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MattU

Plastic

Join Date

Feb 2014

Location

Illinois USA

Posts

9

Thanks for the replies. This may help. This is everything required for the course. Unfortunately I am not allowed a roll around box. So everything must fit in a top box only or with an add on chest.

REQUIRED for ADMITTANCE into Precision Machining Technology

1. Machinist Tool Box— (Kennedy 3611 preferred)
Due to shop bench space, tool boxes must fit in an 18” x 30” footprint area.
Roll Around boxes or oversize tool boxes are no longer permitted.
2. 0-1” Outside Micrometer ( with capability to read tenths of a thousandths of an inch )
3. 1-2” Outside Micrometer ( with capability to read tenths of a thousandths of an inch )
4. 2-3” Outside Micrometer ( with capability to read tenths of a thousandths of an inch )
( “Standards” should be included with Outside Micrometers )
5. 6” Depth Micrometer
6. 8” Dial Calipers (import quality is acceptable)
7. 1” Travel Indicator (import quality is acceptable)
8. 1/2 Thousandth [ .0005 ] Graduated Dial Test Indicator:
Brown & Sharpe or Mitutoyo preferred No Interapid
Test Indicator must include a Universal Dovetail Attachment and
also a Rectangular Bar and Clamp for attaching to a height gage.
9. Magnetic Base for 1” Travel Indicator (Mighty Mag style preferred )
10. On-Off Magnetic Base with fine adjustment for Dial Test Indicator
( Noga DG 1033 Flexable Magnetic Base with Fine Adjustment recommended)
11. 6” Hardened and Ground Precision Square
( Starrett, Brown & Sharpe, or Mitutoyo ) No Fowler
12. Telescope Gages up to 6” ( Starrett or Mitutoyo ONLY! )
13. Small Hole Gage Set 1/8” to 1/2”
14. Radius Gage Set
15. Center Gage
16. Screw Pitch Gage Set ( Similar to General # 251 or Starrett # STC=50035L )
17. Transfer Screw Set to include; #10-32, #10-24, 1/4-20, 5/16-18, 3/8-16, 1/2-13 Heinmann USA recommended
18. Center Punch Set
19. Transfer Punch Set
20. Drive Pin Punch Set
21. Edge Finder
22. Drill Index Combination Set to include:
Fractional Drills ( 1/64” to 1/2” ) and
Numerical Drills ( 1 through 60 ) and
Letter Drills ( A through Z )
23. Drill Point Gage for 118 degree Drill Bits
24. Combination Set to include a 12” blade rule, Square Head, Protractor Head and Center Head
25. 6” Scale ( 5R or 4R )
26. Carbide Tipped Scriber
27. ( 2 ) 2” Kant Twist Clamp
28. ( 2 ) 4-1/2” Kant Twist Clamp
29. 12” Adjustable Wrench
30. 6” Adjustable Wrench
31. 6” Straight Blade Screwdriver
32. 6” Pliers
33. 21 oz. Dead Blow Hammer
34. 16 oz. Ball Peen Hammer
35. Hex Key Set (“Allen Wrenches”) as Individual Keys [ Fractional: up to 7/16” ]
36. Hex Key Set (“Allen Wrenches”) as Individual Keys [ Metric: 1.5-10mm ]
37. K-3 Drill Chuck Key
38. Thickness Gage Set .0015-.025”
39. T-Handle Tap Wrenches; (2) different size ranges:
Similar to General #164 ( 0 to 1/4”) and
Similar to General #166 ( #12 to 1/2”)
40. 4” Dividers
41. 10” Mill Bastard File, with Handle and File Card
42. 3/4”diameter x 82 degree Single Flute Counter-Sink
43. 3/8”diameter x 82 degree Single Flute Counter-Sink
44. India Reamer Stone ( Norton FT – 126 )
45. Bench Stone 1”x 2”x 6”
Brown India with Course on one face & Fine on the other face
46. (1) 3/8”x 3/8” and (1) 1/2”x 1/2” Lathe Tool Blanks ( HSS Only! )
47. #3 Combination Center-Drill/Counter-Sink ( HSS )
48. De-Burring Tool with Replaceable Tips ( Similar to Vargus Set B )
49. Die Light( Similar to Steelman “Bend -A-Light”or Streamlight “Stylus Reach” [14 inch] )
50. Safety Glasses (Clear Lenses Only!)



NOTE: All precision tools including, but not limited to, micrometers, test indicators,
precision squares and telescope gages, should be high quality such as Starrett,
Mitutoyo, or Brown & Sharpe. Dial calipers, travel indicators,
and other non-precision type tools can be ‘import quality’





Precision Machining Technology
~ Optional Tool List ~

NOTE: These tools are helpful but not required.

1. Set of Precision Parallels
2. “Tap Magic” ( 4 ounce can )
3. Surface Gage ( with rod and clamp to mount your Dial Test Indicator )
[preferred Base size approx: 1” x 2 ½” x 3 ¼”]
4. Milling Machine Hold Down Clamps (5/8” “T” Slot )
5. Machinist add on Chest Base (Similar to a Kennedy 5150)
6. Transfer Buttons: (1) set 9/32” & (1) set 13/32”