CoatedꢀAbrasives
How to Use the Coated Abrasive Belt Selection Guide
1.ꢀFindꢀtheꢀmachineꢀtypeꢀthatꢀyouꢀwillꢀrunꢀthisꢀbeltꢀon.
2.ꢀMoveꢀdownꢀtoꢀtheꢀmetalꢀtypeꢀthatꢀisꢀbeingꢀworkedꢀon.
3.ꢀSelectꢀtheꢀproductꢀfromꢀtheꢀlistꢀofꢀGood – Better – Bestꢀfinishingꢀbelts.
4.ꢀCheckꢀtheꢀAvailabilityꢀGuideꢀforꢀtheꢀgrade.
Note
For the ultimate in performance for coarse grade
grinding in any application, be sure to try the latest
innovation: 3M™ Cubitron™ II Metalworking Belts 984F.
5.ꢀFindꢀtheꢀproductꢀonꢀtheꢀfollowingꢀpagesꢀforꢀavailableꢀsizes.
6.ꢀIfꢀyourꢀsizeꢀisꢀnotꢀlisted,ꢀcontactꢀyourꢀ3Mꢀdistributorꢀꢀ
ꢀꢀꢀꢀorꢀ3Mꢀrepresentativeꢀforꢀorderingꢀinstructions.
3M™ Coated Abrasive Belt Selection Guide
Centerless &
Coarse Grade
Bench Top
Belt
Roll Grinding
Flat Finishing
Portable/ Power Grinding/
Slack of
Stroke
Backstand/
Off Hand
File Tool
High Pressure Belt Sander Sander Machine
Dry
Wet
Dry
Wet
Good
Better
Best
241E
577F
984F
577F
963G
984F
341D
577F
—
—
—
—
341D
577F
984F
341D
577F
984F
—
—
341D
577F
966F
361F
577F
966F
577F
966F
577F
966F
Finishing
Belt
341D/
Trizact*
341D/
Trizact*
3XXD**/
Trizact*
777F/
Trizact*
N/A
N/A
—
Trizact*
461F
461F
Good
Better
Best
Finishing
Belt
—
577F
984F
—
577F
984F
577F
777F
—
341D
—
747D
577F
777F
984F
577F
777F
984F
3XXD**/
Trizact*
—
577F
977F
—
577F
966F
341D
577F
984F
461F/
361F
577F
984F
461F/
777F/
Trizact*
N/A
N/A
Trizact*
—
Trizact*
Trizact*
Trizact* Trizact*
Good
Better
Best
241E
577F
984F
577F
963G
984F
—
577F
—
—
—
—
—
577F
984F
—
577F
984F
—
577F
—
—
577F
—
341D
577F
—
361F
577F
—
Finishing
Belt
341D/
Trizact*
341D/
Trizact*
3XXD**/
Trizact*
341D/
Trizact*
N/A
N/A
—
461F
461F
461F
Good
Better
Best
—
—
577F
777F
—
—
—
—
577F
777F
984F
577F
777F
984F
—
—
577F
777F
984F
577F
777F
984F
577F
984F
577F
984F
577F
977F
577F
966F
Finishing
Belt
3XXD**/
Trizact*
777F/
Trizact*
N/A
N/A
Trizact*
—
Trizact*
Trizact*
461F
461F
Good
Better
Best
—
577F
984F
—
577F
984F
461F
577F
—
—
—
—
461F
577F
984F
461F
577F
984F
—
—
—
—
577F
966F
N/A
N/A
N/A
461F
577F
966F
Finishing
Belt
461F/
Trizact*
461F/
Trizact*
3XXD**/
Trizact*
N/A
N/A
—
—
Trizact*
N/A
461F
*ForꢀspecificꢀTrizactꢀproductꢀrecommendations,ꢀseeꢀpageꢀ22.
**3XXD:ꢀChooseꢀfromꢀ302D,ꢀ332Dꢀandꢀ341Dꢀdependingꢀuponꢀbackingꢀflexibilityꢀneededꢀforꢀapplication.
See pages 72–77 for available accessories.
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