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Remove copper buildup on carbide tooling balls

Looking for a method to remove buildup of copper and copper oxides from carbdie tooling balls without damaging to carbide.

Bruce Thrift
fabricated tube manufacturer - Somerville, Tennessee, USA
2006

We can control the bulit up edge by various methods . Increase the cutting speed and/or decrease the feed and/ or use flood coolant .

Jagathees Chandran
- Kuwait
2006

caustic soda ⇦liquid caustic soda in bulk on Amazon [affil link] , potash and ammonia ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] among other chemicals will dissolve copper w/o attack to carbide tools. But remember there will be vapors, odors, chemical wastes and disposal concerns (specially with ammonia).

Guillermo Marrufo
Monterrey, NL, Mexico
2006

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