The Finished Part Blog

The ability to separate parts from media must be taken into consideration early in the development of the finishing process. Keep …

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In the first post about screen separators, the different types of separators were noted. In addition to determining the type of …

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Question: I have a smaller tabletop vibratory bowl that I am setting up to do small parts with. Mostly I am …

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Before and after of machined aluminum part tumbled with Stainless Steel Media. The ‘raw’ showed machine marks, scratches and burrs on …

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Cleaning layers of time off delicate ferrous artifacts used to be the job of electrolysis equipment and wire brushes. But according to historian and archeologist Robert Perry of Pell City, Alabama, the method of choice is now blasting away years of rust, grime and grunge with walnut shell and corn cob grit.

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Given the investment required to purchase Steel Tumbling Media, why use it? It basically all comes down to weight and wear. …

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Large batches of relatively small parts that need to be blasted can be extremely labor intensive when blasting each part by …

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9 quick guidelines for selecting the proper tumbling media: 1. Large media will cut faster than small media of the same …

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What is Tumbling Media? Tumbling media is often overlooked by those unfamiliar with the art of surface finishing. However, it is …

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The number of parts that can be tumbled (vibratory or barrel) will depend on the dimensions of the part and the …

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  Polishing aluminum parts to a very high, near mirror finish in a mass finishing process is very challenging. The relative …

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Vibratory tumblers come in a wide range of sizes and shapes. The configuration of the vibe will determine the tumbling action …

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What makes the difference between an ordinary knob or cabinet handle, and something very special? In the case of one high-end design studio, a major point of difference is polishing with ceramic tumbling media.

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  The cosmetic and personal care industry use crushed walnut shell media as an exfoliate in facial, body and foot scrubs. …

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When steel parts are laser cut, heavy slag can develop on the part. These burrs are typically much thicker and heavier …

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The Steel Structures Painting Council (SSPC) has designated fifteen different surface preparation standards including simple solvent cleaning (SP-1) to Commercial Blast …

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When it comes to abrasive blasting the more air you have the better. While the amount of air needed depends on …

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Cleaning small or delicate parts by hand can be a difficult and time consuming process. This customer manufactures a variety of …

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Kramer Industries isn’t immediately recognized as a military supply company. However, as a leading supplier of cleaning and polishing media, chemical compounds and vibrating equipment, Kramer has been silently playing a vital role in the preparation of military parts for decades.

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There are two ways to abrasive (sand) blast using a portable system – pressure blasting and suction or gravity fed blasting. …

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This customer molds a variety of glass filled plastic and wood composite items. The process creates significant flash on the edges …

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Question: I’m interested in ceramic and glass sphere media for tumbling compressed gas cylinders to remove rust and organic contaminants. I …

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Steel is one of the strongest and most dependable materials that can be used for blasting work. When it is made …

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The age-old method of sandblasting has a new alternative in Crushed Glass Grit. This revolutionary alternative boasts robust features such as …

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Question: I modify stainless steel flatware and dinner service pieces for other uses. In the process of modifying I use heat …

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