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    Carbide Processors – Whiteside Essential Router Bit Set 1/2 Shank(Post)

    Carbide Processors has teamed up with Whiteside Machince Co., better known as Whiteside, to bring you an exclusive new woodworker set! You will not find the Carbide Processors’ Essential Woodworking

    Crack Propogation(Page)

    Initiation and Propogation of Cracks in Carbide Material   From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools 

    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...

    Brazing Flux(Page)

    Brazing Flux covers the area being brazed and keeps oxygen away from the materials. A good braze joint is both physically and chemically bound.  If oxygen gets in then the steel or carbide will...

    Brazing Alloy Pushed Out of the Brazing Joint(Page)

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    Magazine Articles(Page)

      Advanced Materials and Processes  "New technology permits cemen

    When and Why to Fine Filter Machine Coolant(Page)

    For most purposes flat bed, cyclone, centrifugal and similar filter systems may be more than adequate.  There are some situations where fine filtering is a definite advantage.  Refer back...

    Diamond Grinding(Page)

    by Lowell Freeborn  The first question you should ask yourself is: What do I expect from a diamond wheel? Your answer should be a wheel that removes carbide fast and cool. Think this over very...

    Tungsten Carbide Properties(Page)

    From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools     Buy the Book

    Braze Failure(Page)

     Solutions to Brazing Problems (This is an overview article largely based on customer reports.  Most of this is covered in much greater depth with photographs in other articles and in...

    Particles in Machine Coolant(Page)

    Microscopic Particles Damage Tools In Precision Machining  Many machine shops remove the big chips from the machine coolant and consider it clean.  Very few shops adequately filter their...

    Filtering to Improve Quality(Page)

     When and Why to Filter   In grinding operations you want to filter out all the particles that are larger than 10% of the grit size of the wheel or 10% of the tightest dimension...

    Brazing Alloy- Choosing the Right Braze Alloy for Specific Applications(Page)

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    Machine Coolant Filter Systems Customer Reviews(Page)

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    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 Machine Coolant Disposal(Page)

    WARNING:  Do not take the following as being absolutely correct or as being all you need to know.   These were really good guidelines when I wrote them but laws change all the...

    Carbide Defects(Page)

    Common Tungsten Carbide Defects From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools   

    Machine Coolant MSDS(Page)

     Material Safety Data Sheet  (There are a lot of really bad MSDS sheets.  If you are a manager you need an MSDS sheet that will protect you and your employees from hazards and that...

    Hex Bits, Hex Keys, and All the Names They Go By(Post)

    One of the funny things about tools is how many different names people have for the same thing. Take hex tools, for example. Hex bits are also called bit hex, insert bits, or screwdriver bits. Hex key

    Manufacturing Maintenance Hero Bondhus(Post)

    Good Tools Matter When Everything Goes Wrong The last couple of weeks we’ve been rebuilding equipment. I’ve been in this business for 30 years, and I have a pretty good idea what can go wrong. Of cour