Is 3/32″ round tool steel now unobtainable?

[Andrew TinsleyParticipant @andrewtinsley63637]

Any one know a source of 3/32" round toolsteel? Or will I have to go metric to get something close?

Andrew.

[Andrew TinsleyParticipant @andrewtinsley63637]

[Jon GibbsParticipant @jongibbs59756]

Any good? **LINK**

Jon

[Speedy Builder5Participant @speedybuilder5]

3/32" diameter drills ?

[not done it yetParticipant @notdoneityet]

Tool steel or HSS? The two posts above are not necesarily the same material.

[Ex contributorParticipant @mgnbuk]

**LINK**

Any good ?

[Andrew TinsleyParticipant @andrewtinsley63637]

Hello Gentlemen,

I should have been more specific. I was really after HSS. Nigel B seems to have hit the jackpot with the Cromwell drill blanks. These are said to be HSS. But as they are described as drill blanks, I am not 100 % certain. One way to find out for sure I suppose!

Thanks everyone!

Andrew.

[vintagengineerParticipant @vintagengineer]

Use broken endmills.

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by Andrew Tinsley on 31/08/2017 16:19:30:

Hello Gentlemen,

I should have been more specific. I was really after HSS. Nigel B seems to have hit the jackpot with the Cromwell drill blanks. These are said to be HSS. But as they are described as drill blanks, I am not 100 % certain. One way to find out for sure I suppose!

Thanks everyone!

Andrew.

If they're hardened and ground all over without back taper, there doesn't seem much room for doubt.

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