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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jonn" data-source="post: 1524497" data-attributes="member: 22241"><p>Some years ago I was considering carbide tipped wood turning tools, but when I saw the price, I balked. However, after a bit of research I found that RCGT inserts for cutting aluminium on metal lathes was plenty sharp enough for wood. And then I found that real savings could be had buying these directly via Aliexpress.  For the local price of 2 here in Norway, I would get a pack of 10 from China, about same quality. If you can get hold of the 10 or 12 mm rods, square of round, you just have to get a metal lathe and ditto milling machine, and start production. And you'll have perfectly good ones for 2 or 3 quids.  I've made quite a few for mates, but as the business genius I am, I end up just charging what I have paid for the materials. But I enjoy making them, including turning the handles, so the money is secondary.  Bit of a wally, according to my sister, but so be it <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🧙‍♂️" title="Man mage    :man_mage:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/6.6/png/unicode/64/1f9d9-2642.png" data-shortname=":man_mage:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>

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