Thread: Newbie Asks!

I remember the term Stellite Tipped from my motor bike days as if it was a mystical product!

Originally Posted by morrisman

Hi

HSS does a great job, but be aware its not all the same. I have collected many used , old pieces of HSS . HSS Comes in many brands , just experiment and see how you go . I have some old vintage pieces marked STELLITE and other vintage brands. I find the edge lasts far longer when some type of machining fluid is used, anything is better than nothing . Good luck This a 4-5mm cut using a little 3/4 hp lathe , back gear engaged

Dealt with both Ausee a bit - ssemed ok at the time, but has been a little while.
Most of my dealings with stuff I cant get locally have been with LPR in Broadford - if you speak to older guy (where possible) as he seems to be the brains trust for those tricky questions.

As already mentioned the order by fone and pay by card seems to work fine for me. Easier/quicker to ask questions.

Been using a mixed bag with HSS. Dont mind the Sutton stuff, but like most things the bigger the HSS the dearer she gets. Bought a few bits of 16mm as its the biggest I can run in my holders. Mainly for those jobs where I need some extra stickout.

I've never had an issue with Steve at Ausee in Dandenong. He has always been good to deal with. Most of my machine tools and accessories were obtained there.
LPR in Broadford have also been very good to deal with for cutting tools and supplies.

Hi Pete, Guys,

I've not been around for a couple of days, so a bit late to the party

First, Welcome to the forums, lots of good guys here with many years of experience !

Now my take on carbide insert tooling from a died in the wool HSS user ! Most of my HSS has come from scrapyard finds, engineering shop throw outs and old bits of HSS tooling. Never throw away a broken bit of HSS, it will almost become useful at some point.

Now a confession ! I've always had difficulty grinding lathe tooling for cutting threads ! I, found it very difficult to get the angles right. Then I discovered carbide threading inserts ! Many told me that they needed high speeds and large cuts to work properly. Anyway I purchased a 10 mm threading bar that took small carbide inserts, I forget the number without searching, but I'm now a happy bunny. I can cut 55 and 60 degree threads with ease.

So for threading for me carbide is king