Grinding and Smoothing Equipment
Performance Checklist
Smoothing Plastics:
- PPE: Wears safety glasses and ear protection.
- Name things: dust collector system, snorkel, drum, Trautman, Tilt adjustment lever, arbor, sanding cone, polishing cone, and flapper wheel.
- Edges smooth (without indents), no burrs, no sharp edges.
- Edges beveled. Surface is smooth from inside to outside.
- Corners rounded evenly.
Performance Checklist
Skiving Foams:
- PPE: Wear safety glasses and ear protection.
- Name foams: plastizote, aliplast, pelite, and puff.
- Shape of final product matches intended shape.
- Corners rounded symmetrically.
- Skive and smooth edges: tapered or beveled edges with gradual decrease in thickness.