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Diamond vs Carbide


The diamond may cut more in a perfect world, but
other real world cost factors must be considered.


The Crash Factor

There are two types of fabricators, one that has crashed a diamond
cutter and one that is waiting for the crash to happen.

80-90% of all fabricators using diamond tooling crash at least 1 V-Groover
thus having to replace an entire tool at $2276.00

If you the fabricator did have a crash to the extent that the cutter is destroyed, with our system you have an additional cutter ready to go on the machine and obtaining a replacement is a few days, not several weeks like the diamond tool. Lost production time is critical. (Plus in the cost comparison, if you are going to have 2 diamond cutters on hand, the initial cost would also be included in the comparison.) Protect yourself with a cost effective carbide insert tool!!

 

Real World Production

Why invest in an expensive diamond cutter during tough economic times like these??
A major advantage of the insert tool is you do not have the large capital expense at one
time like you do with diamond. You pay as you go!

  • How many fabricators cut 100,000 feet in a short period of time? Most fabricators
    produce a few custom kitchens a day or a week and only on occasion run large
    commercial jobs which would get into 100,000's feet of material.
  • Do you occasionally use a V-Groover in your fabrication process??


Supreme Accuracy Guaranteed!

Another factor that must be considered is insert tooling creates a repeatable 90 degree fold with every change of knives due to the extreme close tolerance of our profile grinding. DeHart knives are 100% digitally inspected so performance and accuracy are guaranteed with every knife change!

  • Brazed tools often require an adjustment that needs to be made meaning that the tool goes back to the manufacturer.
  • With diamond, your V-Groover’s cut might not be perfect as it was when it comes back from being re-sharpened.

Performance Tip!: If fabricators monitor the tool and keep sharp knives in the head, a much cleaner cut and better performance will be noticed. Neither carbide nor diamond cuts solid surface well when it looses the sharp edge. Solid Surface materials need a sharp edge to provide a smooth clean cut!

 

COST COMPARISON ANALYSIS FOR SOLID SURFACE MATERIAL
Compares the operating cost of Carbide Brazed, Insert, and Diamond Brazed Tooling
Wings 6
   
Each Regrind $10.00
Each New $17.50
Carbide Brazed
Diamond Brazed
Insert
       
One New Head
$367.00
$2,276.00
$589.00
 
Cost to sharpen complete set of knives
$30.00
$590.00
$60.00
 
Cost Retip(or New Inserts)
$257.00
$1,976.00
$105.00
 
 
Average Life in Lineal Feet
400
13000
750
  
Number of turns for 100,000 feet
250
10
133.3333333
  
 
first head purchased
1
1
1
  
cost of extra backup head for crashes
and rotating when sharpening
$367.00
$589.00
$589.00
  
Number of Sharpenings
226
7
67
  
Number of Retips or New Inserts
22
0
65
  
       
Cost complete initial setup $734.00 $2,865.00 $1,178.00  
Cost of Sharpening $6,780.00 $6,130.00 $4,020.00  
Cost of Retips $5,654.00 $2,865.00 $6,825.00  
       
labor and shipping costs to resharpen estimated $300.00 $2,000.00 $150.00  
       
Total Cost to cut 100,000 feet $13,468.00   $13,860.00 $12,173.00  
       
Total cost per foot of material cut $0.1347   $0.1386   $0.1217  
cost per foot with crashes          
first time $0.14 $0.16
$0.13
 
second time $0.14 $0.18
$0.13
  
third time $0.15 $0.21 $0.14