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    Tungsten Carbide Properties(Page)

    From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools     Buy the Book

    Steel Brazing- Brazing to Laser Cut Steel(Page)

     Why You Need To Gum Saw Plate  (You can buy saw plate that has been sandblasted to remove the heat affected zone.  This can work but it takes a lot of sandblasting.)   

    Carbide Defects(Page)

    Common Tungsten Carbide Defects From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools   

    CSM Saw Steel(Page)

    The steel in a saw blank must be high quality, machined, heat-treated and handled properly. There are two grades of steel most generally used in plates. These are plain carbon steel and nickel alloy...

    Cleaning Steel (Page)

    Cleaning Steel Before Brazing There are many differing opinions in this area. I recommend Easy Off Oven Cleaner for cleanliness test because it is easy, cheap, effective and everyone knows it is...

    Carbide Surface Treatment(Page)

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    Tungsten Carbide Tips(Page)

    Save on Carbide Saw Tips, Stump grinder Teeth and STB blanks. Choose from many different sizes and grades or get a quote for a custom.   Click here to check out our online selection...

    Tool Tipping Materials(Page)

    Carbide & Other Tool Tipping Materials   From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools Buy the Book

    How Carbide Powder is Pressed(Page)

    Tungsten carbide shapes are made from a powder which is typically tungsten, carbon, cobalt and wax to bind it all together.  Carbide shapes are made th

    Machine Coolant Filtration Glossary(Page)

    Here is a glossary of Filtration Terms and their meanings.  Please refer to the Machine Coolant Filtration Index for articles and information on these topics.

    Brazing Gases(Page)

    Brazing Gases for Torch Brazing There are about four basic gases for torch brazing.  They are generally used in combination with oxygen.    Acetylene (C2H2)<

    Machine Coolant Water Quality(Page)

    Water used in machine coolant mixtures should be made as pure as possible.  Contaminated water can contribute to bacteria growth in the Machine Coolant and can cause health problems for...

    Cermet Definition(Page)

    Cermets are any metal based (and / or metal bonded) ceramic although definitions differ.   Ordinary tungsten carbide is a cermet.  Through translation errors cermet has come to mean...

    Carbide Specification Checklist(Page)

    Tungsten Carbide Specification...

    Types of Drill Bits(Page)

    With dozens of drill bit types and thousands of sizes to choose from we'll explain the differences and help you choose the right drill bit for your application. Anatomy of a drill bit:

    Types of Filters for Filter Units(Page)

    There are several types of filters for machine Coolant Filtration.  The infomration below can help you decide which type of filter might work best for your chosen coolant management program...

    Machine Coolant Disposal Regulations2(Page)

    (Machine Coolant Disposal Regulations Continued) Return to previous article. 

    Brazing Tungsten Carbide(Page)

    I routinely get calls from people who are having trouble brazing carbide and don’t know why.  Brazing tungsten carbide is a very easy and reliable process if a few simple steps are taken but the...

    Bacteria in Machine Coolant(Page)

      Dirty machine coolant    60x We received machine coolant that was unusually clo

    Pretin(Page)

    Pretin, Pretinning, or Tinning   Tinning, Pretinning or Pretin is applying