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Default Making an abrasive wire saw?

On Saturday, March 26, 2011 6:32:12 AM UTC-7, N_Cook wrote:
I have some 1.5Kg breaking strain (as it stands) 0.08mm diameter tungsten
wire that would be ideal for passing through a .2mm gap and then a fairly
light action cutting job.
How to load the wire with grit/ source of abrasive grit?


Abrasive? With tungsten wire, why not EDM? Tungsten is
refractory, but not noted for abrasive embedding capability.
Soft iron, or brass, is a more typical wire-saw candidate.
Rockhounds often use coathanger wire...