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    Cutters?

    After the machine is done.
    (Mine is almost there.)

    What do you guys use for cutters?

    If your cutting mdf could you use carbide end mills?
    Or do you have to use a bit just for wood.

    What are some good sources?


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    I bought a bunch of 1/8" end mills off of EBay pretty cheap, they work fine for regular cuts.
    I think any upcut end mill would work great on wood.
    Woodcraft and Rockler carry them as well has many others.
    Aspire, VCPro, PhotoVCarve, Cut3D, Mach3, Home built CnC.


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    I use MSC and Penn Tools (www.penntoolco.com)

    I usually get a handful of the cheapest carbide tools for most of my cutting. I would like to know what everybody else prefers and where they get 'em, though!

    Scott


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    Mxtras,
    I use Enco(use-enco.com) for my tooling.
    They are owned by MSC, I have gotten MSC stuff ordering through enco.


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