Cemented carbide usage?

[Mitch Alsup]

I was wondering how popular is the use of cemented carbide?

Scraping tools!

You still have to grind the nose in to a decent profile.

 

[Dabbler]

Used carbide can be silver soldered to steel shanks to make cutters. If the OP is not going to use all of them, I'd also get in line for some.

I recently found some that was used for planer blades 1" by .100 by 1/2", but the smaller pieces are easier to use.

 

[NortonDommi]

I use Carbide blanks to make shaper tools. Have a go at making some custom tools. You can buy special flux for brazing Carbide but I've found that tinning using Cast Iron flux works well. I tin maybe 20 pieces at a time then braze a few onto shanks.

 

[Cactus Farmer]

Being a gunsmith, the usage would be according to price. I'd be interested in some for custom tools,