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Welcome to the The Felt Store. Wool Felt also known as Compressed Felt OR Industrial Felt is biodegradable making it an environmental friendly product. Sky is the limit for felt applications so if you can imagine it, you can use felt.
Buffing Wheels AKA Felt Wheels AKA Felt Buffing Wheels can polish and buff wood, glass, plastic and metal. Felt Wheels are not limited to just round Felt Wheels.
Knife Edge Wheels look like flying saucers because they are thick in the middle with tapered edges making it easy to slip in grooves and crevices.
Felt Wheels and Knife Edge Wheels are available in several densities: Soft (0.50 gm/c3), Medium (0.60 gm/c3), Hard (0.70 g/c3) and Rock Hard (0.80 gm/c3). These are globally accepted densities.
Ask us about Felt Material in these high densities to customize your own sanding pads.
Felt materials are available in several densities but top 3 are: soft (0.20 gm/c3 - F-10), medium (0.26 gm/c3 - F-5) and hard (0.36 gm/c3 - F-1). These are globally accepted densities.
Felt materials are also used for gaskets, washers, seals, etc. Densities generally used for these items are F-50, F-55, F-60, etc., because wool content varies from 75% - 85% and the balance mixed with polyester/acrylic. These are globally accepted densities.
Hard density felt (F-1) and/or High density felt can be glued and sewn on the bottom of rubber boots to provide extra traction in the water for fishermen and duck hunters.
Density is calculated as grams per sq. cm.
Orders are shipped within 48 hrs of receipt of payment and we ship worldwide.
If you have any questions or need additional information, feel free to call us Monday thru Friday at 501-225-2838 between 8:00 am - 5:30 pm Central time or email us @ Durofelt@att.net
Buffing Techniques graciously contributed by cliffm230
Buffing Techniques:
When used with compounds, buffs can do everything from removing deep scratches to putting on a high luster.
Remember, each buff MUST be reserved for use with one compound only. Any mixture will give an unpredictable finish. If the same buff is used for a different compound, be sure to "rake" the wheel, and remove the existing compound before applying new compound.
Buffing consists in leveling off minute projections on the surface of metal, and in producing a sheen or luster on the surface so prepared. The first operation is termed cutting down and the second coloring. Harder buffs are generally used for cutting, and the softer buffs are used for coloring.
Buffing Speeds:
For buffing (cloth wheel), your wheel should maintain a surface speed of between 3600 & 7500 Surface Feet Per Minute. (SFPM).
The speed you need to run depends on technique, type of wheel, compound used, and the metal being polished.
Keep in mind that a wheel will act much HARDER at higher speeds. This means it will take more pressure to make the wheel conform to irregular surfaces.
In general, higher speeds are used for cutting down than for coloring for the copper bearing metals.
SFPM (Surface Feet Per Minute) = diameter in inches x rpm x 0.25
The lower rpm ranges are used for polishing with the expander wheel or buffing light, soft parts (like aluminum).
The higher speeds are used when polishing or buffing harder materials, like iron or stainless steel or chrome.
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