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Wire Brush Operations
Wire brushes are intended to “clean” structural steel, castings, sheet metal, stone and concrete. They are used to remove rust, scale and paint.
!WARNING Avoid bouncing and snagging the wire brush, especially
when working corners, sharp edges etc. This can cause loss of control and
BRUSHING PRESSURE
1.Remember, the tips of a wire brush do the work. Operate the brush with the lightest pressure so only the tips of the wire come in contact with the work.
2.If heavier pressures are used, the wires will be overstressed, resulting in a wiping
action; and if this is continued, the life of the brush will be shortened due to wire fatigue.
3.Apply the brush to the work in such a way that as much of the brush face as possible is in full contact with the work. Applying the side or edge of the brush to the work will result in wire breakage and shortened brush life.
CORRECT: | INCORRECT: |
Wire tips | Excessive |
doing the | pressure can |
work. | cause wire |
| breakage. |
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