Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Buffing

This is a tool for finishing. In this finishing process, surface to be finished is brought in contact with a rotating cloth buffing wheel that usually has been charged with ultrafine abrasives. The polishing/finishing action is very much identical to lapping. Softer metals on buffing, leaves some indication of flow if we are not using abrasives. This flow reduces the high spots leading to a high degree of polishing. The materials used to fabricate buffing wheels are linen, cotton, broad cloth and canvass. This is an expensive process.

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