Re: Cutting stainless media

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 06:26:34 -0500, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
<lloydspinsidemindspring.com> wrote:

>Jeff <clajef@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> fired this volley in
>news:5b5bfc15-8e07-4089-9627-9a70bf217389@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
> It is vani****ngly
>> unlikely that you could "clog" such a system, but hey - I have not
>> actually run any SS through it before, so I had to qualify my
>> statement. I remain unconvinced that there would be any problems.
>
>
>I hope you don't cherish the blade you use for the test.
>
>Cutting a gummy metal like stainless steel, copper, or lead with such a 
>blade almost guarantees that the object metal will "smear" over the 
>entire working surface of the blade, rendering it unusable.
>
>Given that there are always things that can mitigate the effect, a heavy 
>flood coolant system with a soluble lubricant would probably alleviate 
>the problem.

In fifty years I have never heard of diamonds being used to cut metal.

They do use diamonds for oilwell drilling. Rock is brittle and sure as
**** not gummy, They are used for wire drawing dies.

Diamonds turn into graphite when they get hot. That's why they are
generously cooled with water.

Casady