Aluminium cutting inserts for glanze parting tool

can you get carbide inserts for parting Ali?

Hi, if you're talking about the MGMN 200 parting/grooving inserts then I might've been able to help you, but if not then sorry, i'm empty pockets on this one.

Michael W

Edited By Michael-w on 16/04/2017 15:55:39

No, the blade type

I have seen steel blades with brazed carbide inserts in some of industrial catalogs but only in sizes too large for the hobbyist lathes. You might consider grinding a notch in one of your cutoff blades and brazing in a piece of carbide.

I have seen some blades for self-grip inserts that have small shanks to retrofit the Aloris AXA and BXA parting tool holders. If Shars Tool serves the UK you could look there.

http://www.shars.com/catalogsearch/result/index/?cat=401&p=2&q=parting+blade

There are some uncoated GTN-2 inserts about meant for Ali, think Iscar do one.

I got some uncoated Korloy GTN inserts from Cutwel. These are H01 grade. It's not a very well documented grade but is described as "uncoated carbide for non-ferrous metal".

Murray

Cheers

Whats the most popular one, LH, RH or neutral

I tend to use neutral

All the major proper brand names do specific carbide inserts meant for aluminium, its what I buy 90% of the time.

Stick with neutral it will still leave a burr and can turn up to a shoulder with it and face off to length where critical measurements needed.
The Left and Right hand have always leave a burr on finished part, more so with tubular products. RH parting off generally leaves a better finish if it doesn't flex as it cuts and bows in or out.

If you'r real stingy like me, you can find an old circular saw blade and cut a section out of that, ready made parting tool with carbide tip already brazed on. You may need to touch it on a green grit wheel to square off the tip. I'v got a number of blades from builder's skips.

Ian S C

I've not had much success finding them myself beyond the inserts I mentioned. Can you point us at some products?

Murray

Well all I can find are the ones Muzzer pointed me to. I also found Cromwell tools sell the Iscar ones Jason mentioned **LINK** not cheap mind

Edited By petro1head on 19/04/2017 11:07:46

If the OP can't find aluminium specific tips to suite may I point out the I use the general purpose coated tips in my Q-cut parting tool and these are fine with aluminium alloys provided I drip in my standard 50/50 straight cutting oil/paraffin mix. This prevents a build up on the edge, which does sometimes happen with certain alloys if I cut dry.

HTH,

Rod

Thanks, found some

Presume its the GTN ish style. does my head in manufacturers calling an industry standard insert by other labelling.

Iscar do them GFN-A looking at catalogue, got plenty of GFR plus other brand names but rarely use.