Polishing Operation

Polishing Operation

Polishing Operation - Depending upon the number of pieces to be polished, the polishing may be done by hand or on machine.

Hand polishing resembles hand grinding. The work is held 10 the hand and then applied to the rotating polishing wheel (mounted on floor stand) or to the moving endless belt.

Machine polishing is substituted for band polishing for some work to reduce handing time and to make process more economical.

Rotary polishing machines are high production units that greatly speed up some polishing operations. On such machines, parts are held in fixtures mounted on a turntable. The parts are automatically rotated into contact with one or more revolving polishing wheels.