RODA Felt – Felt Lapping Sticks
Felt Lapping Sticks are popular with a wide range of industries, such as precision engineering & mould tooling, because of their ability to achieve a smooth and even finish on flat surfaces.
The Professional Polishers tool of choice. Over 30 years of experience and knowledge has been used to develop a quality product like no other. Designed and manufactured in the UK alongside polishing specialists, RODA Felt is the market leader in specialist finishing.
Mounted RODA Felts are made in our UK factory in Wiltshire. If you would like bespoke shapes – just get in touch if you require a different size, bespoke shape, different spindle or harder or softer density.
Options Available:
Felt Density
- Hardened- Standard felt is treated to make it hard and less flexible. It gives you more cut and therefore particularly suits harder metals. Shaped felts are more likely to keep their shape when hardened (Supplies unless specified otherwise) – Please contact us if you require a different density felt.
We also supply Wooden Lapping Sticks for tougher surfaces.
How to achieve the perfect finish with RODA Felt Sticks and Diamond Compound
1. Prior to polishing make sure you have gone up to 12000 or finer with wet and dry or RODA NyWheels for best results.
2. Insert your mounted RODA felt into a polishing machine or use by hand – e.g. Reciprocating Hand Filing Machine or Air Driven Lappers
3. Squeeze a pea sized amount of diamond compound onto your workpiece (when working with diamond compound usually start with a coarse grit like 20 microns and work up to a finer grit).
4. Then work the felt into the paste – a spray of lapping fluid will help to lubricate.
5. Keep the felt moving, wipe clean with solvent spray and a lint free polishing cloth.
6. Assess the finish and then move to a finer grade of diamond paste if required.
Applications:
Felt lapping sticks are incredibly popular among precision engineers and mould tool makers.
- Mould Tool making & maintenance
- Lapping
- Polishing
- Finishing
- Achieving flat surfaces
Benefits & Best Features of Felt Lapping Sticks:
RODA Felts products are all made to order in our UK based factory.
- Great for working along slots, corners and edges
- Perfect for flat surfaces
- No tools required
- Easy to use
- Low cost, High Quality
- Made in our UK Factory
- Incredibly precise and accurate, so they are very popular among precision engineers & mould tool makers
- Available in a range of shapes & sizes
- Finer finish than Wooden Lapping Sticks
Suitable Materials:
Felt lapping sticks can be used on a variety of materials, such as:
- All metals, including steel and precious metals
- Mould Tools – particularly hard tool steel
We recommended use with:
These felt lapping sticks are great quality and easy to use.
- Can be used either by hand or with a reciprocating tool such as a Diprofil which can significantly speed up the process.
- can be held in a double ended polishing stone holder for a better grip and stability.
- Popular choice among precision engineers and mould tool makers.
- Used with lapping and polishing paste such as Ultra lapping paste or Diamond Compound and many more.
- A little lapping fluid is a good idea for keeping the compound wet and prolongs it’s effectiveness.
- Precede with Wooden Lapping Sticks and coarse compound for greater stock removal.
Relevant Industries using Felt Lapping Sticks:
RODA Felts are a favoured polishing and finishing tool across many industries.
- Tool & Die Making
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Metalworking
- Fabrication
- Jewellery & Silversmiths
For more information about our RODA Range give us a call. – we have experts here who have been polishing for years!
And take a look at our You Tube page for videos of us hard at work finishing!