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JimmieS	13/07/2019 21:03:38
310 forum posts 1 photos	I have found two lengths (3/4" x 1/8" x 1/16" x 6" of parting off blanks branded Osborn UK which must be 50 or 60 years old. Anyone know the company and/or quality of their products?
Alan Waddington 2	13/07/2019 21:10:34
537 forum posts 88 photos	Osborn mushet steels, made/make drills etc, based in Sheffield UK https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Osborn_%26_Company Edited By Alan Waddington 2 on 13/07/2019 21:11:56
Baz	13/07/2019 21:14:12
1033 forum posts 2 photos	Top quality stuff.
David George 1	14/07/2019 07:31:21
2110 forum posts 565 photos	I still have a couple of 1/2 inch square blanks relay good HSS steel. David
AdrianR	14/07/2019 07:54:38
613 forum posts 39 photos	I have several milling cutters made by Osborn UK, old but still had the original wax coating. My first used and favourite cutter is the 1/2" Osborn. I think I have been spoilt, the new Asian ones I bought are terrible in comparison.
JohnF	14/07/2019 09:50:13
1243 forum posts 202 photos	Remember Osbourn very well from the '60's, they also made HSS lathe tools designated VG always charcoal black colour and very tough, not sure of the spec now although I still have some and they defiantly surpassed "normal" HSS for performance on tough steels. Another product was T32 drills [ "treatment" maybe? ] these were again superior in performance on tough materials, they were standard jobber drill length but with a short flute length, similar to todays spotting drills, also charcoal grey in colour. John
Hollowpoint	14/07/2019 10:23:43
550 forum posts 77 photos	Very good cutting tools, but IMO they never quite matched the quality of presto or dormer. They also made other item such as collet chucks which where up there with the best.

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