I am making a sign where I need to pocket with a 1/8 Endmill, but the pocket is 1/2" deep. What Endmill is on the market that is longer than the one that comes with the shapeoko? I don’t trust that that one will get the job done.
I needed one now…so I bought this from Amazon. SHARPRO 1/8 Router Bit 1/4 Shank, Spiral Upcut Router bit, 1/4 Inch CNC Router Bits, Up Cut Spiral Router Bits 1/4 Shank,Solid Carbide Router Bits 1/4, Ideal for Wood Inlay, Plunge Plastic - Amazon.com I don’t have much history on the bit (I have only used it a couple of times) but it worked well for my purpose.
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The #102 has a 1/2" cutting flute length, so, so long as the Sweepy won’t interfere it should do the job so long as setting zero relative to the stock is done with accuracy/precision.
For a long-reach 1/8" tool, the Precise Bits folks have some options:
including some ball-nose tools which I wish I could find a project which warranted:
Ages ago, I bought a 1/8" Garr Tools long reach endmill (two actually, which was good since I snapped one just moving the machine around by hand) which has worked well when I’ve had occasion to use it.
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What’s the old saying? Something like “Buy one tool and it might break. Buy two tools and one will break. Buy three tools and you’ll never break any of them.”
I buy my tools from precise bits in packs of 10 so I’m not sure how that math plays out for me in the long run 
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