If you want to increase the life of your tools, you should consider having them diamond coated. According to the Diamond Tool Cutting website, a diamond coating can increase the life of certain types of aluminum by 10 times, graphite by 30 to 50 times, and fiberglass by 30 times. To achieve a diamond coating, tools are placed in a vacuum chamber in a reactor and hydrogen and methane are piped in. The heat in the reactor breaks down the methane into carbon and hydrogen. The carbon grows into diamond crystals and eventually a diamond film coats the tools.
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Visit the website of a company that provides diamond coating services. Sp3 Diamond Cutting Tools and Diamond Tool Cutting are two companies that provide diamond coating services.
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Navigate to the company’s contact or request for quote page. Send a message to the company via e-mail or their online form requesting a quote for the tools you want coated.
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Accept the quotation and arrange for payment and your tools to be transported to the diamond coating services lab. Once your tools are coated, arrange transportation to have them returned to you.