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Abstract

A full cutting element including a substantially cylindrical backing and cutter mounted thereon is cut generally along the length thereof to produce a pair of semicylindrical partial cutting elements. In the case of an unused cutting element, each partial cutting clement is mounted on a different semicylindrical tungsten carbide base to produce a substantially cylindrical unit which is mounted on a bit using a low temperature braze. In the case of a used full cutting element, the cutting clement is cut to separate the worn portion from the remainder of the bit and only the unused portion is used to form a cylindrical unit with a corresponding semicylindrical tungsten carbide base. In another aspect, a partial cutting element is received in a pocket formed on a bit body. The pocket includes a pair of opposed side surfaces which substantially flushly abut the curved surfaces of the backing on the partial cutter.

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