Just what is a carbide bur utilized for? Carbide Burs can be used for cutting, shaping, grinding and for the removing sharp edges, burrs and excess material (deburring).
For drilling holes or cutting a dent in metal a carbide drill or possibly a carbide end mill, carbide slot drill or perhaps a carbide router is needed as opposed to a carbide burr. For carving into stone you’d probably ideally work with a Diamond Burr.
Carbide Burrs Works extremely well on Many Materials
Tungsten Carbide burrs may be used on many materials: metals including steel, aluminum and certain, all kinds of wood, acrylics, fibreglass and plastics. When applied to soft metals including gold, platinum and silver, carbide burrs are excellent while they will last a very long time without having chipping or breaking.
Steel, Carbon Steel & Stainless
Surefire
Aluminium
Titanium
Cobalt
Nickel
Gold, Platinum & Silver
Ceramics
Fibreglass
Plastic, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastic (CRP), Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP)
Brass, Copper & Bronze
Zinc
Wood
Different cuts of carbide burrs is going to be suitable to certain materials, start to see the next point below to discover more regarding the different cuts.
What can You have Carbide Burs In?
Ideally carbide burrs are utilized in Air Tools i.e Die Grinders, Pneumatic rotary tools and speed engravers. Micro Motors, Pendant Drills, Flexible Shafts, and hobby rotary tools like a Dremel.
Always employ a handpiece that runs true i.e without having wobble.
Who Uses Carbide Burs?
Carbide burrs are traditionally used for metalwork, tool making, engineering, model engineering, wood carving, jewellery making, welding, chamferring, casting, deburring, grinding, cylinder head porting and sculpting. And they are utilized in the aerospace, automotive, dental, metal sculpting, and metal smith industries to call but a few.
Uses for Carbide Bur Cutting Tools:
Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Graphite
Surefire
Ceramics
Copper
Fiberglass
Gold
Hard rubber
Plastic
Platinum
Silver
Steel
Stone
Titanium
Wood
Zinc
Burs (burrs) appear in a variety of sizes and shapes, which can be used different purposes:
Arch ball/pointed nose – engraving, texturing, increasing hole size
Ball – concave cuts, hollowing, shaping, carving. A good choice for wood, stone, metal engraving.
Ball nose cone – rounding edges, surface finishing, tight spaces, and angles.
Carbide Ball nose cylinder- contour finishing
Ball nose tree (also referred to as tapered) – concave cuts and rounding edges
Cone – rounding edges, surface finishing, tight spaces, hard to reach areas.
Cylindrical – contour finishing and right-angled corners
Cylindrical end cut – contour finishing
Carbide Cylindrical a vast selection cut – contour finishing
Flame – channel work and shaping
Inverted cone – v-cuts and rear-side chamfering
Oval – die grinding and engraving
Pointed tree – concave cuts, rounding edges, entry to hard-to-reach areas, and acute angles.
Rounded tree – concave cuts and rounding edges
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