What're You Working On?
It's always great to see what projects you, our valuable customers, are using our abrasives for. Here are the latest photos we've received. This beautiful woodworking was submitted by Monte Pettit from Bellevue, NE. Thanks for your submission Monte! Click on the photo for a larger view. Milt Neeley, The...
Measure to Get the Correct Abrasive Belt Length
If you've ever ordered sanding belts and when they arrived found out you'd ordered the wrong length, this post is for you. There are several ways to determine the correct belt size for your machine.
What is the Best Sanding / Grinding Belt for Metal
This is a complicated question, but one we're going to try to simplify for you. Pretty much any abrasive can be used for sanding or grinding metal but different metals and operations make some abrasives better than others. We're going to help you sort that out in this post.
Abrasive Belt Backings
When talking about coated abrasive belts, the first thing you’ll probably hear about is the abrasive formula – aluminum-oxide, ceramic-alumina, silicon-carbide, and zirconia-alumina. Today, we’re going to talk about something equally important, the backing. At Abrasive Industrial Supplies (AIS) we sell mostly cloth coated belts but did you know there are paper and polyester film backed belts too? We’ll start with the cloth backed belts and finish up with some information on the other types.
