Re: Tungsten static gap

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Original poster: "Harold Weiss" <hweiss-at-new.rr-dot-com> 

Hi Chris,

What type cut off wheel were you using, the solid emory or fiberglass
reinforced carborundum?  I haven't had a problem with the carborundum ones.
It only takes about a minute to get thru a 1/8" rod, with no noticable
shrinkage.

David E Weiss

 > Original poster: Zagarus Rashkae <arbitrarily_random-at-yahoo-dot-com>
 >
 > Hi All,
 >
 > I had some problems with this method, the cutoff wheel
 > wore down faster than the tungsten. In the end I had
 > barely enough cutoff wheel left over to finish the
 > last cut. In the end the tool was worn down to 1/4
 > inch in diameter!
 >
 > Ragards,
 >
 > Chris Lu
 >
 > --- Tesla list <tesla-at-pupman-dot-com> wrote:
 >  > Original poster: G <bog-at-cinci.rr-dot-com>
 >  >
 >  > Cutting the rods actually isn't very difficult.
 >  >
 >  > Chuck the rod in a drill that has been affixed to a
 >  > table or bench, and use
 >  > the Dremel with the common metal cut-off wheel. Set
 >  > the drill on and press
 >  > the cut-off wheel to the rod at the appropriate spot
 >  > until a slot is cut
 >  > all the way around. the rod can easily be snapped
 >  > off now by placing it in
 >  > a vise with the slot level with the top of the jaws
 >  > and hitting the rod
 >  > with a soft-faced hammer. Now just touch up the end
 >  > with a right-angle
 >  > grinder if need be.
 >  >
 >  > Mine came out so nice, they could have been used
 >  > 'as-is', but I did use the
 >  > drill to spin the small sections so I could grind a
 >  > round tip.
 >  >
 >  > Regards,
 >  > Gregory
 >  >
 >  > >I suppose cutting tungsten roundstock of this
 >  > diameter could
 >  > >prove rather challenging, considering the
 >  > incredible hardness of
 >  > >tungsten but I would think that a Dremel tool
 >  > affixed w/ a diamond
 >  > >cutting wheel should make pretty quick work of it.
 >  > I'd be sure to
 >  > >where a breathing mask though, especially if it
 >  > happened to be
 >  > >thorated tungsten. Alpha and Beta particles won't
 >  > hurt your skin
 >  > >but can do all kinds of nasty things once inhaled
 >  > INSIDE your
 >  > >body.
 >  > >
 >  > >David Rieben
 >  >
 >  >
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