Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)

Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) is the predominant wood raw material for the furniture industry in South East Asia. However, the prevalence of surface fuzziness after the abrasive sanding process contributes towards the low processing yield. In an effort to reduce the manifestation of surface fuzzin...

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Main Authors: Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran, Scholz, Frieder
Format: Article
Language:English
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Published: 2008
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7412/
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description Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) is the predominant wood raw material for the furniture industry in South East Asia. However, the prevalence of surface fuzziness after the abrasive sanding process contributes towards the low processing yield. In an effort to reduce the manifestation of surface fuzziness, a series of experiments was carried out in the laboratory using a cross-head wide-belt sander. The results showed that the sanding grit 120 on the cross-head, followed by sanding grits 150 and 180 produced the best surface quality.
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spelling upm-74122015-10-30T01:30:37Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7412/ Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran Scholz, Frieder Rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis) is the predominant wood raw material for the furniture industry in South East Asia. However, the prevalence of surface fuzziness after the abrasive sanding process contributes towards the low processing yield. In an effort to reduce the manifestation of surface fuzziness, a series of experiments was carried out in the laboratory using a cross-head wide-belt sander. The results showed that the sanding grit 120 on the cross-head, followed by sanding grits 150 and 180 produced the best surface quality. 2008 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7412/1/Reducing%20fuzziness%20in%20abrasive%20sanding%20of%20rubberwood.pdf Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran and Scholz, Frieder (2008) Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis). European Journal of Wood and Wood Products, 66 (2). pp. 159-160. ISSN 0018-3768 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00107-007-0203-7 English
spellingShingle Ratnasingam, Jegatheswaran
Scholz, Frieder
Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
title Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
title_full Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
title_fullStr Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
title_full_unstemmed Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
title_short Reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (Hevea brasiliensis)
title_sort reducing fuzziness in abrasive sanding of rubberwood (hevea brasiliensis)
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7412/
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