--- In 7x12minilathe@..., "John" <moran03@e...> wrote:
I recently bought a boring head on eBay which happened to include an
Everede boring bar. This bar uses replaceable 3/32" triangular
inserts which seem to be tool steel. I touched up the included
insert and found that it produces a much better finish than the
brazed carbide bars I've been using.
Are these little triangular inserts available and if so, where?
Wow! What a coincidence! The Aug/Sept Machinist's Workshop has an
article on building your own boring bar to use the Everede inserts.
The author says that MSC (and others) sell the inserts. He thinks
that "between two and three dollars each" is expensive but they last
a long time.
I haven't looked them up in "The Big Book" yet, but will try first
in the boring bar section. (Does MSC list manufacturers in the index?
I know KBC does...)
Hope that helps,
RA
