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    Steel and Carbide tools(Post)

    How Tool Manufacturing and Materials Affect Quality The materials used and the processes tools go through during manufacturing play a crucial role in determining their quality. For steel or carbide to

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    You can have parts brazed whether they are simple torch brazing projects or extremely sensitive aerospace projects involving vacuum brazing.       <

    CSM Saw Terms and Ordering Information(Page)

    TO ORDER A STANDARD SAW: Specify 1) Diameter, 2) Eye Size, 3) Number of teeth, 4) Catalogue style and number if available.  State side clearance, dish angle, and back angle. EXAMPLE:...

    Benefits of Filtering Coolant(Page)

    There are many benefits of filtering machine Coolant.  Filtering machine coolant canextend the life of your machine coolant, reduce the growth of bacteria, and prevent damage to tools by...

    Good Tools Cost Less Than Ruined Work and Overtime(Post)

    Our e-commerce manager, got a message today from a customer who is reclaiming electronics in an unheated warehouse. They’re having a lot of problems with their screwdriver bits rusting, which leads to

    Brazing Process(Page)

    Definitions Brazing is the joining of two dissimilar materials using a third material.  brazing alloying and brazing are the same thing except the brazing alloying takes place below 840 F and...

    Cermet II Saw Tips(Page)

    Saw tips that work 2, 4, 5 and 10 times as well as carbide They braze and grind like carbide. 

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    Ask about our Custom Tools!  (800) 346-8274 We have over 30 years experience in the woodworking industry and have solved many problems for numerous happy customers with our custom tooling...

    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

    Tungsten Carbide Properties(Page)

    From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools     Buy the Book

    Carbide Wetting Tests(Page)

    From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools  Buy the Book Carbide Wetting Analysis Test #1<

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    Tungsten Carbide Selection(Page)

    Considerations In Tungsten Carbide Selection From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools    Buy the Book <

    Saw Blade Sharpening(Page)

    Below are some saw blade sharpening articles from Lowell Freeborn's Carbide Saw Manual as well as articles we have written over the years.  For more articles on Saw Blades refer back to the...

    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...

    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...

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    Buy Carbide Braze Alloy or Carbide Brazing Services  <

    Why plywood needs special tools(Page)

    You quite often get better results with plywood when you use special tools, such as saw blades and router bits,  designed especially for plywood rather than tools deigned for wood.   In...

    Making A Really Good Saw Blade(Page)

    A good saw blade is whatever the customer likes. Here is what I like: 1.  Personally I think the very best saw blades come from a very few, really top-end custom shops.  2.  In this...