Ceramic Cutting Tips

Cutting with reinforced ceramic inserts put a strain on the tool holder and machine.

Ceramic cutting tips.

Carbide is safe and easy to use says steven howard engineering and marketing manager for ntk cutting tools. Ceramic insert cutters like the one in this application run 8 to 10 times faster than carbide. Create a pencil line where you want to make the cut then use the grinder to lightly score the line. This generates a.

There are a range of ceramic grades available for a variety of applications. All ceramic cutting tools have excellent wear resistance at high cutting speeds. But the tool tip generally carries much of the stress. For some shops the flexibility of inserted carbide cutting tools might be too much of a good thing.

This chart shows the relative strengths of various insert shapes. If you are new to using these tools practice on some spare tiles before beginning your project. As an alternative use a grinder with a diamond tile cutter wheel to cut the tile. It starts with round on the outside edge being strongest and moves to 35 which is the weakest.