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    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.)   

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    Machine Coolant Filtration Glossary Here is a glossary of Filtration Terms and their meanings.  Please refer to the Machine Coolant Filtration Index

    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...

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    Huot 2014 catalog from Carbide Processors

    Bacteria in Machine Coolant(Page)

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

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

    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.

    Saw Blade Resharpening(Page)

    Why Saw Blades Don’t Run The Same After Resharpening There are two principle reasons.  First, many saw blades are not sharpened properly.   Second, sharpening a saw blade means...

    Gumming Saws(Page)

    by Lowell Freeborn Saw gumming is an operation that must be performed on all saws to be retipped.  It must be done accurately so the saw does not run out of balance and the tip recesses...

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    Machine Coolant Filtration Glossary Here is a glossary of Filtration Terms and their meanings.  Please refer to the

    Bad Surface and Gumming(Page)

       Chrome Plating Not Gummed Out of Notch   

    Setting Band Saw Drift(Post)

    A topic that frequently sparks debate in woodworking circles is resawing with a band saw, particularly how to adjust the fence to compensate for band saw drift. Woodworkers often have strong opinions

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    Machine Coolant Filtration Glossary Here is a glossary of Filtration Terms and their meanings.  Please refer to the Machine Coolant Filtration Index </

    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...

    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 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. ...

    Carbide Braze Failure Due To Machining Of the Steel Holder(Post)

    The Machining of the Steel Holders caused the braze joint to fail.  Below is an analysis of what happened. This project was the brazing of a rectangular blank into a steel holder for use as a scraper.

    Disposing of Carbide Sludge(Page)

    What follows is based on U.S, and Canadian laws. Individual states, provinces, cities, etc. may have their own regulations. We believe that this information will apply in 98% of all cases but we...

    Split Tips(Page)

    Split Tip Breakage Problem:  Tips are highly susceptible to breakage even during routine handling.  Executive Summary: