Insert tip query

With respect Raymond, reading through the postings I couldn't find reference to all details of insert code Michael requested but agree you did identify the insert as a C type shape. The clearance angle wasn't stated so your second C had to be a shot in the dark, it could well have been a B with 5 deg clearance. Again with the M quoted it may well have been a G if made to a lesser tolerance. The T you quote for shape could just as well have been G or M, all 3 have a similar appearance in photos.

Other than shape it is not possible to identify for certain an insert without knowing accurate dimensions such as cutting edge length, clearance angle, inscribed circle diameter and thickness, that said you did however enable Michael to obtain an insert to fit the toolholder.

I posted additional information with insert details to enable Michael and others to identify the type of insert they have or need to buy for a particular tool shape, there are many more details needed to select the correct insert specification for the material being machined, the Sandvik catalogue is huge but provides a good reference.

Emgee

I'm a bit of a cheap skate, I make my own tool holders.

Custom tooling man, whoa, totally bodacious.

With sandvik inserts too, this fellow doesn't mess about!

Michael W

Edited By Michael Walters on 08/05/2016 12:00:37

Emgee, The identification of Michaels insert was based on the law of probability,

looking at his toolholder, it is more than likely it is a common SCLC-R as the others in that style are uncommon [many manufacturers quote a lead time for them]

Yes, the manufacturers catalogues are extensive. I have the paper ones [ don't like e versions ] from Sandvik Coromant, Walter, Arno, Ceratizit Guhring, Seco, Emuge Franken, and a few others. They make interesting reading. I also have access to ALL the current ISO Standards papers, for all lathe /milling machine cutting tools ,toolholders inserts, and Workholding. incredible depth of info contained in them, all very useful.