[AKweldshop]

is it any good???
$7 a bottle sure is cheaper than a $500 tungsten grinder

[weldin mike 27]

I have used it. seems ok. no good if you have a pile of crap on yourtungsten .

Mick

[ksmrf]

so if your tungston is contaminated it wont get the gunk off? are you supposed to break off the end then sharpen?

[Fat Bob]

so if your tungston is contaminated it wont get the gunk off? a

No, it will not remove contamination. I put mine in a drill and turning it as slow as I can hold it up to my bench grinder with a fine (dedicated) wheel on it. After that you can use the Chem Sharp but...It's not worth it IMHO.

[ksmrf]

well if you have to grind it anyway ?????????

[Fat Bob]

well if you have to grind it anyway ?????????

Bingo. From my experience about all it's good for is putting a more polished finished on.

[weldin mike 27]

Theoretically you are supposed to break off any contam. If its just worn away, messed up it should work. but if theres a ball of filler or base metal, snap off.

Mick

[ksmrf]

ok thats what i was thinking

[Marc Godwin]

Theoretically you are supposed to break off any contam. If its just worn away, messed up it should work. but if theres a ball of filler or base metal, snap off.

Mick

Hi Mick

I my low level experience if you just snap the tungsten off invariably you end up with split or cracks in your tungsten, better off to cut it.. Just my experience not saying it can't be done.

[weldin mike 27]

Australian thoriated ones (red) snap beautifully. Do it all the time.

[kiwi2wheels]

Australian thoriated ones (red) snap beautifully. Do it all the time.

Just curious Mike, what brand are the Australian 2% you use ? Thanks.

kiwi

[Marc Godwin]

Australian thoriated ones (red) snap beautifully. Do it all the time.

Hi Mike

What brand are they as I use Weldcraft exclusively and they certainly split and crack if you try to snap them off.. Not as bad as some Chinese makes I have used.

[weldin mike 27]

Im fairly sure they are from weldmaster, but ll check mon.

[tinwelp]

By experience, I agree breaking a tungsten cleanly is not as easy as you'd expect! However, I've a completely fail-safe solution: take your tungsten out and lay it on a steel surface plate with 5mm or so sticking over the edge... then hit the free end with quick vertical stroke of a hammer. It should break very cleanly.

Obviously you'll not be wanting to use your best surface plate! Fortunately it works just as well hanging the tungsten over the side of a vice jaw. I believe whatever you lay the tungsten on just needs to have a nice square edge and be hard enough not to distort any when beaten into submission with your hammer.

I've never tried Chemsharp, and after seeing the recent video, I doubt I ever will. It looks slow and thoroughly unpleasant. Five seconds on a belt linisher, rotating the tungsten by hand works for me. Any angle you want, striations in the correct direction, fast and free.

Cheers... Paul

[ksmrf]

I mostly just do the hammer thing or use two pair of pliers

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[Otto Nobedder]

I get my best results snapping tungsten by holding the "keep" end in a vise or vice-grips while pinched between the fingers of old leather gloves. It absorbs the shock, and avoids breaks behind the clamping point.

Steve S

[weldin mike 27]

Sorry, i should have been clearer, yes laying them on a table and a quick sharpblow. Ill try the gloves because they normally break into three or so clean pieces.

Mick

[kiwi2wheels]

These days, because of the splitting problems , l always cut them with a death wheel .

[AKweldshop]

http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/sha ... rodes.html

[Marc Godwin]

http://www.weldingtipsandtricks.com/sha ... rodes.html

This is a fantastic video, but I do notice Jody never mentions anything about snapping the tungstens off?
I think this is a very interesting topic but one that there is no real answer other than what the manufacturers recommend. But we all know that does not always happen in the real world.