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Hello lensman 57, You can obtain HSS inserts from ARNO Werkzeuge. They are a German company and their UK branch is located at Sugnal business centre Staffs, just make sure that you are sitting down when you get the price!!!! I use them quite a lot during heavy...

If finances will stretch to it get a Bison Bail European made, not far eastern.

Mark, Not knowing what a Wren MW54 is [but the use of Inconel would suggest a high temperature app ] so maybe a jet /rocket engine? If it is, then now I know the type of lathe you have my biggest concern is your ability to hold a tight tolerance [your lathe not you] Any of the HSRA's...

Mark, If you are planning machining ANY of the inconels [or any of the HRSA's] you will need to have very rigid machines. Inconel is not especially hard, but it is very, very tough. Hss in grade M42 is still used for turning any of the HSRA's when the cut is heavily...

If funds allow, then go either Newall or Heidenhain, there's none better. and you won't be disappointed. Regards, Titex.

Rohm ALMOST as good as Kurt?? Kurt vises are good, but In my experience nowhere near as good as Rohm. In fact Rohm, Gressel, and SMW far exceed any offering from Kurt. although the three mentioned are the dreaded imports [from Germany]...

Bob, If you decide to use a boring bar then the recommended overhang for a steel bar is 3x the Ø so you might get away with a 40mm Ø steel bar [if you have a lathe large enough to use it] With solid carbide the ratio is anywhere between 5 to 7 x the Ø [it depends if the bar has through...

If your funds allow,then Newall or Heidenhain. [Newalls will even work under water, so coolant / swarf has no effect on them] Titex.

Lazylathe, If it is 304, then that really is the dregs of the s/s family. 304 it's a w***e, 303's the one for me. S/S is notorious for work hardening in a flash which seems to be what you are experiencing. You MUST keep up the feedrate, don't let the drill dwell even for a second. The...

I personally have never been a fan of chinese cutting tools, or any form of work/tool holding. I did try a couple of chinese endmills a while back just for a laugh, and it confirmed just what I expected, crap! The endmills that I always use are the following, OSG, Guhring, Walter/Titex...

Mosey, ANY insert with the designation ** GT are also for non ferrous metals and for finishing stainless steel [although they are often used for finishing plain carbon steel [at very small DOC] all these types have a very high rake angle and very sharp geometry and are usually polished...

For me it has to be either Gressel or Rohm. very expensive, but superbly accurate and solid last, for years. Titex.

G'Day,G'Day,G'Day, New_Guy, First of all, Greetings to Oz from Scotland. Yes as soon as I buy, or preferably borrow a camera I will post some photo's. I am not suprised that DSG's turn up in the outback, they have been known to turn up in some very remote...

steamer, In reply to your post about the DSG not being a hobby machine well you are correct. I do a lot of sub contract work for oil tool companies and the DSG is used for that [mainly Inconel 600 and 718 and, now and then PH Stainless] I will use it for my "hobby" if I have a need to...

Stan: How right you are about computers and lathes, computers I will NEVER understand, and as for the lathe part, I also use for smaller stuff a chinese lathe [center height 150mm, weight 530kgs] and since I bought it from new in 2001 it has never needed as much as a new bulb...

Hello Tin Falcon, First off thanks for your welcome to the forum, secondly, I am not dismissing anyone else's machinery, But when I read some opinions, then I had to express mine. Looking through some of the post's here, You all appear to be a friendly, helpful...

Hello all, I just joined the forum today and I am finding it very interesting although, I must disagree with some opinions in this thread about Monarch lathes. yes, they are excellent machines but no lathe will ever come close to any lathe made by Dean Smith and Grace. I will...