Small drill needed. Where can I find?

[fermjohnp2]

Hi everyone,

Where can I find a .055 drill bit and maybe even a reamer? any websites out there with really small tooling? Sandvik doesn't offer anything this small. the smallest is .059.
I am machining kovar material so it will have to have some kind of coating on it as well. I will be using a mazak QTN100MSY machine.

thanks,

fermjohnp2

 

[Compositepro]

http://www.mcmaster.com

 

[juergenwt]

Google for "Guehring" drills. Sold by MSC and many others.

http://www.guhring.com/Catalog/Drills.htm

 

[Zinov]

Try dental drill supplier, high quality but little bit more expensive.

 

[BrianGar]

+1 for Guhring, I dont use any other brand now in the drills, or cnc mill, they are fantastic.

Brian,

 

[Jaydenn]

Remember, it's all relative.

Ø0.055" isn't small at all. As far as I'm concerened that's a pretty regular drill.

We have had great success using OSG drills.

Also

http://www.harveytool.com

makes wonderful "tiny" tooling.

J

NX 6.0.5.3

 

[looslib]

One of my college professors who had consulted for both Caterpillar and Boeing used to tell us that sheetmetal thickness was relative.
To Boeing, it was sheet if under 1/8". Over that was plate.
At Cat, sheet was up to 3"!


"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."

Ben Loosli

 

[legrand01]

(if this post isn't too old) You might also try one of the Mikron Crazy Drills if the hole is deep:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzakDpTPans