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What To Consider When Choosing Diamond Tools

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There are a number of aspects that you should consider when choosing diamond grinding tools. They include: Bond material Segment bond is essential when it comes to the durability and performance of a diamond tool. In the early grinding industry, diamond tooling only consisted of resin bond and metal bond. Today, the list now includes more options, including ceramic, copper or hybrid diamonds, which are a mix of both metal and resin bonds. In addition to hybrid diamonds, there are also PCD tooling which are usually used to remove adhesives and coatings. Therefore, you should consider the type of material used to make the tool to ensure that you choose a more durable option. Grit size Grit is a word used to mean the size of the diamonds in a diamond tool. The lower the grit, the larger the size of the diamond tool, and vice versa. Generally, larger diamonds are used to expose the aggregate while smaller diamonds will hone or polish the surface. Segment shape & number The grit size is...

How to Make Concrete Grinding & Polishing Successfully

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There is a simple step-by-step process you need to follow if you want to get the perfect polish on your concrete. It involves the obvious grinding and polishing, but you need more than just a good floor grinder or good concrete diamond tools if you want to optimize concrete floors to be all they can be. The basics of concrete floor grinding & polishing Grinding concrete might sound complicated, but it’ s actually a lot like sanding wood. You need a machine designed for grinding down concrete, and it needs to be equipped with abrasives which are diamond segmented. These diamond tooling will grind it down to the degree of smoothness and shine that you desires. When the concrete floor grinding and polishing job has been completed, it should result in a mirror-like, glossy finish. There are two main types of concrete floor grinding methods, wet and dry. Dry grinding provides an easier cleanup than wet grinding in most cases, but is harder on the concrete flooring and unless the right p...

The Steps of Smoothing Rough Concrete Slab

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  The rough concrete slab is always a headache until you give it a smooth finish. When you know how to smooth rough concrete slab, you will also know the process doesn’t require many essentials. So, the following steps will guide you to the process where you would get to know how to smooth rough concrete surfaces and make them shiny as well. Step 1: Clean the concrete slab Sweeping the dust and debris is the first thing to do when you are up to smoothing rough concrete slab. There must be some ingrained dirt on the floor. To clean them better use a pH-neutral cleanser with warm water to rub the floor. Make sure there is no cleanser residue left on the floor. When you finish sweeping the floor, let it dry. Do not start working until the concrete slab dries completely. Step 2: Repair damaged areas on concrete slab There must be some damaged and spalled areas you will find on the concrete slab. You may also find some cracks and holes that need to repair first before the smoothening pr...