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    Tungsten Carbide Selection(Page)

    Considerations In Tungsten Carbide Selection From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools    Buy the Book   Refer to our Carbide Material Index for more information on Carb ...

    Grinding Carbide- Health and safety risks(Page)

     From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools     Buy the Book Contents The Metals Explanation for Non-scientists Air Collection Information and Equipment Hardme ...

    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 b ...

    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 Carbide(Page)

    Buy Carbide Braze Alloy or Carbide Brazing Services  While we no longer offer brazing services our founder, Tom Walz, was an innovator in the industry and has c ...

    Debarker Tip Breakage(Page)

      Induction Brazing   History There is greatly increased breakage coincident with the switch in brazing alloys from BAg-3 (50% with Cadmium) to BAg-24 (50% Cadmium free).   ...

    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 wi ...

    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 th ...

    Saw Blade Glossary(Page)

    Below is a compilation on common saw blade terms and their meanings. We also have many articles on Industrial Saw Blades in our Saw Blade Index. Alternate Top Bevel (ATB): (Carbide tipped circular s ...

    CSM Alternate Top Bevel Style(Page)

    SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS: Standard Hook 15° 25° A.T.B. Sides 2° and 3° USE: These saws are designed to crosscut solid wood, plywood, Particle board, and hardboard. The sharp poin ...

    Saw Blade Inspection Equipment(Page)

    Refer back to the Saw Blade Index for more articles on Saw Blades, or shop for Saw Blades in our store.   Back Clearance Angle   Precision protractor ...

    Woodworking Acronyms(Page)

    The Internet has several excellent web sites for woodworkers, both amateur and professional.   As with any organization it is beginning to develop its own language.   Following ar ...

    Filtration Glossary continued d-f(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 t ...

    Using Calipers(Page)

    Using Calipers (Dial and Digital) Both dial calipers and digital calipers are great tools, and are very versatile.  Dial calipers are mechanical, and measure depth, thickness, length, and can e ...

    Carbide Surface Treatment(Page)

    From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools   Buy the Book   Graph shows that the ECP surface treatment doubled joint strength on the average and dramatically increased process re ...

    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 ...

    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 three ways; pressing in a die, ”whitt ...

    Brazing with Trimetal Shim(Page)

     Braze alloy / Copper / Braze alloy sandwiches    Steel and carbide both grow during heating.  Steel grows about 2.5 to 3 times as much as carbide.   A soon as ...

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

    Buy Braze Alloy or Brazing Services Common Braze Alloy Sizes and Yields Brazing Alloys (Silver Brazing)  The difference in brazing alloy performance can be tremendous  ...

    Saw Tip Angles(Page)

              Matching a Saw Blade to the Machine and Materials  (Note: The language is imprecise here and the same term can mean different things.  Also diff ...