carbide inserts

Apart from the ones the guys on here have got where else do you get your round inserts
I got sent a couple of samples from cutting edge carbide and they work very well.

I have been using these.
Cheap as chips init?
3 to a pack and I only paid a fiver for em, shop around, they are thinner than the normal cutter blades but they are still sharp and good enough for light work especially pens.
Try em tell me what you think.

They look okay Brian, do you know what size hole it is and what the diameter of the cutter is?

I bought 20 12mm dia. carbide tips from ebay a couple of years ago, cost between £1 - £1.25 each at the time, I still have about 17 somewhere.

Peter

Buckeye said:

They look okay Brian, do you know what size hole it is and what the diameter of the cutter is?

I bought 20 12mm dia. carbide tips from ebay a couple of years ago, cost between £1 - £1.25 each at the time, I still have about 17 somewhere.

Peter

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Peter I used a m5 allen head screw to secure them and I think they are 12 -14mm diameter will check and get back to you

I use AZ Carbide from america they cost around a fiver with postage but stay sharp for a long time. the only draw back is if you are fitting it to a bought tool (sorby) you will have to counter sink the top of the screw thread as the countersink on the inserts are quite large.

I make my own tools for these inserts using a £1.99p rolling pin a 12mm solid square bar from b&q price £6 and the insert total cost around £12 per tool I do nothing to make them look pretty just glue 3inch of the bar in the rolling pin grind a step at the other end for the insert and tap an m4 thread for the fixing.

I use these, they are a bit expensive but you get what you pay for. They are extremely hard wearing and can really plough the wood off. You just turn them when they loose their edge and re-sharpen on a flat diamond plate.

Vic

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Vic Perrin said:

I use these, they are a bit expensive but you get what you pay for. They are extremely hard wearing and can really plough the wood off. You just turn them when they loose their edge and re-sharpen on a flat diamond plate.

Vic

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I have bought them from an american guy on ebay about £7 inc. postage I can't remember his name, but will try to look it out.

It is azcarbide | eBay

Peter

I just mic'd a couple of those hamilton's they go from 16.79mm to 16.88mm so I would guess they class that as a 17mm scraper, with a 5.5mm hole.
They are as sharp as any other just a bit thinner so only for light work, they are not designed to be used on a lathe but hey who cares if it works.