Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: abrasive wood?

And woods such as Oak and Olive are also highly acidic.

Regards, Paul.

On Sun, 29 Oct 2000, Ian Wright wrote:
> Hi Chris,
>
> Balsa wood doesn't have a problem with being abrasive but, if you go to
> using some harder woods you will find that ordinary steel tools blunt very
> quickly. This is because several types of wood have the nasty habit of
> sucking up silica and storing it in their cells. Since silica is a powerful
> abrasive it soon takes the edge off tools. Worst for this are some of the
> tropical hardwoods.
>
> Ian