The Finished Part Blog

Tumbling parts to achieve a deburred, deflashed or rounded edge is a common process. Both vibratory and barrel tumblers are used …

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Here is a great picture of a do-it-yourself log home blasting project. The blaster being used is a relatively small KF100DM …

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We get a lot of questions about the difference between Glass Bead and Crushed Glass Grit. Below are some before and …

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Wow! An impressive show by the Chinese with these 2008 Olympics. Many of the controls the government put in place to …

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The ‘hottest’ abrasive blast media right now seems to be Crushed Glass Grit. This media is sourced from recycled glass – …

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We sure do understand the pain of an unexpectedly high freight bill. With fuel costs being what they are right now, …

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I posted some information a few weeks ago about using Crushed Glass Grit to strip/clean steel. Here are some before and …

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We received a post a couple of years ago about polishing body jewelry in a vibratory tumbler. While very similar to …

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Bringing machined aluminum into a highly polished finish is a multi-step and sometimes challenging process. The first step is to tumble …

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Historically, steel has been blasted using silica sand. For obvious health reasons (potential silicosis hazard), silica is not a safe media …

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Take a look at your wood deck or concrete or stone patio while you are grilling over the weekend. Does the …

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A couple of months ago I put a post explaining some of the basics of Aluminum Oxide Grit. What I did …

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Soda blasting is a specialty process that is used for applications where surface ‘sensitivity’ is critical. Soda (actually sodium bicarbonate or …

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We all want a clean, reflective surface. Be it steel, aluminum, plastic, or even wood, there’s satisfaction when you see a …

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In a February post I explained the origins of the steel scrap surcharge. Basically, the base price of steel shot and …

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Question: I would like to know if there is a standard for matching Nozzle opening size to media size. I am …

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The art of mass finishing really shows itself when trying to select a tumbling media. Media is the material (‘stones’) that …

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Question: I’m renovating a house built in 1917 and I would like to remove the years of built up paint off …

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Question: I want to clean/polish an aluminum motorcycle engine. Would walnut shell be the best media for the job? I want …

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Aluminum Oxide (a.k.a. aluminium oxide, alumina, aloxite, corundum) is generally sourced from bauxite ore. While bauxite is the primary ore for …

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Vibratory tumblers come in all different shapes and sizes. Bowl style vibes include both round bowl and oval-bowl shapes. Tub style …

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An interesting thread (edited slightly) on the ShopTalk Forum: Question: We are looking to for a way to polish parts made …

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Steel Grit and Steel Shot primarily use scrap steel as the source raw material. The scrap is melted, the chemistry is …

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The two types of barrel finishing systems are rotary barrel tumbling and centrifugal barrel tumbling. Both mass finishing techniques use tumbling …

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Barrel tumbling is a time tested method to deburr, polish and create a desired surface finish. Vibratory tumbling is a new …

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