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Metal Finishing FAQ’s
GENERAL INFO
FF 1.0101 General Blasting Need to Know Quick Sheet
FF 1.0102 Air to Cloth Ratio How to Size Dust Collectors
BLASTING
FF 2.0101 How To Properly Install a Nozzle Holder or Coupling
FF 2.0102 Blasting and Static Electricity
FF 2.0103 Abrasive Blast Air Consumption Pressure and Suction Blast System
FF 2.0104 Abrasive Blast Nozzle Guidelines
FF 2.0105 Blasting Overview of Air Wheel and Wet Blasting
MASS FINISHING
FF 5.0101 Vibratory Bowl vs Tumbling Barrel
FF 5.0102 Slag and Dross Removal Options
FF 5.0103 Estimate Part Capacity for Barrel Tumbling & Vibratory Finishing
FF 5.0104 Surface Finish Chart
FF 5.0105 Surface Finish, Micro-uin, RMS vs Ra
FF 5.0106 Blast Room Ventilation CFM requirements ANSI standard
FF 5.0108 Temperature and Plastic Media Wear
FF 5.0109 Correct Vibratory Bowl Set-Up
MEDIA
FF 6.0101 USA Standard Sieve ASTM Specifications Chart
FF 6.0102 BLAST MEDIA Selection Guide
FF 6.0103 Blast Media Characteristics Comparison
FF 6.0104 Common Abrasive Blasting Abrasive Comparison
FF 6.0105 Abrasive Media Size Cross Reference Chart by US Sieve
FF 6.0106 Selecting Blasting Media for Etching, Cleaning, Stripping & Polishing
FF 6.0107 Benefits of Glass Blast Draft
FF 6.0109 Glass Beads Size Correlation Chart
FF 6.0110 Ervin AMASTEEL Shot Card
FF 6.0111 Steel Shot & Steel Grit Media Screening Coverage and Impact
FF 6.0112 Aluminum Oxide ANSI Grit Size Conversion Chart
FF 10.0101 Washington Mills Aluminum Oxide ANSI_TABLE_2 Spec
FF 10.0102 Washington Mills Recycling Line Card
FF 10.0103 Washington Mills ANSI Specifications
FF 10.0104 Washington Mills ANSI Grit Size Conversion
FF 10.0105 Washington Mills Blastite Brown Aluminum Oxide
FF 10.0106 Washington Mills Carborex RA Silicon Carbide
FF 10.0107 Washington Mills Duralum Brown-White Brochure
FF 10.0108 Washington Mills Duralum White Brochure
FF 10.0109 Washington Mills Duralum Brown Brochure
FF 33.0101 Ervin AMASTEEL Shot Card
COMCO
FF 12.0101 Comco Air Consumption Chart
FF 12.0102 Comco Conformal Coating Removal Data Sheet
FF 12.0103 Comco Micro Blasters Tech Tip – Setting the Pressure
FF 12.0104 Comco Prevent Abrasive Contamination
WHEELBLAST
FF 13.0101 Wheelblast Don’t Short Change Your Blast Wheel
FF 13.0102 Guide to Wheel Blast Pattern Setting for Tumblast Machine
FF 13.0103 Wheelblast 101 Basics
CUT WIRE
FF 19.0101 FROHN Carbon Steel Cut Wire for Blasting
FF 19.0102 FROHN Cut Wire for Peening
FF 19.0103 FROHN Steel Cut Wire for Shot Blasting
FF 19.0104 FROHN Stainless Steel Cut Wire
FF 19.0105 FROHN Stainless Steel Cut Wire Pellets
FF 19.0106 FROHN Zinc Cut Wire Pellets
FF 19.0107 FROHN Aluminum Cut Wire Pellets
PAINT & FINISHING BOOTHS
FF 23.0101 7 Paint Booth Accessories – Services to Make Life Easier
FF 23.0102 7 Reasons to Upgrade Paint Booth to LED Lighting
FF 23.0103 7 Ways to Make your Paint Shop More Efficient
FF 23.0104 9 Products for Paint Booth Safety Performance
FF 23.0105 9 Ways to Reduce Contamination in Your Paint Shop
FF 23.0106 Bright Ideas to Boost Paint Booth Lighting
FF 23.0107 Considerations When Purchasing Industrial Ovens
FF 23.0108 Effects of Poor Preventative Maintenance on Your Paint Booth
FF 23.0109 How to Select the Right Paint Equipment for Your Body Shop
FF 23.0110 Paint Booth Filter Maintenance
FF 23.0111 Understanding Key Components of Paint Booth Design
FF 23.0112 What Does My Paint Booth Need – Achieve Code Compliance
FF 23.0113 What is the Correct Temp Setting for my Paint Booth
FF 23.0114 When Should I Change My Paint Booth Filters
FF 23.0115 How Not to Buy a Paint Booth
CLASSIFIERS MIDWESTERN & SWECO
FF 24.0101 Determining Screen Mesh Size
FF 25.0101 The Three Es of Managing Dust Control
SPECIALTY RUBBER BELTING AND PRODUCTS
FF 36.0101 Elevator Belt Selection
HEAT TREATING FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES
FF 41.0101 Heat Resistant Alloy Castings and Fabrications
CUSTOM MASKING