Kimball Midwest Abrasive Products
Abrasives have different properties for different applications. The main categories of abrasives are:
•Grinding wheels: primarily used for a large amount of stock removal, hard and rigid, and are more aggressive, but leave a coarse finish
•Flap discs: similar to grinding wheels, but flexible and have overlapping abrasive layers, contours to work surface, and grinds with a high pressure, finishes with lighter pressure
•Grinding discs: usually a 2" or 3" diameter vs. 4.5" of a grinding wheel or flap disc, Type R mount with a 1/4 turn easy on/off, meant for more controlled, precision work
•Cut-off wheels: for making straight cuts through stock, available in flat and depressed center, and cut through thin or thick stock
•Surface preparation discs: used when cleaning metal surfaces, remove rust, scale, coating, corrosion, and adhesives while resisting loading up like conventional abrasives