Brush Selection Criteria

The criteria for choosing the most suitable brush for each application are the following:

  • The work to be carried out.
  • The type of surface which is to be brushed.
  • The machine with which the work will be done and its speed

To choose the type of material, wire or abrasive nylon:

  • The material of the surface to be brushed.
  • The type of finish desired
  • The machine with which the work will be done and its speed

Furthermore, other characteristics must be taken into account:

  • Brushing is more efficient at greater brush diameters. (Do not exceed 175 mm. in diameter in portable machines of 6000 r.p.m. maximum.)
  • Shorter trim lengths result in more aggressive brushing and longer trim lengths offer better flexibility for irregular surfaces.
Problema Soluciones recomendadas
The brushing is excessively aggressive Choose a brush with finer wire.
Choose a brush with longer trim length.
Work at a lower speed.
The brushing is not sufficiently aggressive Choose a brush with thicker wire
Choose a brush with shorter trim length.
Work at a higher speed.
The brush does not remove the burr, but flattens and polishes it Chose a brush with thicker wire.
Choose a brush with shorter trim length.
Work at a higher speed.
The finish needs to be finer Choose a brush with finer wire.
Choose a brush with a longer trim length.
Choose a nylon abrasive brush
The finish needs to be coarser Choose a brush with thicker wire.
Choose a brush with shorter trim length.
The brushing is not uniform Reduce the brushing pressure.
Automate the operations to avoid human variability.
The wires break Reduce the brushing pressure.
Choose a brush with finer wire.
Work at a lower speed.
The brush has a very short useful life Choose a brush with finer wire.
Choose a brush with greater width.
Reduce the brushing pressure.

Brushes identification by colours

To help to identify the type of wire of our brushes, we identify the steel wire brushes with red colour plates; and the stainless steel wire brushes with blue colour plates.

Steel

Stainless steel

Threated nuts identification

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