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    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...

    Tungsten Carbide Grades(Page)

    From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools  Buy the Book  There is no comprehensive comparison of tungsten carbide between and among tungsten carbide suppli

    Cutting MDF and Plywood(Page)

    Cutting MDF Compared to Plywood Both MDF and Plywood can be very tough on the cutting tools.  This is why it is important to use saw blades that are specifically designed for cutting MDF...

    Saw Blade Wear Cutting Gypsum Board(Page)

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

    Split Tips(Page)

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

    Machine Coolant Disposal Regulations(Page)

    Machine Coolant Federal Regulations  (Note:  We have corrected the government list to comply with standard chemical notation where we felt it was necessary.  We have included both...

    Machine Coolant Testing Methods(Page)

    Run these tests daily at first.  Once you get the system under control you shouldn't see much change from day to day. Then run the tests weekly. How and When to Test machine coolant -...

    Grinding Carbide- Health and safety risks(Page)

     From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools     Buy the Book Contents

    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...

    Filtration Glossary continued n-r(Page)

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

    Brazing Tungsten Carbide- Health and Safety(Page)

    Brazing Tungsten Carbide - Health and Safety From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools    Buy the Book

    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. 

    Cermet Saw Blade Cutting Speed(Page)

    Cermet II Saw Blades – Cutting Speed  These test were run on Saw Blades tipped with Cermet II Saw Tips and Carbide Tipped Saw Blades for Comparison.  Refer to our

    Cermet II Saw Blades in Industrial Applications (Page)

    Cermet II Saw Tips have been used to solve many customer problems and increase cutting speed and wear resistance.  See some of the reviews

    Filtering EDM Fluid(Page)

    The most frequently overlooked factor in the EDM process is the filtration method used to maintain the dielectric fluid.  A typical tool and die operation had 12 EDM's, each with its own...

    Advanced Materials and Processes(Page)

         

    Tramp Oil(Page)

    Machine Coolant and Tramp Oil Tramp Oils are a huge problem.  Skimmers work but only on about half of tramp oils.  We took a sample of coolant and let it settle out...

    One Bottle Coolant Test(Page)

    A simple way to determine: Amount and size of particulate matterFu

    CSM Top Grinding(Page)

    This operation must be done with a good solid index finger that does not spring when the tooth is forced against it.  If the finger springs or moves differently each time a tooth is ground, the...

    Tenryu Plastic Cutting Saw Blade- Cool Customer Video(Post)

    We had a wonderful customer the other day in a panic! It was late in the day, and he needed a Tenryu plastic cutting saw blade-PRP-255120AB3 shipped Next Day Air to North Carolina. Our normal cut-off