Re: How do you cut Tungsten Rods????

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Original poster: "Brett Miller by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <brmtesla-at-yahoo-dot-com>

Dan,

You can cut Tungsten rods with a Dremmel tool, or if
you don't have a Dremmel, simply file a notch into the
rod, place it in a vice, and hammer the section off.

-Brett


--- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
> Original poster: "Daniel McCauley by way of Terry
> Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>"
> <dhmccauley-at-spacecatlighting-dot-com>
> 
> I'm lost.  I've been trying to cut my 2% thoriated
> Tungsten (1/8" Dia) rods
> down to one inch pieces which I can use for my
> electrodes in my SRSG,
> however nothing I try seems to work.  So far I've
> tried three different
> types of hack saws, and a band saw with no luck. 
> Doesn't even scratch the
> stuff it seems.
> 
> Any help appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Dan
> 
> 
>