Need Tool Steel

[bbudd]

Looking to buy some tool steel to make a few lathe cutting tools.

 

Anyone know what the color designation is for this?

 

I see red-blue-green and orange painted ends but don't know what they designate.

 

I need different shape lathe chisels. Difficult to find here.Easier to just make my own-assuming I can source the correct steel.

[Anythingleft?]

Not sure that there is a hard and fast rule for the colours, I think that while they may be loosely based on a system they are supplier dependent so not a true identifier

You may be best trying to speak to the stockholders......

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[blackcab]

I have cleaned edited the OP, cleaned up the thread and merged the answer supplied on a second topic started in another forum.

 

Let's hope this gets a response for the poster.

[CGW]

It depends on who manufactures the steel, there is no universal colour code - example -  http://www.diehlsteel.com/technical-information/grade-color-codes

 

If you buy tool steel you would then have to "harden" it, do you have the equipment to do that?

[wgdanson]

20 minutes ago, CGW said:

It depends on who manufactures the steel, there is no universal colour code - example -  http://www.diehlsteel.com/technical-information/grade-color-codes

 

If you buy tool steel you would then have to "harden" it, do you have the equipment to do that?

Could my wife not do that?    LOL