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A review of a set of pre-ground Soba HSS Lathe Tools in 12mm high speed steel. This is a bit of a cheat as it is not that hard to grind your own lathe tools, in addition you get to learn cutting angles. Having said all of that a pre-ground set of HSS tools is … Read more
High Speed Steel, abbreviated HSS and commonly just listed or described as HSS. A hard steel, about 6 times harder than carbon steel, used for metal cutting tools as it remains hard even at dull red temperatures. It normally contains: Tungsten 12 to 18%, Chromium up to 5% and Carbon 0.4 to 0.7%. Some of the … Read more