Continuous-feed belt with ceramic grain for stationary belt grinders. • Bond from synthetic resin with abrasive grain fillers for cooler grinding • Closed coating for high stock removal performance on steel and stainless steel • Tear-resistant X-polyester fabric, waterproof for a long lifetime Machine suitability: The RHODIUS ESB CX abrasive belt is a continuous-feed belt designed for use on a stationary belt grinder. Material suitability: The product has been designed especially for processing stainless steel (SST, Inox), e.g. 1.4031 (X5CrNi18-10 or 304), steel (carbon steel – also termed structural steel, St37, S235JR or 1.0037) and cast steel. Users will achieve very good results on any of the materials listed here. Structure and production: The backing type used here is a heavy, waterproof X-weight polyester cloth. The belt is coated with a self-sharpening and especially aggressive ceramic grain. The grain features an exceptionally closed coating. The synthetic resin bond with active grinding additives (top size) keeps grinding work cool. Quality: The ESB CX provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: The high-quality long belts from RHODIUS are especially well-suited to edge grinding. These products are the tool of choice for processing tasks involving rustproof or acid-proofed steels, high-strength or high-alloy sheet metal, tool steels or tempered steels. Dimensions: The ESB CX abrasive belt for stationary belt grinders is available in many variants, and in widths from 75 mm to 150 mm as well as in a length of 2000 mm. To ensure an optimum working result and surface finish at all times, the user can select from several grit levels ranging from 40 to 80. Industries: A RHODIUS abrasive belt is the perfect tool for the many applications and challenges faced in machine or metalwork shops, as well as for tasks in plant, container and tank construction, and in pipeline construction.
Stainless steel
Steel
Continuous-feed belt with zirconium for stationary belt grinders. • Zirconium closed coating for high material abrasion on steel and stainless steel • Tear-resistant Y-polyester fabric, waterproof for long lifetime • Safe through three full-face fabric layers Machine suitability: The RHODIUS ESB ZX abrasive belt is a continuous-feed belt designed for use on a stationary belt grinder. Material suitability: The product has been designed especially for processing stainless steel (SST, Inox), e.g. 1.4031 (X5CrNi18-10 or 304), steel (carbon steel – also termed structural steel, St37, S235JR or 1.0037) and cast steel. Users will achieve very good results on any of the materials listed here. Structure and production: The backing type used here is a heavy, waterproof Y-weight polyester cloth. The belt is coated with zirconium. The grain features an exceptionally closed coating. Quality: The ESB ZX provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: The high-quality long belts from RHODIUS are especially well-suited to edge grinding. These products are the tool of choice for processing tasks involving rustproof or acid-proofed steels, high-strength or high-alloy sheet metal, tool steels or tempered steels. Dimensions: The ESB ZX abrasive belt for stationary belt grinders is available in many variants, and in widths from 75 mm to 150 mm as well as in lengths from 2000 mm to 2500 mm. To ensure an optimum working result and surface finish at all times, the user can select from several grit levels ranging from 40 to 120. Industries: A RHODIUS abrasive belt is the perfect tool for the many applications and challenges faced in machine or metalwork shops, as well as for tasks in plant, container and tank construction, and in pipeline construction.
Stainless steel
Steel
Abrasive sleeves for mounting the matching SHEK expanding body. Cotton interior reinforcement. • High stock removal performance • Small dimensions for working where space is at a premium • Zirconium, for processing steel and stainless steel Machine suitability: This RHODIUS abrasive sleeve is designed for use with a straight grinder or with a flexible shaft drive machine. To clamp the sleeve in place, please use the RHODIUS SHEK expanding body. Material suitability: This product has been designed especially for processing stainless steel (SST, Inox), e.g. 1.4031 (X5CrNi18-10 or 304) and steel (carbon steel – also termed structural steel, St37, S235JR or 1.0037). Users will achieve very good results with the RHODIUS ESH on any of the materials listed here. Structure and production: This product uses zirconium, which ensures high abrasive performance. The abrasive sleeve also features a special cotton interior reinforcement. Quality: The ESH abrasive sleeve provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: This high-quality abrasive sleeve from RHODIUS is the tool of choice for the precise and effective polishing of rounded or small parts. The compact size of this product also makes it easy to work with in confined spaces. Dimensions: Designed for use with straight grinders or flexible shaft drive machines, this abrasive sleeve is available in a range of variants, from 15 mm x 30 mm to 22 mm x 20 mm and 45 mm x 30 mm. To ensure an optimum working result and surface finish at all times, the user can select from a grit of 50 or 80. Industries: The RHODIUS ESH abrasive sleeve is the ideal tool for the many applications and challenges faced in car repair and metalwork shops, as well as for tasks in vehicle, plant and tank construction.
Stainless steel
Steel
Flap wheel with exceptionally compact form factor. Shank diameter 3 mm. • Extremely small dimensions • Large number of flaps • Manufactured by hand Machine suitability: The RHODIUS FS MINI flap wheel is designed for use with a straight grinder or on a flexible shaft drive machine with a 3 mm shank spindle. Material suitability: This product has been designed especially for processing stainless steel (SST, Inox), e.g. 1.4031 (X5CrNi18-10 or 304) and steel (carbon steel – also termed structural steel, St37, S235JR or 1.0037). Users will also achieve very good results on wood with the RHODIUS FS MINI. Structure and production: This flap wheel is a hand-finished quality product. The product offers an impressively compact form factor combined with a very high number of flaps. The grain used here is a high-performance aluminium oxide. Quality: The FS MINI flap wheel provides users with the very best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: This quality product is the tool of choice when users need to tackle fine deburring work and preparatory work on especially hard-to-reach places, or when precise and effective polishing work is required on very narrow corners or rounded workpieces. For these use cases, the flexible flaps ensure optimum adjustment to the workpiece surface. The product also shows its strengths to the full on rustproof or acid-proofed steels, Hardox and high-strength sheet metal. Dimensions: This flap wheel for straight grinders or for flexible shaft drive machines (with high-speed mode) is available in the diameters of 10 mm, 15 mm and 20 mm. To ensure an optimum working result and surface finish at all times, the user can select from grits of 80 and 120. Industries: This product is the perfect tool for the many applications and challenges faced in car repair and metalwork shops, as well as for tasks in vehicle, plant and tank construction.
Stainless steel
Steel
Wood
Flap wheel with a 6 mm shank. • Large synthetic resin core for long lifetime • Flexible X-cloth for good adaptation to the workpiece • Good stock removal performance Machine suitability: The RHODIUS FS flap wheel is designed for use with a straight grinder or on a flexible shaft drive machine with a 6 mm shank spindle. Material suitability: The product has been designed especially for processing stainless steel (SST, Inox), e.g. 1.4031 (X5CrNi18-10 or 304), steel (carbon steel – also termed structural steel, St37, S235JR or 1.0037) and cast steel. Users will also achieve very good results on wood with the RHODIUS FS. Structure and production: The grain used here is a high-performance aluminium oxide. A large synthetic resin core also ensures a long product lifetime. Thanks to its flexible X-cloth, the flap wheel also adapts especially well to the workpiece. Quality: The FS flap wheel provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: This quality product is the tool of choice when users need to tackle fine deburring work and preparatory work on especially hard-to-reach places, or when precise and effective polishing is required on corners or rounded workpieces. For these use cases, the flexible flaps ensure optimum adjustment to the workpiece surface. The product also shows its strengths to the full on rustproof or acid-proofed steels, Hardox and high-strength sheet metal. Dimensions: This flap wheel for straight grinders or for flexible shaft drive machines is available in diameters ranging from 30 mm to 80 mm. To ensure an optimum working result and surface finish at all times, the user can select from grits of 40, 60, 80, 120 and 150. Industries: This product is the perfect tool for the many applications and challenges faced in car repair and metalwork shops, as well as for tasks in vehicle, plant and tank construction.
Stainless steel
Steel
Wood
Flap wheel with combined abrasive cloth/non-woven material. • High material abrasion with simultaneous surface finish • Good lifetime • For use on straight grinders and flexible shafts Machine suitability: The RHODIUS VSK non-woven flap wheel is designed for use with a straight grinder or on a flexible shaft drive machine with a 6 mm spindle. Material suitability: The product has been designed especially for processing stainless steel (SST, Inox), e.g. 1.4031 (X5CrNi18-10 or 304) and steel (carbon steel – structural steel, St37, S235JR and 1.0037) and cast steels, as well as aluminium and other non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass and bronze, etc. Users will achieve very good results with the RHODIUS VSK on any of the materials listed here, while also benefitting from the product’s long tool life. Structure and production: The clever combination of abrasive cloth and non-woven material produces an outstandingly good surface finish – even on hard-to-reach places. Quality: The RHODIUS VSK non-woven flap wheel gives users the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: The VSK is the tool of choice for processing tasks involving rustproof or acid-proofed steels, high-strength or high-alloy sheet metal, tool steels or tempered steels. With the combined flap wheels from RHODIUS, users can prepare the workpiece optimally for polishing in just one work step. With this quality tool, users achieve two key results: high material abrasion combined with a quality surface finish. Dimensions: This non-woven flap wheel for straight grinders or for flexible shaft drive machines is available in several variants as well as in the diameters of 40 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm and 80 mm. To ensure an optimum working result and surface finish at all times, the user can select from several grits: A60/coarse, A80/medium, A150/fine and A240/very fine. Industries: Non-woven flap wheels are the perfect tool for the many applications and challenges faced in shipbuilding and toolmaking, in car repair and metalwork shops, and in vehicle, plant or tank construction.
Stainless steel
Steel
Non-ferrous metals
Freehand cutting disc with special fillers. Fillers prevent disc clogging even during prolonged use. • High cutting speed • Cool cut • No clogging Machine suitability: The FTK24 cutting disc is suitable for freehand use on angle grinders as well as high-frequency (HF) machines and air grinders. Material suitability: The FTK24 has been designed especially for use on steel (carbon steel – also termed structural steel, St37, S235JR and 1.0037) and cast steels, as well as aluminium and other non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass and bronze, etc. Structure and production: The cutting disc uses a high-quality mix of silicon carbide (SiC) and corundum, and 2 full-coverage glass cloth layers. The minimum side load for the cutting disc as defined by EN 12413 and oSa is 40 N (50 N from a diameter of 150 mm). The expiry date (three years) is embossed in the disc hole ring. Consistently high quality is ensured by sophisticated in-process controls applied during manufacturing. To ensure a maximum level of safety, every thousandth disc is tested destructively. This disc features a straight shape (shape 42). The cutting disc is especially stable during cutting. Quality: With the FTK24, users get the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: During use, the FTK24 offers an impressively aggressive cut, combined with smooth, vibration-free operation. Precise work when processing thin-walled material is also easy to achieve. This cutting disc helps to make work especially cost-effective. This quality RHODIUS tool is an especially good choice for cutting supports, sections, panels and beams. Dimensions: With a disc width of 2.0 mm and 2.5 mm, the freehand cutting disc is available in diameters from 115 mm to 230 mm. Industries: This makes it the ideal tool for the many applications and challenges in plant and container construction, boiler and tank construction, structural steel engineering, pipeline construction, landscaping and installation work.
Non-ferrous metals
Carbide burr, shape A (ZYA): cylinder without end cut. • Maximum concentricity • Perfectly coordinated cutting geometry ensures top-quality working results • Maximum lifetime Machine suitability: The HF A tungsten carbide burr can be used with straight grinders, flexible shaft drive machines and air grinders. The recommended cutting speed is 450–600 m/min for unalloyed steels/cast steels/cast iron, and 250–350 m/min for alloyed steels/tool steels/rust- and acid-proofed steels. The recommended cutting speed for aluminium and other non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass and bronze, as well as plastics, is 700–900 m/min. Structure and production: The head is attached using a specialised brazing technique, while the teeth are cut using high-precision diamond discs on advanced CNC machines. This technique ensures an optimum and high-performance cutting geometry. Quality: The HF A provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: With this carbide burr in the single cut variant (Z 3), the user benefits both from aggressive stock removal as well as a long tool life and concentricity. The double cut variant with chip breaker (Z 6) also enables highly aggressive stock removal combined with a long tool life and concentricity. A very high surface treatment quality is also achieved. The variant featuring a special aluminium cut with large teeth and polished facets (Z ALU) also achieves excellent stock removal performance. Deposition of the working material in the chip spaces is also kept to a minimum here. With especially long-chipping materials such as soft aluminium, the use of cutting oil, paraffin or grease continues to be recommended in order to keep the negative effects of clogging to an absolute minimum. Dimensions: The carbide burr with shape A (cylinder without end cut) according to DIN 8032 is available with head diameters of 3 mm to 16 mm. The shaft diameter is 3 mm or 6 mm. Notice: Special variants with shaft lengths of up to 400 mm are available for this tungsten carbide burr.
Stainless steel
Steel
Non-ferrous metals
Cast iron
Carbide burr, shape D (KUD): ball. • Maximum concentricity • Perfectly coordinated cutting geometry ensures top-quality working results • Maximum lifetime Machine suitability: The HF D tungsten carbide burr can be used with straight grinders, flexible shaft drive machines and air grinders. The recommended cutting speed is 450–600 m/min for unalloyed steels/cast steels/cast iron, and 250–350 m/min for alloyed steels/tool steels/rust- and acid-proofed steels. The recommended cutting speed for aluminium and other non-ferrous metals such as copper, brass and bronze, as well as plastics, is 700–900 m/min. Structure and production: The head is attached using a specialised brazing technique, while the teeth are cut using high-precision diamond discs on advanced CNC machines. This technique ensures an optimum and high-performance cutting geometry. Quality: The HF D provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: With this carbide burr in the double cut variant (Z 6), the user benefits both from highly aggressive stock removal as well as a long tool life and concentricity. A very high surface treatment quality is also achieved. The variant featuring a special aluminium cut with large teeth and polished facets (Z ALU) also achieves excellent stock removal performance. Deposition of the working material in the chip spaces is also kept to a minimum here. With especially long-chipping materials such as soft aluminium, the use of cutting oil, paraffin or grease continues to be recommended in order to keep the negative effects of clogging to an absolute minimum. Dimensions: The carbide burr with shape D (ball) according to DIN 8032 is available with head diameters of 3 mm to 12.7 mm. The shaft diameter is 3 mm or 6 mm. Notice: Special variants with shaft lengths of up to 400 mm are available for this tungsten carbide burr.
Stainless steel
Steel
Non-ferrous metals
Cast iron
Carbide burr, shape E (TRE): oval. • Maximum concentricity • Perfectly coordinated cutting geometry ensures top-quality working results • Maximum lifetime Machine suitability: The HF E tungsten carbide burr can be used with straight grinders, flexible shaft drive machines and air grinders. The recommended cutting speed is 450–600 m/min for unalloyed steels/cast steels/cast iron, and 250–350 m/min for alloyed steels/tool steels/rust- and acid-proofed steels. Structure and production: The head is attached using a specialised brazing technique, while the teeth are cut using high-precision diamond discs on advanced CNC machines. This technique ensures an optimum and high-performance cutting geometry. Quality: The HF E provides users with the best RHODIUS tool in its category. RHODIUS TOPline products represent a maximum level of performance and quality. Applications: With this carbide burr in the single cut variant (Z 3), the user benefits both from aggressive stock removal as well as a long tool life and concentricity. The double cut variant with chip breaker (Z 6) also enables highly aggressive stock removal combined with a long tool life and concentricity. A very high surface treatment quality is also achieved. Dimensions: The carbide burr with shape E (oval) according to DIN 8032 is available with head diameters of 9.6 mm to 16 mm. The shank diameter is 6 mm. Notice: Special variants with shaft lengths of up to 400 mm are available for this tungsten carbide burr.
Stainless steel
Steel
Non-ferrous metals
Cast iron