Buffing Safety Hints | Steel Tooth Clinch Ring

The cloth of a metal center, bias type buffing wheel buff is held in place by a steel tooth clinch ring. The proper size and pressure is required both optimal performance as well as operator safety.

For Safe operation, flange pressure must be maintained at the outer edge of the metal ring.
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This cut away view of a buffing wheel buff shows how the alternating teeth hold the buff cloth in place.


Note how the flange comes to the outer edge of the metal teeth.


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