Steel shot is comprised of differently sized tiny shapes, usually a mixture of balls, pins, and rods. The pins are especially useful for pol...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
Barrel Polishers
Alternative names for barrel polishers include: jewellery tumblers, lapidary tumblers, stone tumblers, or rotary tumblers. A barrel polish...
Barrel Polishing - Surface Preparation
The surface of the object to be polished should be pickled to clean it, and the pickle rinsed off. All surface scratches should also be remo...
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Mallet Types
Mallets should be used in place of hammers when it is important that the metal should not be marked or thinned during the work process. W...
Hammer Types
Ball Peen This common type (also known as a Jobbing hammer) has two faces: one flat circular face, and one hemispherical face used for sprea...
Monday, 14 January 2013
Using Radial Bristle Discs
Radial bristle discs are manufactured from a flexible material mounted onto a spindle, and are intended for use in rotary hand tools. The br...
Monday, 7 January 2013
Scotch-Brite Radial Disc Grades
Available grades Grade Colour 36 grit Brown 50 grit Green 80 grit Yellow 120 grit White 220 grit Red 400 grit Blue 600 grit (Pumice...
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