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Lehigh Valley Abrasives
 
October 2014

 
At Lehigh Valley Abrasives, we are committed to providing premium products, made in the USA and Europe, at low prices with extra-ordinary service.  
 
This edition of our newsletter highlights the items below;
 
1. Flap disc selection guide
 
2. Welding tables and fixturing
 
3. Linear finishing flap rolls 
 
Choosing the Correct Flap Disc for Your Application
 
Choosing the correct flap discs is key to reducing finishing time, lowering costs, and improving work piece quality.  For this reason, we offer the widest selction of flap discs in the industry.
 
Their are several factors which effect flap disc performance for a given application. These factors include;

1. The type of coated abrasives
2. The shape of the disc
3. The thickness of the discs

By understanding the factors above, users can choose the best flap disc for their operation and minimize both cost and grinding time.
 
Zirconia - Best for Steel
 
Zirconia is the most widely used coated abrasive for flap discs. Zirconia is an
extremely hard grain which excels at grinding while providing a long service life.
 
Lehigh Valley uses a superior Zirconia cloth which includes a lubricant and is made in Germany. The lubricant keeps the grinding tempature low and allows our zirconia discs a long service life as well as suiteable for use on stainless steel and other high nickel alloys.
 
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View Zirconia Flap Discs on our web site

Ceramic - Best for Stainless Steel

 

Ceramic grain flap discs excel at grinding and finishing stainless steel and other high nickel alloys. The tough ceramic grain cuts faster and cooler than any other grain type.
 
Tests have shown that for stainless steel applications, ceramic grain flap discs lasts twice as longs as zirconia cloth and removes material 50% faster.
View Ceramic Flap Discs on our web site
Turbo Disc - Best for Aluminum

 

Traditionally flap discs clog and load when grinding aluminum and other soft metals (brass, copper bronze). The Lehigh Valley Abrasives Turbo Disc contains a special calcium stearate coating on the disc which prevents clogging.

The turbo disc significantly outlasts competitive flap discs on aluminum and other soft metals due to its resistance to clogging.

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View the Turbo Disc on our web site
 
Additional Factors to Consider

Shape


 

Flap discs are available it type 29 conical and type 27 flat and the new fillet weld disc.

 
Type 29 conical is ideal for heavy metal removal tasks because the tapered shape allows for full contact between the flaps and work pieces.
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Type 27 flap is ideal for finer finishing as it is more forgiving.
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Curved is a new shape for radius grinding.
 
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Ceramic Flap DIsc
View the curved disc on our web site

Thickness

Flap discs are offered in both standard and jumbo thicknesses. Standard thickness offers the ability to access tighter work areas and more control over the disc.
 
Jumbo flap discs are 50% thicker than standard discs and therefore last approximately 50% longer. For high volume production jumbo flap discs are ideal as they minimize the time operators spend changing discs.
 
Backing
 
Flap discs are available with both fiberglass and plastic backing.  Fiberglass is the most popular due to its ability to absorb vibration and high strength to weight ratio.  Plastic has the advantages of being able to conform to the work piece and it is trimmable.
Click to view our trimmable disc
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Stronghand Welding Tables and vises

 

It is a well known fact that the majority of a welders time is spent on set-up and 
fixturing the workpiece.  Increasingly, manufacturers are looking to reduce set-up time and increase actual weld time.  Stronghand tables and fixtures allow for significantly reduced set-up times along with more accurate parts through the use of modular fixturing.
Welding Tables
 

West Coast Customs discovers the benefits of BuildPro Welding Tables!
West Coast Customs discovers the benefits of BuildPro Welding Tables!



Welding Vises - two and three axis
 
3-Axis Fixture Vise
3-Axis Fixture Vise

 

Surface Finishing Wheels

 
Surface Finishing wheels quickly allow for graining stainless and aluminum.  Lehigh Valley Abrasives offers the largest selection of wheels for Metabo, Flex, Walter and Suhner burnisher / finishing machines.

 
These wheels quickly excel at a wide range of finishing applications.
They can be used for everthing from material removal, graining stainless steel, up to mirror finishing.  

 


Nonwoven Flap Rolls
Nonwoven Flap Rolls

 
 
 
Thank your for your continued support and patronage.
 
Sincerely,
 
Chris Stone
Principal
 


Lehigh Valley Abrasives
Phone - 908-823-4188 
Fax - 908-537-2145