Belt Sanding
Sanding With Belts
When sanding with a belts, many things must be considered to get the best result and the highest possible efficiency. The choice of sanding material, for example, is critical, but other factors such as adjustment of sanding unit, sanding speed selection, and handling are also essential. When you choose a belt from Mirka, you can be confident that you will get the most efficient sanding results without comprimising the quality.
Choose the right belt for your surfaced
Mirka Wide Belt Range
Choosing the appropriate sanding belt can be a challenge, you want to make sure to have the optimal abrasive for your sanding application and surface, otherwise you can damage both the surface and your belt sander.
Here you can learn more about what kind of we belt we recommend for your surface for the job.
Learn more about what belt we recommend for different surfaces
Mirka have an arsenal of quality wide belts to choose from as well as a team of wide belt specialists.
Talk to us about Wide Belts
Achieving the desired final result with any surface treatment is affected by a wide variety of factors. For example, the choice of sanding material plays a vital part in the overall process. By choosing the correct type of sanding material and handling it correctly, you can ensure that you achieve an optimal sanding result, as well as the best possible lifespan for the sanding material itself.
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Mirka have an arsenal of quality wide belts to choose from as well as a team of wide belt specialists.
Technical Wide Belt Specialists
Achieving the desired final result with any surface treatment is affected by a wide variety of factors. For example, the choice of sanding material plays a vital part in the overall process. By choosing the correct type of sanding material and handling it correctly, you can ensure that you achieve an optimal sanding result, as well as the best possible lifespan for the sanding material itself. Choose Mirka’s unique sanding solutions for coarse and bare wood sanding, Intermediate sanding of paint or lacquer or sanding of top coat before polishing.
Choose the right belt to make more
Increase Profit
Overall sanding costs can be minimised simply by choosing the most suitable
product for each sanding operation. That means:
- Choosing the right type of grit and coating
- Using the optimal grit sequence
- Avoiding sanding with finer grits than necessar
Optimising belt lifespan with the right application
Sand Longer
The lifespan of the belt can be further increased by ensuring that the sanding
equipment is correct and used properly:
- Choose the right type of sanding machine for each sanding operation
- Adjust the sanding machine correctly
- Ensure the machine is properly maintained
- Check that the dust extraction is adequate
Performance through innovation
Ultimax
Ultimax wide belts are like no other.
The innovative cavities force air between the surface of the work and the belt which keeps the sanding temperature low, prevents burning and extends the life of the belt.
This innovative new technology, along with the special abrasive grains that are used, gives a longer product life span and reduces material usage per job.
Recommended grit size use
Grit Size and Sequence
In general, the first sanding belt is used for stock removal, while the following
belts are only used for creating an even surface finish.
| Grit size | Use |
| P24-P80 | Coarse sanding, calibration |
| P100-P320 | Medium sanding, wood sanding |
| P320-P1200 | Fine sanding, intermediate sanding |
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At the frontline of the business, we believe that training, shared knowledge, quality products and systems make a better place to work for the individual.
To support this Mirka has a national team of trained staff who have a wealth of industry experience and are able to provide a hands-on approach to support businesses.
Technical Wide Belt Specialists
Here to Help
A customer producing solid oak wood flooring and using wide belts from our competitors were experiencing random marks in the wood after limited sanding. After several attempts from the current supplier to resolve the issue they decided to call in the wide belt machine repair company who immediately got in contact with Mirka to assist. The marks were caused by hard spots of silicon embedded in random parts of the oak, caused by an unnatural occurrence in the Parenchyma Cells within the oak tree during growth. These hard spots when sanded with standard Aluminium oxide belts cause damage to the belt which then transfers to the oak panel each time the belt passes over it. To resolve the issue, we supplied a close coated Silicon carbide grain belt, which is much harder and capable of sanding through the hard spots without damaging the belt.
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