Re: Those Cheap Diamond Inserts

On 19/08/2024 12:47, Snag wrote:

   I've been using a lot of carbide tooling on my 10" Logan since I built the QCTP ... but I'm not getting rid of the lantern toolpost and HSS stuff because thewe are just some things it works better on .

Yep. Any interrupted  cuts, anything where you need a really sharp edge (copper,anyone?), anywhere you do not have overwhelming power - inserts are designed for use in powerful machines and don't usually have sharp edges, so need more power than HSS.
Horses for courses. Though I mostly use inserts myself even on a minilathe.
Peter Fairbrother