JMLATHE wrote:
Walter - I've owned a VN#12 for about 6 years and have a good
collection of tooling, but no end mill holders. I've never seen one
with the 5V taper and I've looked. Apparently they either used
collets to hold the smaller end mills, or used end mills having the
B&S #7 shank. I would not want to use collets for driving larger end
mills (1/2"+) or for heavy cuts because they will not hold reliably
and can ruin your work. However shell mill holders were apparently
popular, and I have found several sizes of these. Although you can
still occasionaly find them, they are usually pricy. One just sold on
Ebay with a 1" shank for $107. Ouch! Good luck, John

I have at least one shell mill. I should have bought more at that auction, I
passed on a few collet/tooling deals before the machines were sold. I see
now that I could have at least tripled my money on the boxes of collets,
arbors and holders that were available, and still kept enough for my own
use. I can't complain after getting the whole machine and a cart of tooling
for $50, though.