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This is Mill Skills, a multi-part series to help you learn basic machine shop work. Exclusive videos, drawings, models & plans available on Patreon!


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Here are links for many of the tools that you see me using:
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• Chamfering Tool :
• Deburring Tool :
• Knurling Tool :
• Tapered Reamer :
• Nicholson files :
• Nicholson needle files :
• 1-2-3 Blocks :
• Dormer center drills :
• 6” Divider :
• NOGA arm with magnetic base :
• NOGA arm Big Boy :
• Collet Block set :
• DeWalt drill and driver kit :
• DeWalt portable band saw :
• DeWalt band saw blades :
• High Speed Steel parting blade :
• High Speed Steel blade holder :
• High Speed Steel tool blanks :
• Grizzly Pre-ground tool bits :
• AXA tool holders :
• Quick Change Toolpost :
• Norton oil stone kit :
• Norton small sharpening stone:
• End mills :
• Milling machine starter pack :
• Forceps :
• Mill Parallels :
• GearWrench ratcheting tap & die set :
• Step bits :
• Starrett automatic center punch :
• Precision shim stock :
• Jet 2-ton press :
• Gear Wrench locking puller :
• Starrett tap wrenches :
• Goldenrod oiler :
• Acid brushes :

• Machinist’s scale :
• Mixed metric/imperial dial caliper :
• Mitutoyo dial caliper :
• Mitutoyo micrometer set :
• Mitutoyo depth micrometer :
• Mitutoyo edge finder :
• Mitutoyo dial indicator :
• Mitutoyo dial test indicator :
• Mitutoyo telescoping gauge set :
• Fowler dial bore gauge :
• Fowler inside micrometer :
• Starrett 98-6 Level :
• Grizzly Height Gage :

• Anchor Lube :
• Boeshield T-9 :
• Brownell’s Oxpho Blue :
• JAX Metal Blackener :
• Dykem layout fluid :
• Dykem dauber :
• Tap Magic cutting oil :
• WD-40 :
• Super 77 Spray Glue :
• Loctite 603 :
• Loctite 242 :
• Way oil :
• High pressure grease :
• CMD Extreme Pressure lube :
• Dry graphite lube :
• 3-in-1 oil :
• Kroil :
• Evaporust :
• Brasso :

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