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Grinding and Smoothing Equipment

Performance Checklist

Smoothing Plastics:

  1. PPE: Wears safety glasses and ear protection.
  2. Name things: dust collector system, snorkel, drum, Trautman, Tilt adjustment lever, arbor, sanding cone, polishing cone, and flapper wheel.
  3. Edges smooth (without indents), no burrs, no sharp edges.
  4. Edges beveled. Surface is smooth from inside to outside.
  5. Corners rounded evenly.

Performance Checklist 

Skiving Foams:

  1. PPE: Wear safety glasses and ear protection.
  2. Name foams: plastizote, aliplast, pelite, and puff.
  3. Shape of final product matches intended shape.
  4. Corners rounded symmetrically.
  5. Skive and smooth edges: tapered or beveled edges with gradual decrease in thickness.

 

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