Tom Kitta
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This is a scam. Do not buy. I tested this out with few items and all were a scam.
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Buying tools off shore
- Thread starter Dusty
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This is a scam. Do not buy. I tested this out with few items and all were a scam.
Dabbler
ersatz engineer
Another pointer for those wanting to limit exposure on the internet:
I use a *prepaid* mastercard that costs me 10$ every 2 years to maintain. I have the luxury of planning my internet purchases, and I only leave about 100$ on the card when idle, but i goose it up when planning a big purchase.
Using paypal with the prepaid card gives you another level of indirect, but I don't use it.
I don't use Paypal because Paypal is a huge target and it has been compromised many times. When I was doing computer security for the City of Calgary, Paypal lost 2 million credit cards over 2 breakins over one 9 month period. Their notification record was abysimal.
I truly hope their security record has improved.
BTW I have ordered hundreds of dollars (thousand?) from Banggood, in dozens of orders over 6 years, and I've had no problems, and the quality has been better than expected.
I use a *prepaid* mastercard that costs me 10$ every 2 years to maintain. I have the luxury of planning my internet purchases, and I only leave about 100$ on the card when idle, but i goose it up when planning a big purchase.
Using paypal with the prepaid card gives you another level of indirect, but I don't use it.
I don't use Paypal because Paypal is a huge target and it has been compromised many times. When I was doing computer security for the City of Calgary, Paypal lost 2 million credit cards over 2 breakins over one 9 month period. Their notification record was abysimal.
I truly hope their security record has improved.
BTW I have ordered hundreds of dollars (thousand?) from Banggood, in dozens of orders over 6 years, and I've had no problems, and the quality has been better than expected.
VicHobbyGuy
Ultra Member
I'm interested in the answer to this question on insert coatings as well...perhaps a new thread? BTW, I'm having pretty good results using 'wrong' inserts - for aluminum - on steel in my 7x14 mini lathe. They are a lot sharper and seem to perform better with the light cuts I take. On topic: all my tooling is from Ali/Banggood and I've never found a scammer there. A few 'confused sellers' and bad descriptions but really a low % of unsatisfactory orders - perhaps 2 or 3 in many dozens of orders (and a lot of $$ - I don't save receipts!
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I feel your pain. Too many choices, too many differences, too many details.
If you are just cutting mild steel, I'd just get the cheapest ones you can find. IMHO, they will all work. I generally avoid inserts for Aluminium or Stainless but sometimes even they work quite well.
I searched your original inserts and found lots available at reasonable prices.
trlvn
Ultra Member
Could you post a link to it?
How is the noise level? I have a 1X30 sander that is great except that the universal motor screams like a banshee. Have to put on ear muffs before starting it up.
Craig
gerritv
Gerrit
Do a search on grades here: https://www.machiningdoctor.com/charts/carbide-grades-chart/ The grades might also give a hint as to the brand of insert you are getting.
The main page for this topic is :https://www.machiningdoctor.com/grades/
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I have been watching for Accusize stuff on Amazon, Got a Accusize drill chuck and arbor for a reduced price and free shipping. It gives me a little more peace of mind than trying to deal with crappy web sights and possible scams. I get to use tool purchases for tax write off so slightly higher price is not a big problem, don't like the high shipping charges some places charge though.
You have to post a picture of this thing...with a pop can for scale
VicHobbyGuy
Ultra Member
And prices and availability of sanding belts...With such short belts don't they wear out quickly?
chip4charlie
Well-Known Member
I'm still a big fan of the Viel S-5 sander. Price has gone up though (what hasn't? Oh yeah, my income). From Lee Valley or from Viel direct. 1" x 42" belts, high resale value. Use an old furnace motor or do what I did, a VFD motor (so I don't burn blade tips when profiling knife edges).
Here ya go . . .
They belts do tend to wear quite fast, the unit came with 9 belts.
I ordered 10 more from Amazon for $20 after.
Attachments
Wow that's tiny, what do you use it for ??
The first thing I did was sharpen ’all’ of my drill bits.
1/4” to 3/4” - I have about 50 drill bits from my tool making days with Ex-Cell-O.
It has a vertical backing plate that supports the belt and acts as a straight grinding plane to push against.
It is super handy for deburring edges of milled pieces.
1/4” to 3/4” - I have about 50 drill bits from my tool making days with Ex-Cell-O.
It has a vertical backing plate that supports the belt and acts as a straight grinding plane to push against.
It is super handy for deburring edges of milled pieces.
I like this idea. There are a lot of very knowledgeable people on here. A good thread on this topic would be appreciated. My eyes start glazing over when I read the insert company info pdfs and let's face it - they are biased to promote and sell their own products. I'd personally like to see something really simple.
A good healthy debate on least costly, most available, best chip breaking, nicest cut, durability, etc. Of course, that should go hand in hand with a discussion of insert holders. I have no interest in a 3 thousand dollar holder even if it does take 5 cent inserts.
Just look at some websites from carbide insert companies.
WIDIA has a very informative site.
https://www.widia.com/ca/en/products/
Do a little surfing on the web and see what you find.
Use specific terms like . . .
1. Aluminum cutting carbide inserts
2. Non-ferrous machining tools
3. Positive Rack carbide insert
4. Coated carbide inserts for Aluminum
WIDIA has a very informative site.
https://www.widia.com/ca/en/products/
Do a little surfing on the web and see what you find.
Use specific terms like . . .
1. Aluminum cutting carbide inserts
2. Non-ferrous machining tools
3. Positive Rack carbide insert
4. Coated carbide inserts for Aluminum
VicHobbyGuy
Ultra Member
To be honest with you Len, that's exactly the kind of info I'm trying to avoid.
Anyways, this is all off topic in this thread. So I started a new thread here:
Thread 'What inserts do you like and why?' https://canadianhobbymetalworkers.com/threads/what-inserts-do-you-like-and-why.5495/