Re: [ATM] Abrasives

[Richard <cnc@cncservo.co.uk>]

Hi Dominic-Luc,

Wednesday, March 7, 2007, 8:57:44 AM, you wrote:

DLW> The fine SiC has
DLW> been very problematic to find (#600 - #1200).

Fine SiC is used in Wet 'n Dry abrasive paper (don't know what you
call it where you are). It's used in car paint spraying and retouching
operations so it must be made in huge quantities. You can't walk into a
DIY store in the UK without seeing it. Consequently I've never found
it hard to get fine SIC (I use down to 1000 and then move to 12um
Alox)

A very high quality supplier in the UK who deals in bulk but is happy
to supply amateurs is Trent. I'm sure they would ship overseas if you
are are stuck for local supply. If you do order, try some of their sub
micron CeO. They do a 95% purity 5um CeO for fast polish which you can
follow up with their 99.9% purity sub 1um CeO for perfection.

By the way, just noticed they stock Microgrit in 30, 25, 20, 15, 12,
9, 5, 3 and 1um. 20kg boxes though :(.

Trent Mann Products Limited
59 Parkhouse I/E West
Brick Kiln Lane
Chesterton
Staffordshire
ST5 7AS
United Kingdom
TEL: +44 (0) 1782 562979
FAX: +44 (0) 1782 565001

http://www.reliabletechniques.fsnet.co.uk/
mailto:info@trentmannproducts.com



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Best regards,
  Richard in the UK

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