Cut aluminum, copper, brass, and other non-ferrous materials with these premium inserts. Their chipbreakers are designed for turning soft, sticky metal—they break and curl chips before they become long enough to cause damage. Install these inserts in a matching holder.

Inserts with a larger nose angle and tip radius remove more material with each pass but cut less precisely than smaller inserts. Select the insert with the largest nose angle and tip radius that will turn your workpiece to the desired shape.

Strong enough for use on titanium, stainless steel, and other tough metals, a PVD coating keeps these inserts sharp for longer than inserts with a CVD coating. Also known as Swiss lathe tools, they’re designed for use in precision lathes. Install them into a matching holder.

These inserts are meant for semi-interrupted cutting conditions. As the most common insert type, they often machine imperfectly round workpieces, like shafts with a keyway. They also have a positive rake, which means they stick out in front of the holder to reach tight spaces on your workpiece. However, they don’t last as long as negative rake inserts because they have cutting edges on only one side. Since these inserts have a 0° lead angle, or a neutral cut direction, they can cut from either right to left or left to right.

Inserts with a larger nose angle and tip radius remove more material with each pass but cut less precisely than smaller inserts. Select the insert with the largest nose angle and tip radius that will turn your workpiece to the desired shape.

Heat resistant and shaped for turning stainless steel specifically, they’ll last longer than inserts for multiple materials. Install inserts into a matching holder.

Inserts with a larger nose angle and tip radius remove more material with each pass but cut less precisely than smaller inserts. Select the insert with the largest nose angle and tip radius that will turn your workpiece to the desired shape.

Optimized for use on steel, these inserts can run at higher cutting speeds and will last longer than inserts for multiple materials. Install inserts into a matching holder.

Inserts with a larger nose angle and tip radius remove more material with each pass but cut less precisely than smaller inserts. Select the insert with the largest nose angle and tip radius that will turn your workpiece to the desired shape.

Also known as Swiss lathe tools, these inserts are designed for use in precision lathes. Coated in multiple layers of PVD, they stay sharper longer than CVD-coated inserts. They’re optimized for steel but also work on stainless steel. Install inserts into a matching holder.

These inserts are meant for semi-interrupted cutting conditions. As the most common insert type, they often machine imperfectly round workpieces, like shafts with a keyway. They have a positive rake, meaning they stick out in front of the holder to reach tight spaces on the workpiece. However, they don’t last as long as negative rake inserts because they have cutting edges on only one side. Since these inserts have a 0° lead angle, or a neutral cut direction, they can cut from either right to left or left to right.

Inserts with a larger nose angle and tip radius remove more material with each pass but cut less precisely than smaller inserts. Select the insert with the largest nose angle and tip radius that will still turn your workpiece to the desired shape.