TMN wrote:
Hi

I inherited a number of carbide pieces (says carbide tantalum on the
box) like carbide inserts but in mainly square form, ranging from
smaller than your little finger nail to three times that size.

Obviously they are meant to be brazed onto a carrier - are thy still
relevant in the world of indexable inserts as they will need quite a
bit of grinding to shape them - is it very difficult
to grind them ??

I am a novice metal worker with a Myford and a Rong Fu desk top mill

thanks
TNT
Carbide is easily shaped with a diamond wheel or (if you have the patience)
a diamond file/hone.
Having said that - you (as a novice) should put those pieces in a bag and
put that bag in a safe place against the day when (as a more experienced
machinist) you undertand their appropriate uses.

Regards.
Ken.
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