Mirka Abranet abrasives
Mike Swain
I've just been sent a number of samples from Mirka Abrasives here in
the UK, this for an ongoing review on abrasives suitable for
woodturning. Included in the sample pack were a number of Mirka's
Abranet discs.
Has anyone in the US tried Abranet on wood? It states in their
catalogue they do 77mm discs in a variety of grits up to 600.
Regards....Mike
Gerald Ross
of 77mm discs. What a strange size. Why not just 76.43mm and be done
with it?
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Gerald Ross <gwa...@netcommander.com> wrote:
> I use Mirka "sandpaper" but have not heard of Abranet. Nor have I heard
> of 77mm discs. What a strange size. Why not just 76.43mm and be done
> with it?
Me too and me either - so I looked at their US website
<http://www.mirka-usa.com/products/products.htm>. The Abranet
description isn't available (404 error), but I was able to read a bit
about it from the Worldwide site <http://www.mirka.com/eng/index.htm>.
It sounds interesting. The UK site, under automotive uses, was selling
it on its dust free, no clogging, no pilling, and longevity
characteristics. I'd give it a try if I came across it (I currently use
their papers and Abralon with much satisfaction.)
> You don´t have to accept dust anymore. Abranet is a revolutionary new
> product for dust-free sanding. The patented sanding disc has amazing
> properties, which will fundamentally change your attitude to sanding.
>
> Abranet is an innovative abrasive that reduces dust from the sanding process
> entering the atmosphere to practically nothing. It has been developed for
> sanding of fillers, primers, topcoats and clear coats. It is also excellent
> for sanding of composites, soft aluminium, soft wood, gypsum wallboards and
> MDF boards, minimizing spreading of hazardous dust.
>
> Dust-free sanding is a great improvement in occupational health. It improves
> your working environment and sanding performance. Thanks to a wide range of
> discs and strips you can now switch over to dust-free sanding in various
> applications.
>
> All sanding dusts have their own specific, and not so accurately known,
> health hazards, therefore specific occupational exposure limts (OEL) for this
> type of exposure does not exist.
> Sanding with Abranet, however, minimizes spreading of hazardous dust. Whether
> you are working with cars, boats, housebuilding or aircraft, Abranet is the
> solution for you.
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American Association of Woodturners
Cascade Woodturners Assoc., Portland, Oregon
Northwest Woodturners, Tigard, Oregon
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James Barley
http://www.toolpeddler.com/abranet_abrasives.htm
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Owen Lowe
"James Barley" <this_is...@sux.org> wrote:
> Here's a link with a good description...
> http://www.toolpeddler.com/abranet_abrasives.htm
Thanks James. The Toolpeddler is where I buy my Abralon discs, guess
I'll take a look at the Abranet next time I'm there.
Chalk it up to cranium density, but I didn't get the initial impression
that one needed a vac setup to get the "dustless" feature... duh! :)
Steve Worcester
I have been selling Mirka based disks for about 3 years now and really do
like it. Started with the Bulldog gold and then went to the royal and royal
plus. Real good product.
Abralon is a great product, just more money than most people are willing to
pay.
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Steve Worcester
www.turningwood.com
Better Woodturning through Technology
(And a hell of alotta practice)
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Jim Gott
Abranet works GREAT on wood. It doesn't clog and can easily be blown out with a
compressor nozzle. It also doesn't build up heat because of all the screen-like
pores. It's amazing stuff. The only problem I've found with it is that you need
a longer velcro loop than most of the pads available from Craft Supplies or
Packard. Using the standard disks most of us use it will tend to fly off the
pad, but works very well hand-held. It was made for use in auto body shops
where they have 8" velcro pads with longer loops on the pad. It's also very
effective used with an Ingersol Rand vacuum sander. It sucks about 95 percent
of the dust right into the extractor.
-Jim Gott-
San Jose, CA