United States Supply Company
International Suppliers to Printing and Textile Finishing

NO-TALC GRINDING CLOTH (S-88 XL)

This product was developed several years ago in an attempt to alleviate the time needed to "clean up" after grinding a rubber belt. As anyone who has ground a belt knows, when Talc is introduced to the belt face it quickly becomes airborne as the grinding roll touches it. This airborne Talc then travels and settles everywhere. The end result is a mess that takes as long or longer to clean up than it does to grind. Yes, the rubber dust is also suspended in the air, but no where near the extent of the Talc, principally because it is heavier and tends to collect at the base of the belt.

The NO-TALC CLOTH consists of a patented abrasive and bond structure that prevents "loading" of the abrasive and reduces friction build-up so the abrasive grinds cooler. The special cloth backing has been pre-stretched and stabilized to create tremendous dimensional stability of the product. This stability means less down time for "re-tightening" of the abrasive on the grinding roll -- formerly a common complaint.

Popular roll sizes and grits, listed below, are inventoried in our Charlotte, NC warehouse:

SIZE GRIT TYPE CONTINUOUS
3" x 33 yds 60, 80, 100 & 120 S88XL NO SPLICES*
3" x 50 yds 60, 80, 100 & 120 S88XL NO SPLICES
3" X 65 yds 60, 80, 100 & 120 S88XL NO SPLICES

*NOTE: OUR NO-TALC abrasive is guaranteed to be "endless" without having any "seams" or "splices". This is an extremely important virtue as, otherwise, a depression will be ground into the rubber belt surface causing "fabric mark-off" during production.

We welcome sample requests. Please see FAQ to determine how to order.

 

ABRASIVES

 

United States Supply Co., Inc. carries a wide variety of general industrial supplies for nearly
any production line and/or maintenance shop. We inventory abrasives, polishing compounds, carbide inserts, PCD inserts and specialty industrial tapes. We also provide in-house carbide grinding services.

We are a full line Carborundum, Hermes and 3M Distributor. As such, we have an extensive inventory of abrasives from emery (cloth or paper), shop rolls, wet or dry sheets, non-woven abrasives, screen-back rolls, sanding discs, belts, and hand pads.

Some of our niche Textile products service the following applications:

  • S88XL NO-TALC Grinding Cloth for resurfacing Rubber Compressive Shrinking Belts
  • Sueding Cloth for suede fabric finishing
  • Economy Shop Rolls for general purpose
  • Carbide Inserts, new and regrinds for machine shops
  • Scotch-BriteÒ Hand Pads in place of steel wool or wire brushing

We welcome unusual product requests. And, if necessary, can pull from the vast knowledge of our abrasive manufacturers to insure a proper solution.