Due to the beautiful light wood, birch is a very valuable material, which is ideal for both interior decoration and raw materials in the furniture industry. Birch also makes good plywood and it is also suitable for flooring. Over time, the almost white colour of birch changes, but its beautiful structure remains. Although we have birch easily available and it is quite common, birch is difficult to process and rots quickly.
Tooltech recommends using material NaxoMax R for sanding birch wood.
| Product name | material NaxoMax R |
|---|---|
| Backing material | F-paper (with weight 270-300 g/m² P36-180) antistatic
E-paper (with weight 220-250 g/m² P220-400) antistatic |
| Bonding | resin/resin (the abrasive is fixed to the resin in the first layer and also covered with resin) |
| Grain/abrasive | aluminium oxide |
| Coating | semi-open structure. The abrasive placement is more sparse |
| Colour | red |
| Grit range | P36-P400 |
| Joint | R1 – overlap on paper |
| Products | sanding rolls, sanding belts |
As an alternative to material NaxoMax R, Tooltech recommends the use of material NaxoStat R for sanding birch wood, which is more expensive than material NaxoMax R (the main difference lies in the additional features – NaxoStat R is completely antistatic).
| Product name | material NaxoStat R |
|---|---|
| Backing material | F-paper (with weight 270-300 g/m² P40-220)
E-paper (with weight 220-250 g/m² P240-800) |
| Bonding | resin/resin (the abrasive is fixed to the resin in the first layer and covered with resin) |
| Grain/abrasive | aluminium oxide |
| Coating | semi-open structure. The abrasive placement is more sparse |
| Additional features | antistatic. Does not conduct electricity |
| Colour | black |
| Grit range | P40-P800 |
| Joint | R1 – overlap on paper |
| Products | sanding rolls, sanding belts |
For sanding hard wood and veneer with high surface finishing requirements, materials NaxoMax R and NaxoStat R are just the right choices for the furniture and wood industry. The backing material and coating of the grain meet longevity requirements and in addition ensure dust-free sanding. For NaxoStat R, the antistatic effect lasts the entire life of the sanding belt. The price and quality of these materials are very well balanced.
The key questions when sanding birch wood are:
- the swirl formation of birch wood. They should be sanded at an angle of 5-10 degrees, which ensures that the swirl fibers can be sanded.
- the sanding pattern must be uniform throughout the production process. Therefore, always use a high-quality sanding belt with the right grit size and in sanding the correct order of grit size. This ensures that the details are with the same level of quality when assembled.