Long reach bits

[Clockman]

I am having trouble finding 1/8 inch bits with a long reach to get into tight areas
where a 1/4 inch is too big such as in this clipart the longest I can find is 1/2 inch cutting length
and I would like 1 - 1/14 inch cutting length, it would have be cut with a lot of passes, does anyone know

[Adrian]

Ball nose for finishing or end mill?

[Savannahdan]

I got mine from Precise Bits and they work great.

[mezalick]

I get mine from Harvey Tools....http://www.harveytool.com/

Michael

[scottp55]

Oliver tool from Drillman 1....haven't used them yet though so no cutting personal experience yet;
https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1-8-1250-CARBID ... Swx6pYqJL8
scott
Oops....that one is only 1.125" CEL.....I did get one with 1.25" at the same time that was Oliver Tool though.

[Adrian]

I use these - https://www.cncshop.com/uk_en/catalog/p ... nose-long/ - but they're not available as end mills hence the earlier question.

[Tex_Lawrence]

Are you asking about long cutting length or long shaft length (for reach)?

You might look at this recent post, too.

viewtopic.php?p=256033#p256033

[Clockman]

Thank you all for the quick replies, I will check them all out
Adrian, all the long reach bits you linked to are in metric sizes, I have a Makita router with a 1/4 inch collet and have another 1/8 inch collet on order, it is hard to get these collets as Makita do not make them, I did find one at Ooznest, they are £35 each so not cheap

[martin54]

Thank you all for the quick replies, I will check them all out
Adrian, all the long reach bits you linked to are in metric sizes, I have a Makita router with a 1/4 inch collet and have another 1/8 inch collet on order, it is hard to get these collets as Makita do not make them, I did find one at Ooznest, so I don't think I will be able to get metric sizes

For your next upgrade (when the time comes) Think about switching to a spindle rather than a router, if nothing else it makes buying router bits so much easier
I have an ER20 Collet chuck on my spindle, I have a full set of metric collets so can use any metric shaft from 1mm to 12mm plus I have 1/8", 1/4" & 1/2" collets for some of the imperial bits I have, could also buy other size imperial collets but have never needed them

I think you can actually buy collet chucks to fit routers but they will extend the length of the router which may reduce your z cutting height

[Clockman]

Thank's Martin, good idea, I will have a look at spindles, are they water-cooled and very expensive, I have just upgraded to Aspire, so my pocket money is all gone for a while

[jerry carney]

Drillman1 will fill your needs at a good price.Have used all suppliers recommended in this thread
all are good JERRY

[Clockman]

Thank's Jerry, do you have a link for Drillman1, I am in the UK and can't seem to find his website

[ctbjdm]

Not Jerry, but here's a link to drillman1's ebay store:

https://www.ebay.com/str/carbideplus

(no affiliation here, have just bought a couple bits from him, worked fine).

[Clockman]

Thank's ctbjdm,

[martin54]

Drillman1 will fill your needs at a good price.Have used all suppliers recommended in this thread
all are good JERRY

Don't know if things have changed but some time ago when I saw a post from Scott about Drillman1 I had a look & at that time he or they didn't ship to the UK. Like I say was quite some time ago sothat may have changed

You can buy both air cooled & water cooled spindles, when I was looking a few years ago I was advised to get a water cooled spindle for a couple of reasons, one was noise & the other one was for continuous running on long carves.