Thread: Quick change tool post, advice please

Originally Posted by No.3

I've found this about the carbide angles to be quite true - you either need a ballsy rate of feed or a ball twitching depth of cut or a pucker factor rate of feed to make them fly. Or a combination of the three that most smaller machines don't feel to be truly within their comfort zone. A good compromise is some of the stainless steel specific inserts for some reason.

Buy some TNGG style high rate cermet inserts and you will not regret it for a low power machine. They do well in many things. A great generalist insert.

https://carbidenz.co.nz/tngg160404r-...-wonder-insert