The first type of cutting tool used in the vertical milling machine is the end mill.
There is the flat end mill.
There are also ball mills which are curved on the bottom.
End mills have different numbers of flutes which are the spirals on the end mills that make them look like drill bits.
Insert cutters and fly cutters are another cutting tool used in the vertical milling machines.
Insert cutters can have a number of cutting inserts in them. Fly cutter usually only have a single cutter.
Insert cutters and fly cutters are used to even a metal surface or to smooth it.
Insert cutters and fly cutters are used for preparing the surface of the part before machining.
Drill bits are used in vertical milling machines also.
Drill bits are used to create various size holes.
Drill bit come in many different sizes in standard and metric sizes.
Another type of drill bit is the center drill.
Reamers are a tool used with vertical mills.
Reamers are used to increase the size of a hole that has already been drilled.
Reamers are used to create holes for slip fits and press fits in parts that have been created by the machinist.
Slitting saws are another tool used in the vertical mill.
Slitting saws cut perpendicular to the spindle of the vertical milling machine.
Slitting saws can be used as a parting tool and creating relief slots. Slitting saws can be used to create thin deep slots.
Boring bars are a tool used lathe and milling applications.
Boring bars are used to increase the size of a hole in a manufactured part.
The boring bar is attached to the spindle which rotates the boring bar is plunges at a speed where it can create a smooth increase in the hole size.
Boring bars can be made of high-speed steel, carbide reinforced steel, tungsten carbide, or ceramics.
Boring bars are single point cutting tools.