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Issue #4
We would like to thank our readers for their great response to our first three issues of Uneeda's "Smoother Times" newsletter. We know that you will enjoy our fourth issue containing interesting industry news, helpful technical discussions, customer spotlight and an entertaining movie review.
Industry Trends
By Alison Rice
Builders' confidence in the housing market continued to grow in May, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), which was released today with a reading of 16.
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Your Questions Answered
By Tommy Esposito
Over the years our customers have asked many technical questions about our products, applications, and general sanding advice. Uneeda thought others could benefit from the answers to many of these important topics.
Learn the answers to this issue's question...
- What are the advantages of using paper belts over cloth belts?
View the complete text for the answers.
Featured Customer
By William Carothers
UEI is proud to introduce to you one of our newer distributors, Production Products, located in Shawnee Mission, Kansas. The owner, Tom Oakes, was raised in Oklahoma and graduated from Oklahoma State University in 1959. He and his wife, Barbara, have two children, Scott and Malinda. Scott is a salesman for Production Products and Malinda is a nurse in Austin, Texas. Tom was a salesman for Ingersol Rand for 15 years before buying Production Products in Kansas City. Along the way, Tom and his family lived in Houston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; and Athens, Pennsylvania.
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Technical Education
By Curtis Hicks
Two of the most common grains used to sand and finish wood are Silicon Carbide (S/C) and Aluminum Oxide (A/O). Silicon Carbide is an extremely hard grain. The hardness of Silicon Carbide is second only to a diamond, according to Mohs hardness scale as S/C has a hardness of 9; a Diamond has a hardness of 10. Even though S/C is extremely hard, it is also very brittle which results in the grains fracturing at a quicker rate than A/O grains. The S/C grains, however are very friable, meaning they resharpen each time they fracture to expose a new sharp grain. The grains also break down very consistently. Due to these characteristics, S/C is often used for the final finish of wood and, most commonly, between coats of finish. Even though the life of the grain is compromised due to the quick breakdown of the grain, it does present a very fast cut with a less likely chance of sanding through the finish coat.
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Featured Product
by Curtis Hicks
EKAMANT developed Antistatic Coated Abrasives over 30 years ago. Since their inception, we have continuously improved the product. We are proud to present our third generation of Antistatic Technology, EKA1000. EKA1000 is a revolutionary product suited for the sanding of all hard and soft woods. Utilizing this 3rd generation of anti-static technology, EKA1000 achieves a superior quality finish with excellent abrasive life.
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News and Events
The smartSHOP is a fully operational cabinet shop on the exhibit floor that will showcase "Simplicity in Automation for the Small Shop." If you've ever been intimidated by the vast field of woodworking machinery visible on a tradeshow floor, the smartSHOP brings automation down to scale for the modest size shops. This is a great opportunity for you to see how it takes less time to do more, and do it with ease and sophistication.
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