Hi Everyone,
I'm looking for some comments and reviews on the Shars carbide tipped lathe tools. I searched the forum but didn't find much that's recent.
The maker space where I volunteer is getting ready to start a fresh session of training classes so this would principally be aimed at people who've never used a metal lathe before or who only have very limited experience. We'd like to offer a small starter pack of tools which are affordable but also fairly functional. Basic turning with cold rolled, aluminum, brass, but probably not stainless. The idea is functional but also affordable. We want to keep the barrier to entry low but still get the job done.
I mostly use similar style tools from KBC but they run two to three times more expensive. If the Shars stuff is pretty much the same why pay more.
And while we're at it, I might as well ask about their HSS endmill sets.
Thanks for the help.
David
I'm looking for some comments and reviews on the Shars carbide tipped lathe tools. I searched the forum but didn't find much that's recent.
The maker space where I volunteer is getting ready to start a fresh session of training classes so this would principally be aimed at people who've never used a metal lathe before or who only have very limited experience. We'd like to offer a small starter pack of tools which are affordable but also fairly functional. Basic turning with cold rolled, aluminum, brass, but probably not stainless. The idea is functional but also affordable. We want to keep the barrier to entry low but still get the job done.
I mostly use similar style tools from KBC but they run two to three times more expensive. If the Shars stuff is pretty much the same why pay more.
And while we're at it, I might as well ask about their HSS endmill sets.
Thanks for the help.
David