Mirka Abrasives - Abranet

Re: Mirka Abrasives - Abranet

Lyn J. Mangiameli

>Hi Mike,

I've been working on a similar investigation here in the US. The Mirka abrasives are included in that, some of which have been of the Abralon variety. It is an excellent, though expensive, abrasive. It appearst to be cooler in use, and the abrasive appears more finely graded than most. Durability has been well above average. Its postitive characteristics seem to show most in the finer grits, where the porosity of the backing is better matched to the particle size. That porosity can effect particle build up on the back side of vecro disks, thus it is wise to blow off the backing with compressed air before reuse.

The only ones I has ready access to were six inch disks from which I punched my own smaller disks. This, likely, has kept the price more reasonable as well.

Overall, I think it is one of the best abrasives available in the finer grit sizes, and is particularly suitable for matching to a random orbit sander.

Re: Mirka Abrasives - Abranet

Mike Swain

>Hi Lyn,

Thanks for the reply, I wonder if the 'Abralon' is different over here. Some of the samples I have are marked 'Abralon' on the back, these have an abrasive face, a foam middle and a hook and loop backing.

The 'Abranet' samples look like fine netting but also have a type of hook and loop. The discs I have are very thin and you can see right through the net, the Mirka catalogue lists them as having a Polyamide fabric backing and they come in grits P120 through to P600. They were designed as a dust free abrasive for the sanding of fillers in the auto industry but are also recomended for wood. I cut some 2" discs from the P120 for a quick test and they really do cut very quickly and appear to be very long lasting.

Regards...Mike