End mills are the primary cutting tools used in a vertical mill such as the mini-mills we are concerned with. Like drills, they come in a wide variety of styles and quality levels. The most common ones you will need for getting started are 2-flute and 4-flute end mils. You c... 

A reamer or ream is a tool for enlarging holes and is used in metalworking. It may be used as a hand tool or may have a specialized drive end. For production machine tools the drive will usually be a standard taper. For hand tools the drive will usually be a square drive, in... 

Taper pins are tools used for enlarging holes usually for mechanical, Machine Tapers or body modification purposes. They are typically designed as long metal rods with one end having a slightly larger diameter than the other. In body modification, tapers are usually used for... 

The term tool bit generally refers to a non-rotary cutting tool used in metal lathes, shapers, and planers. Such cutters are also often referred to by the set-phrase name of single-point cutting tool. The cutting edge is ground to suit a particular machining operation and ma...