Tool Holder Exchange buys used and surplus ISCAR tooling from machine shops across the United States. We pay resale value, not tungsten weight. If you have ISCAR hardware sitting in a tool crib, a drawer, or stacked on a shelf after a job ended or a machine got retired, we want it. That includes MULTI-MASTER shanks and milling heads, SUMOCHAM drill bodies and replaceable heads, HELIMILL and HELIDO indexable cutter bodies, GROOVE-TURN parting blades and holders, ISO turning holders, solid carbide endmills and drills, and boxes of indexable inserts whether sealed or partially used. One drawer or a full pallet, current production or discontinued, we will take a look and make an offer.

Most shops end up with two bad options. The first is listing everything piecemeal on eBay, Surplus Record, or Machinio, which means photographing every item, writing every listing, fielding lowball offers, packing one box at a time, and chasing buyers for months while the gear keeps depreciating. The second is calling a scrap-carbide recycler who weighs the lot and pays you for the tungsten and cobalt content, which throws away most of what good ISCAR holders and inserts are actually worth. Tool Holder Exchange fills the gap between those two. We are one buyer who takes the whole lot at once and pays you resale value for the usable hardware.

Get a Quote on Your ISCAR Tooling

Send us a list or a few photos and we will come back with a firm number, not a runaround. Call (517) 420-5401 or use the form below to get started.

Call (517) 420-5401 or fill out the quote form below.

What ISCAR Tooling We Buy

ISCAR, the lead company of the IMC Group and owned by Berkshire Hathaway, makes one of the deepest catalogs in metal cutting. We buy across the whole range. If you are not sure what you have, send photos and we will identify it. Here is what most often comes through:

  • MULTI-MASTER assembled endmill hardware: the reusable steel, carbide, and heavy-metal shanks and holders, plus adapters, extensions, reducers, and the interchangeable solid carbide milling heads that thread onto them. The reusable shanks and adapters carry real resale value.
  • SUMOCHAM and CHAMDRILL drilling systems: the reusable steel drill bodies plus the indexable carbide drilling heads that clamp into them. Drill bodies in serviceable condition resell well.
  • Indexable milling cutter bodies and their inserts: HELIMILL and HELI-4-MILL ninety degree shoulder and high-feed cutters, HELIDO H490 and H690 double-sided bodies, and HELIQUAD single-sided square-insert cutters.
  • GROOVE-TURN parting and grooving tooling: TANG-GRIP, DO-GRIP, and CUT-GRIP steel blades and holders along with the indexable parting and grooving inserts.
  • ISO turning and boring holders, external and internal, plus threading tooling and the indexable inserts that go with them.
  • Solid carbide endmills and drills across sizes and coatings.
  • Boxes of ISCAR indexable inserts, sealed full boxes or partial boxes of usable edges. See our pages on how to sell tool holders and sell carbide inserts for more on what we look for.

Understanding ISCAR Modular Tooling Before You Sell

ISCAR’s signature is modular tooling, and understanding how it works helps you understand where the value sits. The MULTI-MASTER system is an assembled endmill. Interchangeable solid carbide milling heads thread onto reusable shanks made of steel, carbide, or heavy metal, and you swap heads by rotating a key with no need to reset tool length. The connection comes in a few forms, including MULTI-MASTER, SHANK-MASTER, and the FLEXFIT threaded modular connection, and the system includes shanks, adapters, extensions, and reducers. The cutting heads wear out and get replaced, but the shanks, adapters, and extensions are reusable hardware. Those reusable pieces are exactly what holds resale value, so do not throw them out with the worn heads.

SUMOCHAM works the same way on the drilling side and is the next evolution of the earlier CHAMDRILL family. Carbide drilling heads clamp into reusable steel drill bodies, and the heads get swapped as they wear while the body keeps going. SUMOCHAM heads can even ride on MULTI-MASTER shanks. The reusable drill bodies are durable and resalable. Worth noting on interfaces: ISCAR holders mount to standard machine spindles like CAT, BT, HSK, and Capto through adapters. ISCAR does not have its own proprietary spindle taper. Its modular connections live at the tool end, the threaded MULTI-MASTER and FLEXFIT endmill-head joint and the SUMOCHAM head clamp, not at the spindle.

Why a Specialist Buyer Beats the Alternatives

Option What you get Effort and risk
Specialist buyer (Tool Holder Exchange) One firm offer on the entire lot at resale value, paid on receipt Low. Send a list or photos, ship or schedule pickup, get paid
eBay or marketplace Possibly top dollar on a few standout items, far less on the rest High. List each item, manage offers, pack and ship one at a time over months
Surplus Record or Machinio listing Exposure to dealers, but you still negotiate and close every sale yourself Medium to high. Listings sit, buyers haggle, no guaranteed close
Scrap-carbide recycler Tungsten and cobalt weight value only, usable tooling thrown away Low effort, lowest payout. You lose the resale value entirely

The scrap math is the part most shops miss. A recycler pays you for the tungsten and cobalt by weight, which for a usable ISCAR holder or a sealed box of inserts is a small fraction of what the item resells for. A MULTI-MASTER shank or a SUMOCHAM drill body that still has plenty of life left is worth far more as a tool than as scrap weight. Tool Holder Exchange sorts your lot, resells the usable hardware to the shops that need it, and recycles only the genuinely spent material. You capture the resale value instead of leaving it on the table.

Sealed, Used, and Discontinued ISCAR Tooling

Sealed and current-production ISCAR tooling is worth the most. A full box of indexable inserts in the original packaging, an unused MULTI-MASTER shank, or a new SUMOCHAM drill body resells close to working-dealer value, and we pay accordingly. If it is still in the wrapper, do not open it, just send us the part numbers.

Used and serviceable tooling still carries strong value. Shank bodies, drill bodies, holders, and cutter bodies that have been run but remain straight and usable are exactly what the resale market wants. Partial boxes of inserts with good edges left are worth offering too. We assess condition honestly and price it fairly.

Discontinued and obsolete ISCAR tooling is often in demand, not less. Shops running legacy jobs and older machines frequently need parts that ISCAR no longer stocks, and that scarcity can make superseded holders and inserts genuinely valuable. Do not assume old means worthless. Send it along and let us tell you.

How Selling Your ISCAR Tooling Works

  1. Send us a list or photos. A spreadsheet of part numbers is ideal, but clear photos of the drawers, boxes, and labels work fine. The more we can see, the tighter the quote.
  2. We review and give you a firm quote, not a range. We tell you exactly what we will pay for the lot so you can decide with a real number in hand.
  3. Ship it with a prepaid label we provide, or for larger lots we arrange pickup. If you are in Michigan, we can often handle it the same week.
  4. Get paid on receipt. We pay promptly once the lot arrives and checks out. No sixty-day wait, no consignment games.

This is the same process whether you are clearing one drawer or running a full tool crib liquidation. If you want more background, our guide on how to sell used tooling walks through what to gather, and shops on the buying side can see what we stock on our buy carbide tooling page.

Ready to Sell Your ISCAR Tool Holders?

Whether it is a single drawer of MULTI-MASTER shanks or a full pallet of mixed ISCAR tooling, we will give you a firm number fast. Call (517) 420-5401 or fill out the form to get your quote.

Call (517) 420-5401 or fill out the form below for a quote.


Common Questions About Selling ISCAR Tooling

Do you buy used ISCAR tooling or only sealed boxes?
Both. Sealed, current-production ISCAR tooling is worth the most, but used and serviceable hardware carries strong resale value too. Shank bodies, drill bodies, holders, and cutter bodies that have been run but remain straight and usable are exactly what the resale market wants. Partial boxes of inserts with good edges left are worth offering as well.
Do you buy MULTI-MASTER shanks and heads and SUMOCHAM bodies?
Yes, those are core items for us. We buy the reusable MULTI-MASTER steel, carbide, and heavy-metal shanks along with adapters, extensions, and reducers, plus the interchangeable milling heads. On the drilling side we buy SUMOCHAM and CHAMDRILL reusable steel drill bodies and the indexable carbide heads. The reusable shanks and drill bodies are the pieces that hold the most resale value, so keep them with the lot.
How is selling to you different from a scrap-carbide recycler?
A recycler pays you for the tungsten and cobalt content by weight, which is a small fraction of what usable ISCAR holders and inserts resell for. We sort your lot, resell the usable hardware to shops that need it, and recycle only the genuinely spent material. That means you capture the resale value instead of getting scrap-weight pricing on tools that still have life in them.
Will you buy discontinued or obsolete ISCAR tooling?
Yes, and discontinued ISCAR tooling is often in demand rather than less. Shops running legacy jobs and older machines frequently need parts that ISCAR no longer stocks, and that scarcity can make superseded holders and inserts genuinely valuable. Do not assume old means worthless. Send it along with the rest and we will price it.
Do you take mixed brands along with the ISCAR?
Yes. Most tool cribs are mixed, and we would rather take the whole lot than have you sort it. Send the ISCAR together with whatever else is in the drawers and on the shelves, and we will assess all of it and make one offer. Clearing it all in one transaction is easier for you and gets you a single firm number.
How big a lot do you take and how fast do you pay?
Anything from a single drawer to a full pallet. There is no minimum that is too small and no lot that is too large. We pay on receipt once the lot arrives and checks out, with no sixty-day wait and no consignment. For larger lots we arrange pickup, and if you are in Michigan we can often handle it the same week.