Exactly what is a carbide bur utilized for? Carbide Burs are used for cutting, shaping, grinding as well as the eliminating sharp edges, burrs and excess material (deburring).
For drilling holes or cutting a hole in metal then the carbide drill or a carbide end mill, carbide slot drill or perhaps a carbide router is needed instead of a carbide burr. For carving into stone you’d probably ideally use a Diamond Burr.
Carbide Burrs Can be utilized on Many Materials
Tungsten Carbide burrs can be utilized on many materials: metals including steel, aluminum and certain, all sorts of wood, acrylics, fibreglass and plastics. When utilized on soft metals like gold, platinum and silver, carbide burrs are excellent because they will last a very long time without chipping or breaking.
Steel, Carbon Steel & Metal
Certain
Aluminium
Titanium
Cobalt
Nickel
Gold, Platinum & Silver
Ceramics
Fibreglass
Plastic, Carbon fibre Reinforced Plastic (CRP), Glass Fibre Reinforced Plastic (GRP)
Brass, Copper & Bronze
Zinc
Wood
Different cuts of carbide burrs is going to be suitable to specific materials, start to see the next point below to discover more about the various cuts.
What can You Use 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.
Only use a handpiece that runs true i.e with no 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 used in the aerospace, automotive, dental, metal sculpting, and metal smith industries to call but a few.
Ways to use Carbide Bur Cutting Tools:
Aluminum
Brass
Bronze
Carbon fibre
Certain
Ceramics
Copper
Fiberglass
Gold
Hard rubber
Plastic
Platinum
Silver
Steel
Stone
Titanium
Wood
Zinc
Burs (burrs) are available in many different shapes and forms, because both versions can be used as different purposes:
Arch ball/pointed nose – engraving, texturing, increasing hole size
Ball – concave cuts, hollowing, shaping, carving. Useful 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 called 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, use of hard-to-reach areas, and acute angles.
Rounded tree – concave cuts and rounding edges
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