Bench Mill Tooling Package, R8 Basics

- 4" Precision Milling Vise and 10 Pairs of 4" long thin parallels
- 10-piece End Mill Set - 2 and 4 Flute (5 each)
- 58- piece Clamping Kit - 3/8"-16, 7/16" T-Slots
- Seven piece R8 Collet Set
- Combination Edge and Center Finder
Weight: 48.8 lb
Purchased individually $447.25
Tooling package with all the essentials for an R8 bench mill.
Milling Vise: Precision 4" Kurt-style milling vice. Top, gib, jaws, bottom of vise bed and all plate mounting surfaces are ground. The angle tight positive lock style jaws are interchangeable with industry standard machine vises, are hardened and ground, and can be mounted on either end of the fixed and movable jaw supports for a wide range of clamping distances.
Overall length is 13.4" and the height is 3.46". Jaws are 4" wide, 1.27" deep, open 4", and are perpendicular to the ways within 0.002" in 4". The ways are parallel to the base within 0.0006" in 4" without the swivel.
Thin Parallels: Set of ten pairs, 1/8" thick x 4" long, in fitted case. Made of high-grade alloy steel hardened to 52-58 RC, parallel within 0.0002" on top and bottom. Parallel heights: 1/2", 5/8", 3/4", 7/8", 1", 1-1/8", 1-1/4", 1-3/8", 1-1/2", and 1-5/8" (pairs matched within 0.0004").
End Mills: This 10 piece TiN coated HSS end mill set includes both 2 flute and 4 flute end mills. Includes 1/4", 3/8", 1/2" , 5/8", and 3/4" end mills
R8 Collets: Set of 5 high-grade tool hardened steel, sizes 3/16", 3/8", 1/2", 5/8", 3/4".
1-2-3 Blocks: Ground and hardened on all sides to 50-60 RC, sizes 1" x 2" x 3". Parallel within 0.0002", flat within 0.0002", and square within 0.00021". Set has two matched blocks, 23 holes of which 5 are threaded 3/8"-16 NC.
Center Drills: Four sizes combined drills and countersinks made of high-speed steel. Sizes 1, 2, 3, 4, with 60-degree counter sinks.


Here are the sizes of center drills.
Number | Body Dia. | Drill Dia. | Length |
1 | 1/8" | 3/64" | 1 1/4" |
2 | 3/16" | 5/64" | 1 7/8" |
3 | 1/4" | 7/64" | 2" |
4 | 5/16" | 1/8" | 2 1/8" |
5 | 7/16" | 3/16" | 2 3/4" |
Nominal Sizes for 7/16" T-Slot Nut
Suitable for 12 mm T-Slot tables on common mini mills.
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Compatibility
This product works with mills with a R8 spindle taper and a 0.472 inch T-slot width including:
- SIEG X2.7 Bench Mill
- SIEG X2.7L Bench Mill
- WEN 33075 WEN Bench Mill
- LittleMachineShop.com 5500 HiTorque Bench Mill
- LittleMachineShop.com 6500 HiTorque Bench Mill
- SIEG SX2.7 Bench Mill
- LittleMachineShop.com 5550 HiTorque Bench Mill
- LittleMachineShop.com 6550 HiTorque Bench Mill
- LittleMachineShop.com 6570 HiTorque Bench Mill
- SIEG SX2.7L Bench Mill