Type 1

I purchase several things on Amazon and was giving pretty in-depth reviews. From this point on, here's the new agenda…. if it works as advertised, is well made, meets or exceeds the description, is a value, and arrives in a fair amount of time, it will get a "star rating" equal to what my expectations were/are. If it doesn't meet these criteria, then I will most definitely and descriptively tell the short comings of the products and you as a consumer will not have to go through the trouble of buying the product without some background knowledge. If the sell pulls that item and relists under another description, I will put the exact same review on the seller's feedback page. Sellers have done this a couple of times in the past, and I was true to my word then as well as now. DR

It's fast and does what it promises. It works very well.

I would have given this a 5 start but the packaging was confusing. The boring bars are packaged in a box that is for lathe tools. I contacted the seller and we were able to easily sort this out. The seller was extremely responsive and I will deal with him in the future. There are three boring bars. I have used the small one on five projects so far. It is strong and works well. Installing the carbide insert is easy but I would recommend strongly that you keep the grub screw on the driver as it is small and easily dropped. The inserts seem to be well made and cut easily.

quality product

Fit well in my tool holder, included inserts seem fine, other branded inserts fit as well.

Decent project, works as intended

For many years I've used 1/2" TCMT insert tools on smaller lathes from 10" to 13" and workpieces that were smaller than 2" OD. They were just OK but I needed something that had a smaller nose radius to make tight inside corners and was hoping for a better finish on whatever type of steel I had available at the time. Someone had recommend that I use a smaller nose radius tool to achieve my goals. The first thing I did with these tools was to make an adapter to put the boring bar in a QCTP holder that had a 3/4" bore. I used a scrap 4041 steel rifle barrel blank. At a speed much slower than expected I got a beautiful finish. At 720 rpm, a feed rate of .003" and a DOC of .010 I got a beautiful finish. That's a much lower feed and speed than the calculators recommend so even older lathes like the ubiquitous South Bend and Craftsman lathes can get a great finish without needing speeds beyond their capabilities.

These are a fantastic start for someone like me.That is learning But if you are planning to do sirius , work , do not purchase but for a beginner they are a good reasonably priced opoption

just the job im a beginner and thease seem well made

Good value and perfect for small lathe. Will buy again for the tips alone

After using the tools on a job the other day they certainly don’t seem bad for the money.

12mm square shank turning tools with indexable tips great value for the money work well on my small lathe

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