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How to Remove Oxidation and Restore Aluminum Rims(Post)
Even those with the most meticulous car cleaning habits, it’s still natural for aluminum rims to oxidize over time. The process simply comes with the material. Yet, all is not lost - we&r ...
Knife-Making Tools and Supplies: Beginner to Advanced DIY Kits(Post)Mankind has been making some sort of a knife since the stone age. This is something in our DNA that a lot of people are now trying to learn the craft of, rather than ordering some machine-made knive ...
New Product Line - Wide Sanding Belts(Post)Our Empire Abrasives product line is expanding, and so is the size of our new extra wide sanding belts.We have always offered customers the option to order abrasive belts in custom sizes, but now we’ ...
Metal Cutting Tools Guide - Handheld and Power Tools to Cut Metal(Post)Metal may be the most versatile building material on earth, but turning raw materials into a polished final product requires skill and specialized tools. Metal is often challenging to work with, and ...
Aluminum Oxide vs Zirconia Abrasives(Post)Aluminum oxide and zirconia alumina (zirc) are two of the most popular sanding materials for durability, versatility, and overall result. However, deciding which abrasive works best for your project ...
Wire Brushes, Wire Wheels, and Abrasive Safety(Post)Abrasives and wire brushes are incredibly useful for cleaning, grinding, cutting, deburring, and also finishing metals and other surfaces. But, like with any tool or machinery, it is essential alway ...
What Does TPI Mean for Saw Blades?(Post)TPI, in terms of saw blades, stands for Teeth Per Inch on the blade. It’s an important number to consider when shopping for any kind of metal saw blade for cutting metal, wood, or any other ma ...
Different Types of Arc Welding(Post)Modern welders are a demanding group in today's culture. Various factories and work environments require the help of welders to build, repair, and fix numerous types of machinery and complete metal ...
Customer Spotlight - Liam Penn - Knifemaker/Blacksmith(Post)We are excited to bring a new spotlight series to the Empire Abrasives website where we are proud to get the opportunity to highlight the work of some of our talented customers and members of our so ...
Creating Your Abrasive Safety Program: A Checklist for OSHA Compliance(Post)Too many OSHA violations related to abrasive operations aren’t caused by shops that ignored safety...they’re caused by shops that only did safety verbally. The shop owner knew the rules.
Ferrous vs Non-Ferrous Metals: Brief History and Their Differences(Post)The discovery of techniques to forge metals and metal alloys was responsible for mankind to expand our civilization by leaps and bounds. Today, we do things a little differently than our pre-h ...
Maker Spotlight - Ben Schwartz aka Elfwerks(Post)This week we are excited to share a bit about one of our favorite makers, Ben Schwartz. Or as a lot of you already know him as -- the one and only Elfwerks! We've gotten to know Ben over the ye ...
