Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Small taps and dies

I believe he's referring to powder metallurgy, which is often used to make
end mills and other high-end cutting tools. It's like sintering, but at a
much higher pressure and temperature, which result in a solid and incredibly
durable cutting tool. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powder_metallurgy

On 8/19/07, Mark Vaughan <mark@...> wrote:
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> Hi Andrey
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> Sintering, I think is when it's made of a powder that is compressed and
> fused by heat, like bronze filters, and alloy pulleys.
>
> I wasn't aware you could do that with taps and drills, never thought they
> would have enough tensile strength.
>
> Learn something new everyday, I'll have to look it up and see what can be
> done, normally I get fine things EDM eroded for a job, but that's not
> cheap.
>
> Thanks Mark
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