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    Cleaning Saw Blades(Page)

    Cleaning Saw Blades, Router Bits, & other Carbide Tools  It is important you clean saw blades and other carbide tools regularly as pitch, glues and other materials can build up and severely ...

    Filtration Glossary continued s-z(Page)

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

    Welding Carbide(Page)

    Welding Tungsten Carbide  From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools  Buy the Book  Weldable tungsten carbide is generally used to mean the joining of tungsten carbide to steel wit ...

    Welding Tungsten Carbide(Page)

    Weldable tungsten carbide is generally used to mean the joining of tungsten carbide to steel without the use of braze alloy.  Welding tungsten carbide may or may not be true welding.  This ...

    Types of Machine Coolant(Page)

    Save Time and Money by filtering your Machine Coolant. Machine coolants have been used extensively in metal cutting operations for the last 200 years.  In the beginning, machi ...

    Filtration Glossary continued n-r(Page)

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

    What Machine Coolant Does(Page)

    To reasonably evaluate the choices available in machine coolants, it's good to remember why you're using coolants in the first place.  Metal‑removal techniques generate friction, which in turn g ...

    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. A  |  B  ...

    Saw Blade Feed Speed and Tooth Quantity(Page)

     Feed Speed Formula Also see our article on calculating Saw Blade Chip Load, or refer back to the  Industrial Saw Blade Indexfor more articles on Saw Blades.  Rpm x no. of teet ...

    Saw Tip Grinds(Page)

    Saw Tip Configurations (also Styles or Grinds) The overall shape of a saw tip is called the "grind" because it is ground in after the tip is put on the saw body.      FTG ( ...

    Cleaning Saw Collars(Page)

    Your saw blade needs to be aligned with the arbor of the motor.   This is impossible if the collars are not clean and in good shape.   Any high spot on the arbor will dist ...

    Daily Machine Coolant Test(Page)

    You should do this once at the start of a shift and again at the end of a shift in a one-shift operation or once each shift in a three-shift operation.  You need to keep good records.   ...

    CSM Carbide Saw Sharpening Guidelines(Page)

    TRIM AND CUTOFF SAWS These saws have light tooth loads and the extreme outside corner of the tooth must cut through the grain fiber without disturbing it any more than necessary.  This means th ...

    Split Tips(Page)

    Split Tip Breakage Problem:  Tips are highly susceptible to breakage even during routine handling.  Executive Summary:   The carbide is not strong enough for the applicatio ...

    Saw Noise(Page)

    by Lowell Freeborn The information for this article was taken from Lowell Freeborn's "Carbide Saw Manuel."  There are many more great articles based on the information in his book in our&n ...

    Machine Coolant Sump Cleaning(Page)

    (This is a cleaning method for cleaning machine coolant sumps running water based machine coolants.  This is, perhaps, overkill in many cases but how much of this to do is your decision.  F ...

    Inspecting a Router Bit(Page)

    First, just pick the bit up and look at it.  Does it look even and balanced?   Any dings or similar?  Then spin it in your fingers to see if you notice anything.

    Saw Blade Side Grinding(Page)

    by Lowell Freeborn The side grinding of carbide saws is the most critical grinding operation as it relates to the saw's performance.  The angles ground in the side are not as important as the u ...

    Cleaning Coolant with Oil Only Pillows(Page)

    Easy, Simple, Cheap Way to Take tramp Oil out of Water Based Machine Coolant. Below is a simple and inexpensive way to extract tramp oil from water based machine coolant.  Take a look at some o ...

    Machine Coolant Cleaning Systems(Page)

    Machine Coolant Cleaning Systems  Contaminated machine coolant are directly responsible for 70% to 90% of machine tool wear and failure.  A filter system that removes contaminants as they ...