05-26-2017, 06:30 AM
Is the cutter a Mitsubishi cutter or just a copy? If a copy, the folk who made made it actually copied the Mitsubishi designation as well. This is good, as it makes finding inserts easier. In fact, if you look at the image you posted, you will see that those inserts are shown as being for the BAP400 series cutters.
I know they do a BAP300 series as well, which I bet will take the smaller ADxT1135 inserts. So the CTCT website is correct, as both size cutters are using the ADxT style inserts. However, there are different sizes and you see this with most inserts. This is why it is important to understand the ANSI and ISO nomenclature, as they specify the insert size differently. For example, I use (ISO) CCxT09T304 turning inserts, which are (ANSI) CCxT3251 inserts. Downloading the Mitsubishi catalogs (which it looks like you have done) will help you understand which inserts suit your mill.
The next step is to look at their aluminium grades (current and old) and then see what you can find on eBay. Weeding out the rip offs is a problem and I think if the price looks too good to be true, it usually is. Can you buy Mitsubishi inserts locally?
I know they do a BAP300 series as well, which I bet will take the smaller ADxT1135 inserts. So the CTCT website is correct, as both size cutters are using the ADxT style inserts. However, there are different sizes and you see this with most inserts. This is why it is important to understand the ANSI and ISO nomenclature, as they specify the insert size differently. For example, I use (ISO) CCxT09T304 turning inserts, which are (ANSI) CCxT3251 inserts. Downloading the Mitsubishi catalogs (which it looks like you have done) will help you understand which inserts suit your mill.
The next step is to look at their aluminium grades (current and old) and then see what you can find on eBay. Weeding out the rip offs is a problem and I think if the price looks too good to be true, it usually is. Can you buy Mitsubishi inserts locally?
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