new stuff

[gt40]

UPS showed up again and brought my new mt3 1" drill. This thing is awesome. It drills 1" holes like butter and doesn't slip:

I am definitely going to have to get a set of mt3 drills. I had never used any before and it is really nice just sticking in it the tailstock tube.

I also picked up a set of mitutoyo bore gauges for 40 bucks on ebay. The set was missing the 3 1/2" to 6" but the price was right:

I recently picked up 0-1 and 1-2.2" mitutoyo quickmics and I am really happy so far with this combo.

 

[wquiles]

New toys

 

[mototraxtech]

are the mt shank bits expensive and when the bit wears out can you just replace it or do you replace the whole taper shank and all. I but they would be really nice for larger holes though and might have to pick a couple up as well.

 

[gt40]

I got a new one for 18 dollars. They have sets on ebay for cheap too.
http://cgi.ebay.com/MT3-DRILL-BITS-...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35a7646e16

http://cgi.ebay.com/23-32-Twist-Dri...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item53e098542c

You can also get mt adaptor sleeves so you can put a mt2 into an mt3 etc.

The bit is a giant drill with the shank just ground to mt standards. You can re sharpen it or get a new one. The neat thing is you don't need a chuck and the taper holds awesome so no worries about the drill rotating. I found the 1" size perfect for my needs because I can just drill a hole and then move right to finishing to the desired size with the boring bar.