Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: milling circuit boards

I found 1/8" collet works well.

For hobby use, a place called drillbitcity.com sells re-sharpened
drill bits for a reasonable price. But for commercial use I would
personally try to go with new bits.



Quoting turbulatordude <dave_mucha@...>:

> --- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "wdavis364" <wdavis@...> wrote:
>>
>> Shopping around for a router, Some router have 1/4 collets and some
>> have 1/4 collets and 1/8 collets. Not knowing much about this, what
>> size collet will I would most likely to be using in milling circuit
>> boards. Will 1/4 collets handle the very small size drill bits(1/32)?
>> Thanks for any advice on this.
>> bill
>
> the standard drill diameter for PCB work is 1/8" dia. Therefore, to
> answer your quesiton, 1/8"
>
> You can buy drill bits on E-bay for about 50 cents each, in lots of
> 25. Go for the guys who will tell you up-front what diameter drills
> you will get.
>
> I bougth a cheap set and 45 pieces were 13 thou or less. Totally
> unusable for my needs.
>
> Dave