Corundum (Emery) Drum Sanders
Cousins UK - Drum Sander Arbors and Abrasive Bands Corundum is an aluminum oxide that commonly forms hexagonal barrel-shaped prisms that taper at both ends or as thin tabular hexagonal plates. It has a hardness of 9 on the Mohs scale, making it one of the most durable commercial gemstones. It has no dominant cleavage and fractures in a conchoidal manner. Mini roll sanders have a wide range of applications and are used in a wide variety of industries. Used with the appropriate grade you can get a high standard, semi-bright mirror finish. Glue bonded, brown corundum emery cloth for fast cutting. Provides chatter free operation for grinding, blending, deburring, smoothing, finishing and polishing flat and contoured surfaces. Specifications: Recommended rotary machines:
- Using the quick expand spindles, you will find it will save time when changing the drum sander bands
- Very popular for jewellers, silversmiths, light engineers, model makers and in arts and crafts
- Drum sanders are very useful to use for levelling off metals
- Used on a wide range of metals including brass, copper, gold, sliver, platinum, bronze, palladium, titanium, pewter, tin, steel, iron and aluminium
- Using various grades you can level metals off as well as smoothing scratches, pit holes, file and casting flash marks
- You will find because of the rubber centre the abrasive surface will hold its shape well meaning you can apply pressure to the item
- Fast and easy to use in production, no need to use a spilt mandrel
- An economical way to do large batch work
- Very useful for getting into spherical awkward circular areas for example, inside rings and bangles
- Used dry no compounds needed
- Mandrel arbors contact and expand by adjusting the screw on top of the mandrel. This allows for easy fitting of the sanders
- Rubber heads
- Ø2.35mm Shafts.
- 2 diameters available, Ø9.50mm & Ø12mm
- Ø9.50mm bands fit Ø9.50mm arbors
- Ø12.00mm bands fit Ø12.00mm arbors
- All bands are 12.7mm (½") long
- Choice of 3 grit textures (coarse = 120, medium = 240, fine = 320)
- Foredom Grinder Micromotor Kit: FDK1020
- Jewellers Kit & No20 "Quick Release" Handpiece: K2220CE
- Rotary Drill & Tool Kit, Variable Speed: D9821
