Old timer at a farm auction told me I was ruining my end mills

I was at this auction outside of Des Moines last fall and this retired machinist watched me loading a pallet of end mills. He said I should never let them clang together loose in a bucket like that. I told him they were carbide and pretty tough. He just shook his head and walked off. So I got them home and a bunch had tiny chips on the cutting edges that I hadn't noticed. Cost me about 120 bucks for a set of 8 basically useless tools. Now I keep every end mill in a separate little tube or slot. Has anyone else had a respected elder give advice that actually saved you money in the long run?

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the_seth1d agoMost Upvoted

That old timer was right, I learned the hard way too and now wrap each one in a shop rag.

willow7321d ago

Oh man, my buddy did the same thing and his toolbox still smells like old grease three years later.