I would consider these advanced tools or job specific and can be added as needed or added as found, ebay, auction or flea market.ĭifferent End mill types ball, t slot for example. I prefer red) HaveĪ surface magnifier, like a loop, but it sits on your work piece.īack plunge indicator Have but need to have it serviced Vise stop both fixed jaw clamp-on and t-slot mounted Have several of the jaw clamp on styleīluing(wide chisel point markers work well. Parallel set(s) I have this covered, several sets from thin to thick to wavey Selection of end mills (I have a good selection from 5/16 up to 1 1/2)Įnd mill holders (In my case I will need 1', 1 1/4' to cover the end mills I already have.)ĭial test indicator I have 2 in working condition Updated list from suggestions and marked if I already have item So tonight we went from want to need, I bought a mill thread here. Here is the updated list including most of the suggestions. Here is the list I have so far please add anything that is a must have to start with. We can assume that anyone starting out knows that they need a mill vise. I have all the measuring stuff that I need at the moment so leave that stuff out.

I have searched here and elsewhere for a list of tooling as a start when getting a mill with no luck so here we go.