[TheForge] chip shapes and materials

[terry l. ridder]

hello;

comments intermixed below.

On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Jerry Frost wrote:

>
> Hmmmm. Tungsten wouldn't have to be hollow. It's got all three,
> high specific heat, high resistence and good conductivity.
> A little heavy maybe but with what my intuition says would be
> good forge chip characteristics.
>

tungsten spheres and balls.
http://www.tungsten-spheres.com/tungsten_spheres.html

>
> Dang, maybe darned near perfect.
>
> Think I'll hit the drill shop and rotomill guys and start
> collecting the carbides from worn bits. I actually have a
> FREE  source for this stuff.
>
> Good idea, I'll give it a try.
>
> Frosty
>

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