5-MINUTE BUSINESS SYNOPSIS 2 · Part 4 of 10
Bur price per piece is the number on the invoice. Bur price per crown is the number that matters. The two only meet when you know how many units a bur really mills before you swap it.
The listed life and the math
The ATTRITOR listing for this 2 mm DLC-coated bur for ROLAND DWX-series units states that it works 200 to 300 units. At $17.60, that is $0.06 to $0.09 per unit ($17.60 divided by 300 or by 200). That life figure is the listing's claim, so track your own count on the first three burs you use.
What the bur is built for
The page lists it for zirconia, PMMA and PEEK, with a DLC coating, as a drop-in replacement matching ROLAND numbering for the DWX family. If a bur is the wrong shank or wrong size for your spindle, the savings disappear in a broken tool. Confirm the code printed on your existing tool before ordering.
When a cheap bur is expensive
A worn bur does not announce itself. It shows up as rough margins, longer polish time and a remade crown. Illustrative: one remake of a $150 lab-fee crown costs about the same as 8 burs. Change burs on a schedule rather than on a failure, and log the date on the bur box.
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