Why is the cloth 24 grit abrasive expensive?
We do 3 qualities of the rough ‘clean-up’, or 24 grit grade for the regular big machine. Although we stock it, we don’t recommend the regular hire shop type paper, as the abrasive is too soft for such a large, heavy-duty grit, as this quality frequently breaks and blocks the machine. Overall it is also more expensive! You use 3 or 4 sheets to every 1 of our silicone carbide cloth belts. Our cloth belts are nylon-impregnated and also have a superior glue holding the abrasive grit so they last much longer. The most efficient and fastest cutting of the lot is our top-of-the range Zirconia sheet which lasts the longest, easily 5 or 6 times longer than a normal hire shop paper and cuts the fastest. The cloth is thicker and the grit continually renews itself by splitting and forming new sharp particles.
