HSS vs Carbide | Tooling For The Mini Lathe

One area of machining that can get a little overwhelming at times is tooling. For tooling nowadays there are two types that are common, high speed steel (HSS) and carbide insert tooling. Both have their place in the machinists workshop and have their own advantages and disadvantages. This is a very brief break down of the two types of tooling and their advantages and disadvantages and my experience of using them on my sieg c3 mini lathe.

I am sure that I have skimmed over some details here and there and not ever situation and material will turn the same as it turns on my lathe, but I hope the information in this video helps. I put all the information I wish I was told when I first got my lathe into this video.

Cheers