Inventors:
William A. Beekman - Littleton CO, US
International Classification:
E21B 10/48, B24D 3/00
Abstract:
Abrasive material such as diamonds are transported onto a ferromagnetic tool blank from a suspension of brazing flux and diamonds coated with ferromagnetic material. The tool blank is prepared by coating a receptor site with brazing alloy. A magnetic field is applied to the tool blank, and the coated receptor site is placed in contact with the suspension. The receptor site is heated to brazing temperatures to liquefy the coating, allowing diamonds from the suspension to be transported by magnetism to load the liquefied brazing alloy, forming a matrix at the receptor site.