On Apr 10, 9:46*am, "PrecisionmachinisT"
wrote:
"Bob La Londe" wrote in ...





A month or so ago I asked Kyocera for a catalog. *They sent a catalog
and a price sheet. *I'll be contacting them later today to see what
their purchasing processes and policies are.

They really do have the best spread or range of sizes in the small
stuff. *Atleast on paper. *When I was getting started (and still) I
received a number of their end mills new from various Ebay sellers.
Not that other brands were not decent, but I found I really liked the
Kyocera pieces. *Yes I like some of the coated ones Reid Supply sells
also, but for a bare bright solid carbide end mills I get really
really good life out of the Kyocera ones.

Anyway, I was wondering where the best place to buy them is? *Some
place that stocks a good selection, and buys enough to sell them at a
reasonable price. *I tried MSC, but they do not have a good
selection. *Their price is 20-25% higher than the published prices
from Kyocera (I assumed that was "list" price), and they do not even
show the sizes that I need right now.

Do any of you guys buy direct from Kyocera? *How are they to work
with?

Not sure of they sell direct so you probably need to find out who your
regional distributer is....

http://www.kyoceramicrotools.com/

BTW, if you are looking at small endmills etc you might also want to check
out Harvey Tools if you haven't already done so.

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Thank you. I just sent them an email asking for a range of product
catalog. Having never used their product I will of course be cautious
before investing in a lot of their tooling.