Aluminium Oxide Flap Wheel

aluminium oxide flap wheel is an excellent choice for a wide range of grinding and finishing tasks, particularly for deburring edges, removing flash and parting lines, blending machine marks and applying a linear scratch pattern. Our flap wheels come in a variety of grits to suit your specific application.

Flap discs grind, blend and finish with one single-step system. They are an efficient time-saving, cost-lowering option for abrasive work, and they reduce the risk of gouging a surface by giving the operator more control over how much material is removed.

Grit numbers on flap discs reflect the coarseness of the abrasive material used. Coarse grits have lower numbers and work best for removing large amounts of metal, while finer grits will have higher numbers and can be used for smoothing or finishing projects.

Smaller diameters provide access to smaller and harder-to-access inner radiuses or contours on irregular parts, such as deburring the inside of tubing. Flexible flap wheels are softer to touch than rolls or bands, which are suitable when more aggressive material removal is required.

Other alternatives for aluminum grinding include resin fiber discs, depressed-center wheels and cutoff wheels. These may offer more benefits to specific projects, but flap discs are the most efficient choice for general use in aluminum work.

Aluminum flap discs keep dust out of the workspace, which can be important when working with aluminum. However, anyone using flap discs in an aluminum grinding or finishing project needs to take precautions to protect themselves and others from the toxic vapors that can be produced by grinding and cutting aluminium. They must wear proper respiratory equipment and wash their hands after working in close proximity to aluminum dust.