Thats about 1/3 the size of a human hair. Cool article.
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/cutting-with-a-0001-inch-end-mill
http://www.mmsonline.com/articles/cutting-with-a-0001-inch-end-mill
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Machining with a .001 diameter endmill
- Thread starter rdn2blazer
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WOW! I think I know why they are all losing their hair.
It's almost rediculous that there is such a thing that NEEDS to be machined to micro. F**KING ENGINEERS! Just grinding the endmill is got to be tough. Would LOVE to see the shop they work in.
I thought every machinist used a .001" endmill and could hold a 100 millionths tolerance. 
badmix
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Cool. But I can understand. people that build custom 1911 handguns have to fit the parts, it can be as lil fitting as just 1/2 a stroke on a file to get it perfect.
The smallets endmill I have ever used was a .030 dia endmill, the smallest drill was a .014 dia drill. I have some .006 dia drills, why I don't know. Collected them along the years machining.
