Lathe Tools

[Boyan Silyavski]

So that set of tools, £55ish, worth going for to get started?

I think so. Though i can not get a good look at the parting tool. Though i believe parting tool like boring bars, should be chosen separately and worth the extra investment. Buy some extra inserts and you are ready. You can sharpen the inserts also, you know.

[Chaz]

I think so. Though i can not get a good look at the parting tool. Though i believe parting tool like boring bars, should be chosen separately and worth the extra investment. Buy some extra inserts and you are ready. You can sharpen the inserts also, you know.

Agreed. What I found is that many of the inserts for parting tools tend to say ok for steel etc but not for alu. So not sure. Certainly for boring and parting, I agree, look at specific more expensive tools.

[Chaz]

I think so. Though i can not get a good look at the parting tool. Though i believe parting tool like boring bars, should be chosen separately and worth the extra investment. Buy some extra inserts and you are ready. You can sharpen the inserts also, you know.

The other option is to buy 2nd hand good quality stuff on fleabay. Loads of Sandvik stuff for sale. The toolpost Ill get has a 16mm holder capacity, so would like to maximise and use that.

[Chaz]

The other thing that worries me about the cheap import stuff, what inserts does it use? Will they be any good?