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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

    Debarker Tip Breakage(Page)

      Induction Brazing   History There is gr

    Split Tips(Page)

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

    Machine Coolant Filter Units Owners Manual(Page)

    Owner’s Manual CP 2002 (also CP 2002 Wall Mount) & CP 2020 machine coolant Filtering Systems

    Contact Us(Page)

      We strongly believe that the Customer comes first, and strive to continually provide great service to our customers.  If you ever have any questions, concerns, or would just like...

    Machine Coolant Filter Units Cut Costs(Page)

    There are four simple steps to cutting costs.  These are proper settings, maintenance of equipment, proper air handling and proper machine coolant management.  Refer back to the

    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...

    Machine Coolant Analysis(Page)

    Machine Coolant Filtration Case Studies  #1  Machine Shop Machine Coolant Analysis   End mill at 10x and four corners of the end mill at 60-x magnification. Analysis of a tool...

    Saw Blade Wear Cutting Gypsum Board(Page)

    Saw Blade Wear Cutting Gypsum   End of gypsum board – notice saw marks &nbs

    Hex Wrenches For Quick Shipment(Post)

    Hex Wrenches, Hex Keys, Allen Wrenches, and L-Wrenches in Stock for Quick Delivery There are some tools that, when you need them, you really need them. Hex wrenches fall into that category. Wh

    Aluminum Cutting Saw Blades(Page)

     by Lowell Freeborn  The two major problems are galling or sticking of the aluminum to the saw blade, and sawing pieces of aluminum with improper clamping.  Refer to our 

    Machine Coolant Filter Systems Customer Reviews(Page)

    Customers Love Our Machine Coolant Filtration Systems

    When to Sharpen Saw Blades(Page)

    As a rule of thumb never let your blades get duller than 0.008”  (8/1,000 inches) edge radius.  Certain grades of carbide are able to obtain and keep a sharper tip than others.  See...

    Brazing Alloys(Page)

    Your Very Best Source For Silver Brazing & Brazing Metals If you have any brazing problems or if you want stronger joints we can almost certainly help.  We can probably save you money, as...

    Chipping Tungsten Carbide(Page)

     From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools    Buy the Book  

    Allen Wrenches(Post)

    I found this old set of Allen wrenches. I’d forgotten I even owned it. I was rooting through some old tools looking for stuff to give my grandson Max for his fifth birthday.  These are genuine Allen w

    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...

    How to Prevent Chipping and Get Cleaner Cuts (Using Scoring Blades)(Post)

    Chipping can easily ruin an otherwise perfect woodworking project. If you are struggling with tear-out at the bottom of your cuts, the solution lies in pairing your main table saw blade with a matchin

    Cutting Frozen Lumber(Page)

    As wood freezes the water part becomes more important to the cutting. Cutting unfrozen wood is a matter of severing wood fibers. Cutting lightly frozen wood is a matter of cutting a slushy mix...

    CSM Problems and Answers(Page)

    All saws have one common enemy. This is the person who installs and uses them. To install a saw by using a piece of wood or other object against the teeth to hold it from turning when the nut is...