Prepping Steel for Paint
Many metals are naturally susceptible to oxidation. This is the reaction of the metal with oxygen to form an oxide. Steel, ... Read More
Cleaning Paint Plugs
Cleaning Paint Plugs Paint plugs and masks are used in paint lines to protect areas of a part against being painted. ... Read More
Softening Edges on Tooth Aligners
Softening Edges on Tooth Aligners As an alternative to metal and wire braces, many people are using these plastic tooth aligners ... Read More
Polishing Stainless Steel
Stainless Steel Polishing Machined stainless steel parts typically have sharp edges, burrs and a matte surface finish. Vibratory tumbling can be ... Read More
Stamped and Welded Stainless Parts
Stamping of stainless steel parts will result in a burr (typically) on the back edge of the part. This burr ... Read More
Heavy Deburring – Small Parts
Deburring Small Parts Often times, the machining of small parts can lead to very heavy burrs and difficult areas to finish. ... Read More
Deflashing Polyethylene
Deflashing UHMW Polyethylene Ultra high molecular weight (UHMW) polyethylene is a plastic that has a density and hardness that is perfect ... Read More
Cleaning Steel Parts
Some of the most common tumbling applications are just simple cleaning operations. The objective is to get a uniform surface on ... Read More
Polishing Stainless Steel
After heat treating and laser cutting stainless steel parts, the edges generally need to be deburred and the surface needs to ... Read More
Dry Tumble Deflashing
Molded plastic parts often have flashing or excess material that needs to removed from the edges of the part (see part ... Read More
Scale Removal – Tumbling
Equipment like coffee machines, hot water heaters, boilers and other commercial and industrial equipment that use hot water eventually shows a ... Read More
Two-Step Polishing
The far left in the picture shows a laser-cut, stainless steel part with sharp edges and heavy burrs. The goal is ... Read More
Deburring Steel Parts
Machined steel parts often need to be deburred. For large quantities of parts, both barrel tumbling and vibratory tumbling can accomplish ... Read More
Plastic vs Ceramic Media
Selecting the proper media can be as much an art as a science. A clear understanding of all the finishing requirements ... Read More
17-4 Stainless Deburring
Ceramic Media is the most commonly used tumbling media for deburring and surface finishing on steel. This is due to the ... Read More
Ceramic vs Plastic Tumbling Media
The selection of tumbling media for a particular application depends not only on the type of material/metal being tumbled but also ... Read More
Machined Magnesium Parts
Similar to aluminum, lighter weight magnesium metal parts are often machined to create the required shapes and features (see picture above). ... Read More
Edge Rounding Aluminum Parts
Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and care needs to be taken when tumbling to ensure that the finish is uniform. ... Read More
Deburring Stainless Steel
Deburring stainless steel parts is a well established process that can be accomplished in a variety of different ways. Vibratory tumbling ... Read More
Surface Finishing Aluminum
Aluminum parts that are stamped, molded. extruded, saw-cut, etc. all need to be deburred. These parts also typically need a specified ... Read More
Deflashing PVC Plastic
Machining or cutting PVC plastic (as well as many other types of plastic) often creates flashing, sharp edges and leaves excess ... Read More
Grinding & Polishing Steel Blades
The process of taking a piece of hardened steel and grinding it down to the proper shape and design and then ... Read More