What are the "must have" tools for milling and turning?

[Jonathan]

How about centre drill bits for the lathe Centre Drills - Arc Euro Trade etc. ..Clive

If you're using them to make a hole to support the work with a centre, then that's what you need. However for making the mark to center a normal drill, spot drills are better as they're more robust.

[magicniner]

If you ever see any of these Kopal Clamps-

http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/d/l225...klRKWdlqww.jpg

for a reasonable price grab a couple, they're absolutely amazing.

[njhussey]

Thanks for the info guys. This is what they're coming with:

Lathe:
160mm self centering 3 jaw chuck with inside and outside jaws
200mm 4 jaw independent chuck
4 jaw self centering chuck 160mm on DL-4 backplate 200mm
4 way toolpost
Fixed and travelling steadies
Micro adjustable bedstop
Coolant system
Halogen low voltage light
Dead centres
Face plate
Digital display 2 axis for lathes/mills
Quick change toolpost set
Live centre -3mt
Centre drill set 5 piece set
9 pce set index turning tools 12mm
Drill chuck b16 3-16mm
3mt arbor b18

Milling Machine:
Digital display 2 axis for lathes/mills
125mm vice
Collet chuck set er-32 3mt 3/8" whit 18 piece
20 pcs metric hss end mill/slot drill set. Tin coated. Plain shank.
W4 clamp kit 12mm
Coolant system comprising on/off switch, tank, electric parts, nozzle, magnetic feed pipe & coolant pipe 1.1m, 1/6hp 220v/50hz pump, 5 litre tank capacity.
Wide coolant tray

DRO for the milling Machine is only 2 axis as been told that as the column is round one can't be fitted. One of the first projects will be fitting one to it....

Items in addition to the above I'm getting are DTI on a magnetic base and a boring bar set. Already have centre drill bits and some tooling from the old lathe. Should suffice for now and anything else needed can just be bought as and wheen needed.

[Neale]

No chance of swapping the 2-axis DRO display on the mill for a 3-axis version to make adding a third scale easier? If nothing else, you could fit a third scale on the quill although I realise that this is a second-best.

[njhussey]

No chance of swapping the 2-axis DRO display on the mill for a 3-axis version to make adding a third scale easier? If nothing else, you could fit a third scale on the quill although I realise that this is a second-best.

I've asked this yesterday funnily enough although talking to the guys at work they want me to CNC the mill ASAP as well as the small Seig C4 lathe. Today is measuring the lathe for fitting steppers and drawing up mounting brackets in CAD (Alibre Design 3D which I'm learning)