GranQuartz Expands Polishing Wheels Line

GranQuartz added a several new polishing wheels. Among them are Abressa Dimond Bullnose Polishing Wheels; Diarex ICE Combo Polishing Wheels; Dongsin Nautilus Inline Combo 5-in. Polishing Wheels; and Legend Flat Edge Polishing Wheels (show here). All are available in a variety of sizes and grit sizes, and are designed for … Read more

Tooling and Fabrication of Crystallized Glass

With the continued interest we are seeing in the crystallized glass category, and considering there isn’t a lot of good information out there on the subject, we decided to share this video with you by Alpha Professional Tools, which shows the processing of crystallized glass using their suggested tooling and … Read more

Alpha Professional Tools Launches Line of ‘Dekton’ Tooling

Alpha Professional Tools has launched a line of tooling specifically developed for use on the new Cosentino Dekton ultracompact sintered material. Because Dekton is quite different than granite or quartz surfacing, it requires dedicated tooling to fabricate successfully. Working with Cosentino, Alpha studied all phases of the material’s fabrication and … Read more

Charles G.G. Schmidt & Co. Releases New Catalog

Charles G. G. Schmidt & Co. Inc. has released a new catalog, Number 1100. This new edition contains information on tooling, accessories and machinery  for all sizes of countertop and woodworking companies. New cutters and blades for shapers, moulders, CNC routers, planers, tenoners are included in this 60 page book. … Read more

Blick Industries Introduces CNC Leathering Tooling

Blick Industries introduced the new Leatherhead, a leathering surface-treatment tooling for use with CNC machinery. The tooling adapts to any 35mm Conic tool holder. It accepts Frankfurt Style brushes or 4-, 5- and 6-in. snail-lock brushes. It can be used on belt-driven and electro-spindle machines. The tooling is 12.75-in. in … Read more

New ADI Advanced Finger Bit Available From GranQuartz

GranQuartz is the exclusive supplier of the new Falcon finger bit, a new development in ADI finger bits that was designed from the ground up to provide durability on a wide range of materials. The Italian-made tooling has six low-profile segments for fast, smooth cutting and more water holes for … Read more

Disco Has New 3-Step Polishing Pads for Granite, Engineered Stone

Disco Abrasive America now offers new 3-Step Polishing Pads for granite, marble, engineered stone and concrete. These resin-bonded polishing pads have premium diamonds and allow for polishing in three steps. They are all 4-in. pads and can be used dry or wet. Step 1 uses the red pad (DURBD019), Step … Read more

Applied Diamond Tools Has New Diamond Router Bits

Applied Diamond Tools offers a new set of EdgeArt V20 Diamond Router bits. The set include 5 router bits: a metal bond segmented diamond router bit for profiling, an electroplated diamond router bit for smoothing and shape correction and three polishing bits. Both M10 and M8 bolts are included for … Read more

Polishing Pro Offers New Backer Pad

Polishing Pro Systems offers the new patent-pending Zero° Burn Backer Pad for polishing natural and engineered stone. The pad is designed to save time and money, and is designed to make it virtually impossible to burn the surface—or even the edges of quartz surfacing. It reportedly turns an ordinary grinder … Read more