Lathe Grooving Tool Holder Grooving Cut-Off Tool Holder MGEHR1616-3 With 11pcs MGMN300-M Indexable Carbide Grooving Inserts

Awesome cuts great

Half the ones I have tried weren't that great. This one has good rigidity and works perfectly. I did have to grind down the height a couple thousands to make it line up right on my mini lathe, but not the worst thing ever.

Nice tool

I bought this for my hubby, he says it's good for a small lathe and he likes using it.

As advertised and works great...

Why pay more? These work great on my 12" - 2hp lathe. I pushed my last one a little too hard, the insert snapped and took the tip of the tool with it, so now there's no support under the tip of the insert. It's also cheaper to buy this took with the inserts included, than to buy the inserts on their own!

It's tiny and you can snap the bit if you are clumsy in feeding (I sometimes feel that way). It's only 2mm wide, so there's not a lot of material (for strength).......but then again, you only lose 2mm from the piece being cut (which is economical).I've found that it does well if the cut is lubricated and you feed it steadily. And, you get ~22 cutting surfaces....so you have a chance to learn how to use it. Feeding smoothly with oil it cuts like a knife thru butter on 12L14 steel.If you chip or break the tip and get a nasty thumping cut.....you'll need to change the bit.

Seems well made but too large for an AXA tool holder. I had to mill it down to get it to fit.