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Cutter Grinding
Metal cutters can be ground to suit different applications. Shown here are the main categories that are available. Tungsten Carbide is a very hard material that is routinely used for most general engraving applications for engraving metals & plastics. High Speed Steel (HSS) cutters are less expensive and can be ground to very sharp edges but they do wear much more quickly than Tungsten. |
D Bit cutters are the most common type of cutter for engraving and cutting metals and plastics. |
Cutter Profiles (available from stock) |
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Cutter Profiles (available to order) |
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£3.00 per cutter |
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Ordering D Bit V Cutters A Cutter Length: This is the overall length of the cutter |
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When Using 1/4" Shank cutters always use a tipped cutter where possible as they are lighter and less expensive. Tipped cutters are made by inserting a tungsten tip into a steel shank. To assist in selecting widths the following common sizes are available to choose from: |
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Guide to Cutter Tip Size Selection | |||||||||
Character Height (mm) | 1.4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
Preferred tip width (mm) | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.72 | 0.96 | 1.2 | 1.44 | 1.8 |
Use tip reference | A | A | B | C | C | D | D | E | F |
Illustration of Effect of Tip Width on Stroke Width | |||||||||
