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    What are the best CNC router bits?(Post)

    I recently came across a great article that discussed how important tool selection and feed and speed rates are to the final router bit performance when using a CNC router.  So, how do you select the

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    Cleaning Saw Blades, Router Bits, & other Carbide Tools  It is important you clean saw blades and other carbide tools regularly as pitch, glues and other materials can build up and severely...

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    Cleaning Steel Before Brazing There are many differing opinions in this area. I recommend Easy Off Oven Cleaner for cleanliness test because it is easy, cheap, effective and everyone knows it is...

    Cermet II Saw Tips at Potter Lumber(Page)

    Report on Cermet II Saw Tips at Potter Lumber   Mr. Potter runs a hardwood mill (red Oak which is very acidic) all green logs, medium in size.  Twelve years ago the refurbished their...

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    Brazing Flux covers the area being brazed and keeps oxygen away from the materials. A good braze joint is both physically and chemically bound.  If oxygen gets in then the steel or carbide will...

    Why Special Carbide Shapes Are Expensive(Page)

    Why Special Carbide Shapes Are Expensive Ordinarily tungsten carbide shapes are made by pressing powder in a die. Once you get the die built you can process a lot of parts pretty cheaply. If you...

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

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    Common Tungsten Carbide Defects From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools   

    Getting Machine Coolant Where You Need It(Page)

    In a huge number of cases, maybe the majority, machine coolant is applied improperly.  Often a great amount of machine coolant is used improperly when much better results would be achieved...

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    Need hard to find tooling? Let us help! We are your one stop shop for everything you need no matter how tough to find! CUSTOM router bits, saw blades, carbide tooling, AND MORE! We truly believe in w

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     Solutions to Brazing Problems (This is an overview article largely based on customer reports.  Most of this is covered in much greater depth with photographs in other articles and in...

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    The three components of a successful machine coolant management program are: Administration Machine coolant Monitoring and Maintenance

    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.