08-24-2017, 02:42 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-24-2017, 02:46 PM by Mark Reich.)
I've been using 3M surface conditioning belts for many years. I have them all. Even a couple talc belts from Mr. Rupert.
They aren't for deburring. I haven't even heard of that, except for the talc belt. I thought it might work, but it didn't. It straightens out a burr like a clean buffing wheel.
I thought I might have the perfect compound for the talc belt. I've had a bar of 16u diamond buffing compound for years. It's very expensive, as it contains a very high concentration of diamonds.
I'm sorry to say that didn't work either. I really wanted it to work, but the belt wouldn't hold the compound long enough to make it cost effective.
Surface conditioning belts do their job. They do a good job of re-conditioning scratched up blades, sometimes making them look like new.
I haven't found them useful for anything else, especially for the cost.
They aren't for deburring. I haven't even heard of that, except for the talc belt. I thought it might work, but it didn't. It straightens out a burr like a clean buffing wheel.
I thought I might have the perfect compound for the talc belt. I've had a bar of 16u diamond buffing compound for years. It's very expensive, as it contains a very high concentration of diamonds.
I'm sorry to say that didn't work either. I really wanted it to work, but the belt wouldn't hold the compound long enough to make it cost effective.
Surface conditioning belts do their job. They do a good job of re-conditioning scratched up blades, sometimes making them look like new.
I haven't found them useful for anything else, especially for the cost.