Burr King M15 CombiPak - Manual (Page 7)

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m15 VIBRATORY opinst.doc - 9/14/2010
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Tips for optimizing your vibratory process
results
It is impossible to anticipate all possible
combinations of materials, shapes, media, and
compounds that customers may use in this
equipment. It is therefore, not possible to provide
specific directions for media selection, compounds,
process times, etc. There are, however, general
guidelines that will help to target the optimum
process. These include:
• Use the proper media to reach the result you
expect. Burr King Manufacturing will assist you in
selecting the proper media, compound, and process.
Use media that will obtain your desired finish
without lodging inside part cavities. Burr King
Manufacturing's media is available in several
grades, shapes, and material types to be best for
many part materials. Finishes can be obtained from
a light matte to a chrome like shine dependent on
part material type and incoming part finish quality.
•
Clean your equipment regularly. This will
help in keeping your processed parts free of stains,
dust, etc.
•
Use fresh fluids and change them often.
• Use the proper fluids (compounds) with your
media of choice. Burr King recommends BKS-60
low suds soap for non-ferrous materials, and AR-60
anti-rust soap for ferrous materials. Typically, these
soaps are mixed at 1 to 3 ounces per 1 gallon of
clean water. Note that anti-rust soaps such as AR-60
will not provide extended rust inhibition. If you
require more than a few hours of rust inhibition, you
should dip your parts in a commercially available
rust inhibitor solution.
•
Clean and rinse parts quickly after processing.
Non ferrous parts may stain if not cleaned and dried
properly. Ferrous parts may
rust. There are compound
additives that will help in
removing and/or preventing
part staining.
• Media wears out in time.
The longer media is used the
less is its cutting power.
This “wearing out” is akin to
the exhaustion of life
encountered with an
abrasive belt, or wheel.
Softer materials such as
aluminum tend to clog the
media, harder materials tend
to wear the surface of the
media. The use of fluids will
help to optimize your
results. Change your media
when its size is reduced to a point that the media
lodges in part cavities, if any. Also change your
media if its shape changes to a point where it will
not reach desired surfaces.
•
Burr King recommends that you establish a
regular schedule for changing and discarding your
media. You will gain knowledge regarding process
times, media life, etc.. Keeping records of your
process variables will help you optimize your
process.
•
Vibratory processing creates sludge in the
liquid supply system. This sludge is a natural result
of the mechanical abrasion that occurs. The sludge
may contain abrasive residue, part material residue,
soap, or other materials that you may introduce into
the process. This sludge should be processed and
discarded in a manner that is acceptable to your
local, and/or state environmental protection
agencies. Since Burr King can not know what
materials a customer may introduce into the process,
it cannot provide specific instructions regarding this
topic. Burr King can provide MSD sheets for all
media and chemical products that it sells.
•
Use a filtration system such as the Burr King
FilterPAK 4001 to keep your fluids cleaner too
greatly minimize difficulty in sludge disposal. The
FilterPAK 4001 incorporates inexpensive,
disposable filter bags that trap sludge for ready
disposal. Of course the fluid that is returned to your
vibratory chamber is much cleaner. Cleaner fluids
mean cleaner parts, better finishes, faster processing
time, and naturally less mess in your shop, and
responsible waste management. Many users who
process aluminum, steel, iron, copper, and other non
toxic metals find that the FilterPAK 4001 filter bags
may be sent to public land fills as normal refuse.
Always consult with your local authorities if you
are in doubt about
proper waste disposal.
• Maintain your media
and equipment in a clean
condition. If you use a
re-circulating, filtration
system such as the Burr
King FilterPAK
®
4001,
it will greatly reduce the
need to clean your bowl
and media. Without a
filtration system, you
will need to clean your
bowl and media at
regular intervals to
remove media sludge,
and material fines that
will accumulate inside
the bowl.