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Matthew, looking at your profile info. I assume you are in the Boston area of the USA. it would help to know if you plan on doing metric or imperial work most of the time. Even plans it castings that specify metric or BA threads can offer be converted to imperial and vice versa. The main thing is to invest in quality drills, even though the cost is substantially higher. Personally I have a set of # 1-60 drills, fractional from 1/16- 3/8ths by 1/64 increments, black oxide and jobber length and these work for 99% of what I do though I work in imperial measurements.Bill
* For machines of the size I have, will I quickly run out of room on "jobber" lengths, or should I be mostly ok?
KimThat’s what I use and have the drill sharpener set up to that angle ,it does the spilt point as wellLooks like I have been doing it wrong for 55 years
Hi - I am a rank beginner, and have been very slowly building up a set of tools. I think I'm finally at the point where I can start making things.I don't have a set of drill bits though. What should I start with? I'd rather get a small set of good bits than a huge set of so-so bits.I also will be making things on an Atlas 618, a Taig mill, and an 1/2" Atlas bench-top drill press. Hopefully that gives you the sense of the size of models I will be building. I plan on starting with a Stuart S50 and then see where the hobby takes me from there.For starters, I'm under the impression I should get HSS bits in screw machine length, but I'm less certain after that. Get a "numbered" set? Fractional set? Metric?!?Thanks!