Process for making monolayer superabrasive tools

A brazing method of making a monolayer superabrasive tool comprising the steps of:

• a) making a weight determination of one or more abrasive tool blank forms;
• b) applying alloy bonding particles to said one or more said tool blank forms using a temporary binder;
• c) making a weight determination of the alloy bonding particles applied to each of the tool blank forms in step (b);
• d) comparing the weight of alloy bonding particles as determined in step (c) to a first selected weight target;
• e) applying a monolayer of particles of a superabrasive to the one or more tool blank forms possessing a weight of alloy bonding particles determined to meet the selected weight target in step (d) using a temporary binder to form a tool assembly for each of said one or more tool blank forms;
• f) making a weight determination of the diamond particles applied to each of the one or more tool blank forms in step (e);
• g) comparing the weight of the superabrasive particles determined in step (f) to a second selected weight target;
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• h) placing the one or more tool assemblies determined in step (g) to possess an amount of superabrasive particles meeting the selected weight target in a brazing atmosphere to cause said alloy bonding particles to melt and bond said superabrasive particles to a respective one of said tool assemblies.

A brazing method of making monolayer superabrasive tools comprising the steps of:

• a) determining the average weight of a selected number of tool blank forms comprising a predetermined group of blank forms;
• b) applying alloy bonding particles to each tool blank form in said predetermined group using a temporary binder;
• c) determining the average weight of alloy bonding particles applied to each of the tool blank forms in said group;
• d) comparing the average weight of alloy bonding particles determined in step (c) to a first selected weight target;
• e) applying a monolayer of particles of a superabrasive to each tool blank in said group using a temporary binder if said weight average of alloy particles determined in step (c) meets the first selected weight target compared in step (d) to form a separate tool assembly for each tool blank form in said group;
• f) determining the average weight of diamond particles applied to each tool assemblies formed in step (e);
• g) comparing the average weight of the superabrasive particles determined in step (f) to a second selected weight target;
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• h) placing the group of tool assemblies in a brazing atmosphere to melt said alloy bonding particles and bond said superabrasive particles applied to a respective one of said tool assemblies if said average weight of abrasive particles determined in step (f) favorably compares to the second selected weight target.