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Posted by barry at 8:16 am, June 26th 2009.
One of the real joys of supplying abrasive products is the variety of application problems we get to deal with.
This week we were called in to help a company reduce the finishing time on complex machined aluminium parts. Their customers specification is for a blemish free, consistent and flat finish. Currently they are using 3M abrasive discs on a DA sander for the open faces, a series of hand made tools using wet & dry papers to finish around ports and 600 grit wet & dry papers by hand to finish in narrow channels (3mm to 8mm wide). Each machined port can take up to 12 hours to finish with most of the time being lost in removing the machining marks from the ports and in the channels.
Our customer was delighted with the results of tests we carried out:
1. Using the new SA+ unitised spindle mounted wheels which more than halved the finishing time in the channels and
2. With the SA5 quick change discs we quickly removed the machining marks which will again more than halve finishing time on port finishing.
3. The third significant change which we have yet to implement will be to supply our SA330 discs for the DA sander operation which with the stearate coating will last significantly longer and reduce production costs further.
Posted by barry at 5:57 pm, July 9th 2009.
We spent a happy hour today helping a well known sculptor in the north east of england mirror polish some fantastic stainless steel sculptures.
Steve Newby was needing to remove tig welds and mirror polish a range of giant over-
Posted by barry at 9:09 pm, June 17th 2009.
Trials conducted yesterday at a major UK aircraft seat manufacturer with the new CA331 velcro backed abrasive discs on a DA sander proved very successful for cutting back aircraft composite panels to prepare them for paint finishing.
Our customer, a major UK manufacturer of aircraft seating, had been using the Mirka Gold grip discs on a Chicago Pneumatic DA sander. The main problem faced was that after only a couple of minutes use the Mirka Gold discs had lost their cut on the tough composite surface. Not only did the CA331 discs give significantly increased cut on the composite panels the discs were still able to go back over the panel and dress back the body filler which needed to be used in final panel preparation.
CA331 is a velcro / grip backed abrasive disc. CA331 discs are manufactured on a strong film backing, use a high grade aluminium oxide abrasive and have a stearate coating which prevents the disc from loading up when sanding the fillers.
Posted by barry at 4:43 pm, June 12th 2009.
I was asked to detail the process we used for satin finishing stainless steel corners without undercutting the weld area.
We removed the weld with the 100 grit 777 disc on a grip backing using the Finipower machine running at approx 4,500 rpm. The finish was then refined using two Trizact™ discs at a little slower speed using the A160 and A45 Trizact discs -
Posted by barry at 4:32 pm, June 12th 2009.
We would like to pass on our thanks to everybody who came to the Subcon Show this week. We were really pleased with the number of people interested in our range of products. Particular interest was shown in the Finitube and FinitEasy machines but especially in the Trizact discs and the SAGR unitised abrasive discs for satin and mirror polish finishing. In fact the whole range of stainless steel finishing machines got a real thumbs up.
Posted by barry at 3:48 pm, June 2nd 2009.
We got some great feedback today from a large manufacturing company in the North East of England. Working on the recommendation of our specialist distributor, Planet Welding, they have recently switched to using our new FSC 60 grit abrasive flap discs (previously using 500 discs per month). Not only are they a great price but they are apparently outperforming the premium quality Tyrolit discs. -
Posted by barry at 5:21 pm, June 1st 2009.
Thanks to one of our existing customers in the South West who had a particular problem with a new application. They are currently in the process of welding up some mirror polished stainless steel pillars which they will need to re-
2. Dress and pre-
Posted by barry at 5:15 pm, June 1st 2009.
At Abrasive Finishing Systems we are finally coming into the IT 21st century with our technical blog. This blog is intended to be a great place to share the latest success stories and to help solve particular application problems. Whatever your abrasive finishing problem, give as a call and we will see how we can help.
Finiteasy makes powder coating iron railings easy
Posted by barry at 12:00 am, September
17th 2009.
last week we were asked to visit a company who manufacture high quality iron railings. The railings are then powder coated. The quality of the welds was really good but as they need to mig welding the railings the welding process occasionally leaves 'holes' in the weld which cause a problem when powder coating. Having tried every method they could Abrasive Finishing Systems were asked to demonstrate how the FinitEasy could make the job easy.
Running at a relatively slow speed, to ensure control, a 5" metal cutting disc was used on the arm of the FinitEasy to shape the welded area and remove any potential air pockets. An SA10 unitised disc was then used to improve the finish. Our customer was ecstatic as it turned a major problem into another 20 second solution. Their customer was happy as the quality of the product has been improved.
Technical Back Up a Life Saver for Stainless Fabricators
Posted by barry at 08:30
am, September 24th 2009.
In the last week we have been called in by two separate stainless steel fabricators (in Bristol and Co Durham) to help resolve problems created by poor quality stainless steel fabrication work. Both companies found they were asked to take over contracts (different) for the design and construction of stainless steel hand rail systems where inferior workmanship had ended up with poor quality welds, badly fitting systems and poor finishing. Much of the finishing had been done with fine grade Klingspor sanding discs, which had left flat spots around the stainless steel tube and scotchbrite pads, which gave an inconsistent satin finish.
One company (Design & Security Services) had to re-
Refurbishment of Professional Catering Equipment with Trizact Discs
Posted by barry
at 20:25 pm, October 6th 2009.
Finishing stainless steel catering equipment is all about speed and price, particularly when a mirror polished finish is required. SOS catering equipment in Walthamstow had a particular problem with refurbishing some large mirror polished cooking ranges. Using the Finipower variable speed grinder we showed them how to restore some previous coarse sanding brush damage caused by Bibielle flap wheels and return the metal to a bright clean mirror polish in minutes.
The process used involved the A45 Trizact disc as a starting point, going down to an A16 Trizact disc followed by the green PV101 polishing compound on a felt disc. The final finish was achieved with our PV101 pink soap on a loose leaf cotton mop on a tapered spindle adaptor designed to fit the Finipower.
On another range the quality of the mirror polish finish required was much less critical. In this scenario the SAGR unitised grip discs were able to remove any superficial damage and leave a finish that could immediately be polished up with the PV101 green polishing compound to give a bright clean looking finish. Seconds for a job that could take 20 minutes
How do I DP1 Satin Finish Stainless Steel Sheet?
Posted by barry at 17:00 pm, October
7th 2009.
One of the most common questions we get asked is “How do I satin finish DP1 stainless steel sheet?”
The short answer is that with the right tools it is easy. The long answer is of course is that ‘it depends’. Most importantly it depends on which DP1 satin finish you mean (because in our experience even if you buy sheet from the same supplier you cannot guarantee consistency!). We have seen 240 grit sheet finished with 36 grit abrasive belts at one extreme and with very fine scotchbrite belts at the other!
Whatever variety of DP1 finish you are facing we know that we can give you the ability to give an excellent satin finish using the Finimaster finishing tool. But all good finishing is in the preparation.
It is probably worth talking to us about your own particular application but as a good starting point may I suggest you check out the Trizact discs. Working at the right speed the Trizact discs allow you to remove a tig weld, leave a visually flat surface and restore the satin brush finish with ease.
Our new “Satin Polishing Kit” revealed
Posted by barry at 10:15 am, November 21st
2009.
As you can probably see from our blog, one of the most common questions we get asked is how to satin polish stainless steel sheet and box metal.
Our customers were demanding a whole solution not just am machine. To meet this
need we have now launched the Satin Polishing Kit. The Satin Polishing Kit does
the whole process. The kit includes the 777GR Cubitron™ and 237GR Trizact™ grit
abrasive discs which allow you to remove the weld without any undercutting. Once
the weld is removed you can then replace the satin finish with our FMCM combination
flap brush and even re-
Please follow the link off the SPK logo if you would like to see what all the fuss is about.
Thank You.
Have you ever got excited about peeling potatoes?
Posted by barry at 07:50 am, January
28th 2010.
Over the years we have supplied abrasives for quite a number of unusual applications, cleaning eggs and sheep shearing come to mind as two of the more unusual ones, but I don’t ever remember being asked to peel potatoes before!
You may be surprised to hear (I was) that our TX52 material is the perfect product for use in an automatic abrasives potato peeling machine. Our customer found that if they bonded our TX52 aluminium oxide cloth rolls to the rotating peeling drums it gives a great peel and excellent lifetime from the peeling machine. Who said abrasives are boring?
Happy New Year
Posted by barry at 08:00 am, January 9th 2010.
A happy new year to all of our readers and customers. 2009 may be a year many of us want to forget but I hope that 2010 carries on for you the way it has started for us.
The phones and the email have been hot so far this year with fresh enquiries, particularly for stainless steel finishing on both balustrading and precision sheet metal applications. Confidence levels are rising. Go for it guys.
Even journalists can finish stainless steel with the Satin Polishing Kit!
Posted by
barry at 08:00 am, March 8th 2010.
Whilst demonstrating at the Maintec Show last week we were pleased to receive a visit from the boys from Plant & Maintenance Magazine. They commented on how well we were doing (they probably wanted us to spend money with them) and how the finishes we were achieving with the Satin Polishing Kit were very impressive.
Never one to miss an opportunity we explained how easy it was to use the Satin Polishing
Kit and challenged them to remove a weld, and re-
A perfect finish. Within 2 minutes they had removed the weld, sanded the surface and created an excellent satin finish with no undercut!
Maybe no sale to this customer but two very impressed journalists.
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Even journalists can finish stainless steel with the satin polishing kit!
Have you ever got excited about peeling potatoes?
Our new Satin Polishing Kit revealed
How Do I DP1 Satin Finish Stainless Steel Sheet?
Refurbishment of Professional catering Equipment with Trizact Discs
Technical Back Up a Life Saver for Stainless Steel Fabricators
Finiteasy makes powder coating iron railings easy
Reducing finishing time on machined aluminium blocks
New CA331 discs triple disc life on composite panels
Satin Finishing Process at Subcon
Thanks to All the Visitors to Subcon 2009
New FSC flap discs give great cut & life
Inoxitape Packaging Comes of Age
Posted by barry at 07:30 am, March 8th 2010.
Check out the new packaging on our Inoxitape.
Inxoitape is a stainless steel shim with a double sided adhesive on the back which makes creating a mitre corner finish really easy. With the new easy pull roll dispenser you can keep the roll clean and just snip off what you need.
Another great Cibo Abrasives innovation.
Glass Re-
Posted by barry at 09:15 am, September 1st 2010.
It may be a little early but I just can’t help telling you about the work we have been doing on a new sequence of glass finishing products for scratch removal. Coming soon. Watch this space...
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Posted by barry at 11:20 am, June 6 2011.
Cibo Abrasives Time Saving Kits now available for the finishing and mirror polishing of stainless steel Watch this space...
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Posted by barry at 08:30 am, Sept 9 2011.
Check out www.howtofinishstainlesssteel.co.uk for some great information and videos on the new Cibo Abrasives stainless steel Time Saving Kits.
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