Sherline 1/4 inch Brazed Tip Carbide Tool Set

• Sherline 1/4 inch Brazed Tip Carbide Tool Set
• Recommended for cutting hard or abrasive materials
• Retain their hardness at temp. up to approximately 1700°
• Permits a higher cutting speed and faster feed rates

The Sherline 1/4 inch Brazed Tip Carbide Tool Set has a small piece of tough carbide brazed to the tip of a softer steel shank. These tools are recommended for cutting hard or abrasive materials. Carbide tools can retain their hardness at temperatures up to approximately 1700°. This permits a higher cutting speed and faster feed rates.

They are typically harder to sharpen than their HSS counterparts. Silicon carbide or diamond grinding wheel must be used. The shape of carbide tools is also more critical than the shape of high-speed steel cutters, but their cutting ability on tough or abrasive materials makes them very popular.

NOTE: A tool is named by the direction from which the chip leaves the tool; so a right-hand tool has its cutting edge on the left and the chip peels off to the right.