Err … you get a use for your carbide tip holders?

Neil

When brazed tip hss tools were about they usually used a better grade of hss than many tool bits have. The finish was also pretty high. These tips could be much the same.

Some people use carbide tips because they don't want to grind up tools, even not having something to grind them with. The HSS ones might suite these people as well.

John

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HSS [ M42 ] Toolblanks are still used a lot in industries that deal with any of the HRSA's [inconel et al ] They are better than carbide for heavily interrupted cuts on the above materials. I can't comment on the HSS inserts from Warner as I have never used them, the ones I have used [ very rarely ] are by ARNO WERKZEUGE

I don't really think that HSS inserts are any better than carbide [ especially the sharper types ]. The early days of Carbide when the inserts were more or less all NEGATIVE geometry that needed rigid machines with high power are gone. We now have a multitude of sharp POSITIVE geometries to suit the needs. The pic of a box of inserts that I put in another post were very ,very spendy even with a good discount , I think I have only ever used one 2 or 3 times. It was just expensive extravagance [and folly ] on my part . They [ HSS Inserts ] don't do anything that carbide won't do.in the materials ect that most folks use on this forum.

I agree Tony – even if I got rid of the rest of my workshop I think I would still need a grinder – however it would not be for model engineering!

Norman

Saves getting grinding dust over everything in sight and up your nose.

I'd rather part with my bench grinder than my bench belt sander (if I had to make a choice)