Thread: Do diamonds wear

if this perpetuates the argument , oh well, guys , if I,m drilling with a diamond bit, into rock that is under heavy pressure(10,000 feet down hole)I,m drilling into formations that are softer than my diamond bit. sometimes we loose the cutting diamonds, but this isn't to tell anyone their wrong or right, I have to change my bit because of the rounding off of the corners , so diamonds will wear down, even against a softer substrate.

now after a bit hits my doghouse its sent to the lab. there I get a report and analysis on the wear and failure points of the bit, almost always there is a heavy wear of the sharp corners.

now under normal circumstances, I agree is tough to wear a diamond in short periods of time, but they do wear. I,ll have a bit on surface hear in the next week that has to be swapped because of the wear.

but really guys is this worth arguing about? not really its just shaving! shave on my friends,( Kyle, diamonds aside, the razor is smooth still)

Tc

But if I were not arguing my tongue might get bored and decided to leave. Then where would I be?!?