RODA Felt – Mounted Felt Bob Kits for Polishing
Mounted Felt Bob Kits on a 3mm or 6mm Spindle. For polishing and finishing metals and glass. Popular in the precision engineering, mould tool making, medical and jewellery industries.
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.
Mounted Felt Bob Kits are available in 2 sizes:
- Metric Large – 6mm & 3mm spindles
- Metric Small – 3mm spindles
Each kit contains a mixture of 10 felt bobs and cones.
These kits are ideal for sampling our range of felt bobs without committing to a size or shape.
How to achieve the perfect finish with RODA Felt 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 – e.g. eneksa/micromotor.
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 for RODA Mounted Felt Bobs:
Mounted Felt Bobs are a premium polishing tool.
- High gloss finishing
- Polishing:
- Mould Tools
- Precision Engineered Components
- 3D Printed Parts – Read our blog here.
- Precious Metals and Jewellery
Benefits Of Using RODA Mounted Felt Bobs:
RODA Felt Bobs are extremely efficient and easy to use.
- Creates a reflective mirror finish
- Great for polishing most metals from tool steel, steel, stainless steel & aluminium to brass, copper, gold & silver
- Fast results vs hand polishing
- Consistent finish vs hand polishing
- Perfect for any size job
- Stock available for next day delivery
- Excellent carrier for compounds
Best Features of RODA Mounted Felt Bobs:
RODA Felts come in an array of styles and sizes to suit any polishing task.
- Available in a wide range of shapes and sizes
- We also offer Felt Cones, Bullnose, Wheels, Points, Balls, Trapeze and bespoke shapes upon request.
- Available on 3mm or 6mm spindle – Extended Spindles are also available.
- For jewellers we also offer a 17-piece kit which is mounted on a 2.35mm spindle, ideal for use with pendant drills.
- Made in house in the UK
- High Quality
Suitable Materials:
RODA Mounted Felt Bobs can be used to polish many materials when used with compound.
- Metals – from aluminium, steel and harder metals to precious metals and more
- Glass
- Plastics
- for plastics you may consider Mounted Felt Flap Wheels for more air flow
RODA Mounted Felt Bobs recommended use with:
- RODA Mounted Felt Bobs will suit any rotary tool, such as a micromotor, pendant motor, flexible shaft machine or simple drill. – See our range of machines here.
- All tools vary, therefore we recommend checking which spindle your particular tool takes.
- Compounds we recommend: Lea Compound, Diamond Compound, Menzerna, Rouge, Simichrome, Dialux, or any other compounds.
- For the best results you need to prepare the metal first so the surface is flat and smooth, the polishing process will only finish as good as the pre-polish.
- for this stage we recommend using wet and dry or RODA NyWheels.
Relevant industries using RODA Mounted Felt Bobs:
RODA Felts are a favoured finishing tool throughout a range of industries.
- Mould Tool & Dies
- Automotive
- Aerospace
- Oil & Gas
- Defence
- Metalwork
- Fabrication
- Medical
- Dental
- Silversmiths
- Jewellery
Watch our RODA Felt in action:
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