Don''t Forget the Tooling End Mill Basics
End mills are useless without a way to hold them in a machine. This is the job of a tool holder. And no, a drill chuck is not suited to hold your end mills. A collet is the most basic tool holder available. You will need to match the collet size to your end mill shank and the collet taper to your mill. In my case, the mini mill has an R8 taper.