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Belgians launch abrasives range at Autopartac
• A new range of abrasives were introduced to the UK automotive market at the Autopartac exhibition that closed last week at Olympia 2, London. They are made in Belgium by Centre des Abrasives, which is looking for a network of distributors.
The abrasive discs are made in a similar fashion to a flap wheel, and the fabric backing is claimed to polish the workpiece as it is being ground. Because the grinding motion is not constant, it is claimed that the workpiece does not heat up and discolour to the same extent as with conventional fibre grinding discs.
High-speed steel, and tungsten carbide burrs are included in the range, as are simple but effective cylinder hones. These cover 12.7mm to 160nun holes with a range of six two-stone and three-stone honing tools.
As well as conventional flap wheels, there is a composite flap wheel, which has a polishing medium sandwiched in between the abrasive flaps. This leaves a satin finish to the work, and is claimed to eliminate a stepped finish.
A solder that will join ferrous and nonferrous metals, with only the heat of a lighter was shown by Tri-Peek International. The solder is applied from a plastic syringe, and a low-temperature flame can be used to direct the flow of Easyweld along the joint.
Factorpax showed how the small consumables that are vital to every workshop can be racked, marshalled and kept in order with its Midipax and Midipax products. Especially useful for electrical terminals, small fasteners and the like, the racking systems angle the boxes so that the contents can be identified easily through the transparent lid. The racks can be either free standing or wall mounted.
One of the biggest stands was used by Hunting Lubricants to launch its "big deal for 1988". A new range of Hunting branded lubricants join Hunting Gold X multigrade. Hammered metal finish joins the range of Finnigan's Hammerite paints, that are produced by Hunting. Finnigan's No 1 stone chip treatment also made its debut.
For the diesel market, the Hunting range includes a 15w/40 CE/SF specification oils, with a full range of lubricants for transmissions, two-stroke and four-stroke petrol engines also available. Hunting also produces Hylomar, Hermetite and Waxoyl, all of which are well established on the market, and has just acquired Kurust.
Sykes-Pickavant brought along many of the new products that it has introduced during the past year, some of which have been reviewed in the pages of Workshop. A heavy-duty oil filter remover has been developed specifically for commercial vehicles, and uses a chain rather than a fabric
strap to do the turning. .
Centre des Abrasived Turbo 75 Tri-Peek International Turbo 76 Factorpax Turbo 77 Hunting Lubricants Turbo 78 Sykes Pickavant Turbo 79