HSS replacement tool tips.

I wonder if anyone can help me with a source for HSS TCMT 1603 replacement tips? I worked for a company about 20 years ago and they had various types of tips in High Speed Steel.

The supplier was a common supplier of tips at the time but the name totally escapes me. Can anyone remember and if they are still available?

Alistair,

There are plenty of sources for TCMT 1603-04 but they are Tungsten Carbide not High Speed Steel. Are you sure about the HSS bit?
Google throws up hobby supplies with a range of prices. See what you think.

Bob D

Like these AR Warner tips? I use these, and think they're great. But have to order them from Little Machine Shop...

https://littlemachineshop.com/products/product_category.php?category=-1550042347&Brand=A+R+Warner

I too use A.R.Warner HSS tips. Top stuff, easy to give a touch up to on a diamond plate. They are not cheap but they are excellent!!

cheers

Bill

The tips you require are available from Plansee SM 80 grade sintered HSS various sizes and geometrys brilliant tips and can be re lapped. use speeds and feeds as for HSS these were available 20 years ago plansee way ahead of most of the tip manufactures at the time

Do you have an internet link for 'Plansee'? Tried googling but did not see anything helpful.

Cheers, Colin

Try Plansee Tizit lots of info here

Cheers

Thanks for all the info and yes Plansee was the name I was looking for!

There was also an American supplier but that was many years ago!

Just got to find a supplier but at least I can now search for something.

Thanks to all!

Try this link for the manufacturers on-line shop for inserts.

https://cuttingtools.ceratizit.com/gb/en/shop/search/search-result-products.html?category=JTI0RVNLLTExLUEwMyo=&nav=true#category/JTI0RVNLLTExLUEwMy1CMDEq/page/1/sort/_blank

" Plansee SM 80 grade sintered HSS various sizes and geometrys brilliant tips and can be re lapped. use speeds and feeds as for HSS "

But HSS is HSS is HSS

Regards Ian.

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... at least to a reasonable approximation

**LINK**

https://www.westyorkssteel.com/blog/a-history-of-high-speed-steel/

MichaelG.

Another, not very well known manufacturer, is Alesa

Here, the HSS inserts, but beware: they are not cheap! It is possible to get them piecewise, though.

HSS tooling

Regards,
Hans