
"This cutting oil makes your job go so much easier and makes your drill bits last a lot longer."
"Drilling through steel I remembered I had this so I put a few drops on and the bit seemed to cut like going through butter."
"If you love to make holes through metals, use this oil, if you don't, don't come here and complain that your drill's bits are all dull."
"if you are a machinist or diemaker, then you know this is the best for threading or tapping steel."
"I suppose that professionals would buy cheaper tapping fluid if there were others that were as good."
"I can personally attest to it helping drill copper, bronze, mild steel, hardened tool steel, titanium, and aluminum."
Best Indexable Insert Holders
Includes 5 inserts TCMT110204 2 pieces style "A" for turning, facing, boring, and chamfering 2 pieces style "B" for turning, facing, boring, and for lead angles 1 piece style "E" for turning, facing, boring, chamfering, threading, and V-grooving Hex wrench Nice wooden storage case.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Great cutting tools I'm very happy with them thank you."
"It is real covenant to be able to preposition the bits to get a new cutting edge without resharpening."
"used a few times , cuts decent."
"These are good for the price, but the carbide tips are prone to chipping."
"These also cut very good threads."
"great for the price."
"low quality carbide stop using it."
"same as the 1/4" inserts will not hold edge on steel round stock (mild steel)."
Best Slotting Cutters
With a hand carrying weight at 32lbs, this unit is portable and reliable featuring a duty cycle of 60% at max amps on all processes. [Plasma Cutter] 50AMP Plasma Cutter Current Output; Max Ideal Cut Thickness: 1/2" ; Max Severance Thickness: 3/4"; Compact Plasma Cutter Has a Handle for Portability and Uses Non-Hazardous Compressed Air to Cut Stainless Steel, Alloy Steel, Mild steel, Copper, and Aluminum; [TIG Welder] 15-200AMP DC TIG Electric Current Output.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Tig torch is decent (WP17), but hose is not flexible (pretty lousy). The torch connector is the same as for the Eastwood and older AHP, so you can get an upgraded CK flex cable. The folks that sell HTP have a CK hose/torch combo you can upgrade with. I blew through the first set of consumables pretty quick, so you should buy extras if you plan to use this very much at all. Although this welder doesn't have all the features of the better tig machines, the arc seems stable and consistent. The quality of the additional stuff, like the argon regulator/flow meter, and compressor regulator (for plasma) seems cheap."
"I suspect most of the not working complaint from people could be avoided if these units were checked for proper operation before shipping to the final customer. I think that boat ride can place a lot of stress on vulnerable areas, Other than that, I did some other exploring when I had the cover off, This is constructed out of quality name brand components, I saw Toshiba, TI, Sanyo just to name a few."
"Good home welder wouldn't recommend for anything other than projects around the house."
"Plasma torch works awesome!"
"Primarily bought this machine for cutting holes in Stainless Steel."
"I'm used to the tech school's plasma cutter, high end, I hope with more practice the machine and I will get through the thicker cuts. All in all, after a quite a bit of research finding the correct wall plug, I'm happy with this unit and it will help me finish my 2nd log splitter build."
"Mine didn't last 1 year quit working so if you buy this you better think about what to do if it breaks and who's going to fix it at least it came with the handle I can tie a rope to it and maybe use it for a boat anchor."
Best Hole Saws & Accessories
Includes 11 hole saws, a small quick-change mandrel, a large quick-change mandrel, replacement parts, and case.
Reviews
Find Best Price at Amazon"Awesome set!"
"Nice solid carrying case with metal clasps to boot."
"Works like a charm."
"Excellent hole saw kit."
"Awesome product, if it's Dewalt it's great."
"Need to drill holes of varying sizes?"
"Arrive on time, as described."
"A must have to complete and tool set."
Best Port Contour Cutters
Allied's AccuPort 432 Port Contour Cutters are produced to strict manufacturing tolerances.
Find Best Price at AmazonBest Industrial Metal Cutting Circular Saws
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Find Best Price at Amazon"the cage I'm building is 1.75 OD .140 walled DOM seamless tubing .unlike the other review stated about the clamp I have no problem with it like all long runs of tubing you have to support the other end your not cutting so the clamp does work fine for me ."
"Only drawback is when doing higher angle cuts more then 40deg I had to get creative and use a piece of L bracket to space the tubing down further."
"The pipe clamp has a little more play than I'd like, and the degree arc that's sort of attached/sort of not, is also is less than confidence inspiring."
"The tube youre cutting sits just a hair off center, but besides that this has worked wonders for building roll cages in a few of my cars."
"Would be a 5 star if it fit my 12 inch drill press as stated and the hole was centered on the pipe."
"Excellent notcher for the price."
"Good notcher and a reasonable price."
Best Industrial Metal Cutting Circular Saw Blades
Slugger Metal cutting blade.
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Find Best Price at Amazon"This is a great blade for the Slugger chop saw."
"I've been trying a couple different blades in my saw, just to see what is a better bang for my buck, I actually really like the jancy blade, it was a quiet and clean cut, didn't seem to last really long, was hoping for better but it is still better then abrasive blades by a long shot."
"Very well made."