On 2010-05-10, Searcher7 wrote:
On May 9, 1:01*pm, "Karl Townsend"
wrote:

[ ... ]

Sorry missed that, he's thinking negative rake then. Won't work on his
machine. A positive rake insert with a small cut radius is the only thing
that might work on a light machine.

Karl

So is everyone saying that even for the softer stuff(ie: brass,
aluminum, plastic etc.) the 16N would not work at all for me?

The right inserts (with the right chipbreaker groove) give an
effective positive rake, even though the insert is held at a negative
rake.

BTW I do have an AXA12N that I will be experimenting with.

That is a start. It is half of a AXA-16N, so you can check how
it works for you for turning. What it won't do for you is facing. That
is what the other end of the 16N does.

Enjoy,
DoN.

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