Carbide Inserted-Tip Fly Cutter

About the Carbide Inserted-Tip Fly Cutter

This single-flute fly cutter offers several advantages over the standard high-speed steel fly cutter. Inserted carbide tips will last much longer without sharpening, plus they provide an excellent finish on hard-to-machine materials like cold-rolled and stainless steel. The cutter path is 1-1/8″ (28.6mm) wide. The cutter shape allows it to cut a straight shoulder on a part… something that cannot be done with the standard fly cutter. Once you use this tool, you will understand why 80% or more of the metal removed in modern machine shops is removed with carbide insert tools.

This cutter has a #1 Morse tapered shaft and is held in the 3/4 x 16 headstock spindle with a drawbolt. The cutter comes with one 2-edged carbide insert, a Torx attachment screw, a T-15 Torx wrench, and a drawbolt with a washer. Additional inserts are available through Sherline as P/N 7622.

Learn more about the advantages of using inserted-tip carbide tools. See our instructions on Carbide Cutting Tool Inserts and Holders.