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The brazed carbide lathe tools are rubbish.
Pretty strong position to take, Baron, and I suspect you might get some push back on this one. There are guys who love these brazed lathe tools and they have been used quite effectively on lathes as small as little Sherlines to large industrial lathes. They are cheap to buy, easy to condition and hone and will get you cutting very quickly, which is what I suspect David is trying to do. Moreover, they will cut effectively at speeds slower than inserted carbide provided the edges are sharp and they finish quite well if you put a small nose radius on them, too.
Brazed tools are not ideal, not by a long shot, but if I were in David's shoes I would be doing exactly what he is doing.