Carbide Insert Tools

Carbide  insert

We stock a full range of turning tools in indexable tooling tool life and performance in cutting tools.Turning inserts, boring bars and turning tools use the ISO coding system for defining length, shape, width, thickness and tolerance for turning inserts, tools and boring bars.  This enables easy recognition of the insert type and application.

We offer high quality carbide turning inserts with excellent grades for turning stainless steel, titanium, Inconel, hastelloy, steel and cast iron.

Though relatively expensive, if a cutting edge of a carbide insert becomes dull or chipped, the insert can be removed and rotated 180° to expose two new cutting surfaces, providing, in effect, two tools for the price of one. The primary method of cutting metal on miniature machine tools is usually with high-speed steel tools as they are inexpensive, easily resharpened and can be ground into [form" tools for special jobs. However, inserted tip carbide tools can be lifesavers for some jobs. Though more expensive and not able to be resharpened, carbide tools hold their cutting edge when cutting exotic metals like stainless steel or titanium or abrasive materials like carbon fiber and can speed up the cutting process. This is why they are used for most cutting tasks in the modern professional machine shop.