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EAA AirVenture Show

Posted by Jay Schneider. Filed under Aviation.
August 2, 2011

The world's largest aviation celebration is officially in the books. Hundreds of thousands of people packed the EAA AirVenture, (http://www.airventure.org/), grounds in Oshkosh, Wiscon...

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Aluminum Polishing Part VI - Polishing

Posted by Jay Schneider. Filed under Aviation.
June 8, 2011

Polishing Definition: A usual second step to compounding. Removing defects previously left by the compounding stage. The start of the polishing stage is determined by the end of the compounding sta...

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Aluminum Polishing Part V - Compounding

Posted by Jay Schneider. Filed under Aviation.
May 5, 2011

GOING TO WORK - COMPOUNDING Now that we have covered the types of surface conditions, defects and the different machines used to polish aluminum, it is now time to put your skills to work. I like to...

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Aluminum Polishing Part IV - Techniques

Posted by Jay Schneider. Filed under Aviation.
April 5, 2011

There are several ways one can polish aluminum. They are: hand polishing, machine orbital polishing, DA (dual action) machine polishing, rotary polishing and drum buffer polishing. With personally...

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Aluminum Polishing Part III - Pitting

Posted by Jay Schneider. Filed under Aviation.
March 3, 2011

Removing corrosion/pitting from the aluminum surface can be quite time consuming and frustrating. Typical pitting can be caused by several factors. The most common causes can be attributed but not...

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