Variable speed is an advantage in the learning stage and for some acrylic bone and wood applications. The standard machine is OK, if the belts for bone and wood are kept separate, avoid any contact with metal to reduce their sharpness and are kept clean with a rubber cleaning stick.
Ceramic 40 to 120 Zirconia 40 to 240 grit Ceramic and Al Oxide Mix 40 to 120 Grit Topcoat(lubricant layer) 40 to 120 Grit Mirco Finishing (Trizact) A45 (800#) to A6 (2000#) surface texture eg. Scotchbrite medium to superfine polishing (used with applied polish eg. Hyrin for stainless) super cut ceramic (3m cubitron) so efficient it can remove metal in...
It can take as little as 6 seconds and aligning new belt is not fussy as it will zip back into perfect alignment on start up.
Oil is not required as all bearing are sealed ball races. Only maintenance necessary is to keep guard swivels suitably adjusted to hold their position for safety reasons. Dust off machine and keep inside of guards clean to prevent a possible smouldering fire.
small components can be made on the tool rest with excellent control on the belt edge often replacing time consuming milling operation.
72” Vs 48” – The myth that bigger is better: The heavy weight polyester backing on modern abrasive belts are difficult to track on conventional belt grinders. Radius masters patented design tracks these belts so well that they can be used at the very edge for accurate sharpening and notching operations. This results in 100% use of the belt and...
