Rods & rod remnants
Solid carbide rod stock and usable remnants with size notes.
Solid carbide · Geometry first
Solid carbide rods and blanks
We buy solid carbide rods, blanks, and remnant stock — material that can still become a tool or part. We do not buy insert scrap, insert tubs, or carbide chips. Reviewed for reuse before scrap when clean, segregated, and clearly identifiable. Reuse before melt.
What we look for
Blanks & remnant stock
Unused or leftover blanks that another shop can still grind or cut.
Solid scrap shapes
Clearly solid pieces (e.g. broken solid bodies past reuse) — not insert piles.
Segregation
Keep solid carbide separate from HSS, steel, and insert streams.
Not accepted
Insert scrap recyclers exist elsewhere. Insert tubs, chip carbide, and mystery mixed drums are out of scope.
How we value
Certs/ID when available raise the band. Unlabeled solids may get an ID hold. See how we value.
FAQ
Solid carbide only — rods, blanks, remnant stock. Inserts and chips are out. Price per pound questions: what solid carbide rod and blanks are worth.
Do you buy carbide inserts?
No. Insert scrap is out of scope / deferred. Solid carbide rods, blanks, and remnant stock only.
Do you buy solid carbide as reusable stock?
Yes when clean, segregated, and clearly identifiable — offers after review. Remachinable blanks prefer reuse before melt. No public carbide price board.
What about broken solid end mills?
Clearly solid scrap shapes (broken or worn solid end mills, drills, reamers — not insert piles) may be reviewed as solid carbide after photos. Insert piles, chip carbide, and mixed insert+steel streams are declined.
Do you buy coated solid carbide rods or blanks?
Yes when the piece is still a solid rod, blank, or remnant. Note PVD/CVD or unusual coatings in your photos and description — we disclose coating on review. Coating alone does not move a lot into insert scrap. Offers still after review; heavy contamination may lower the band or decline.
What if my carbide is mixed with HSS or steel tools?
Separate streams before you submit. Solid carbide kept apart from HSS, steel, and insert tubs is reviewable. Mixed mystery drums and HSS sold as carbide are declined or held for ID — we will not invent a grade. See solids we don't buy.
What photos and details help a solid carbide offer?
Piece-level photos showing solid form (not a closed insert tub lid), approximate diameter/length or blank size, piece count or weight, brand/grade if known, and whether rods/blanks are segregated. Certs or pack docs raise the band; unlabeled solids may get a lower offer or ID hold. Submit via /sell. Details: how we value.
Do you buy carbide chips, swarf, or floor flake?
No. Same solids-only rule as the rest of the site. Chip carbide, carbide swarf, and floor flake are declined at intake — route those to a chip recycler if helpful. We buy solid rods, blanks, remnant stock, and clearly solid scrap shapes only.