Sourcing abrasives in the UK or EU

January 2, 2018 9:22 AM

I'm looking for a manufacturer of abrasives. Everyone I can find in the UK is selling bonded abrasive products - sanding discs, cutting wheels, that kind of thing. I'm trying to find a source for the raw abrasive in powder form, before it gets made into a product.

Any leads or thoughts gratefully accepted, because right now I'm out of ideas.

posted by Leon to Technology (5 answers total)

Best answer: http://www.ctmpotterssupplies.co.uk/polishingpowders.html
posted by gyusan at 9:29 AM on January 2, 2018

Best answer: lapidary grit
posted by hortense at 9:39 AM on January 2, 2018

Response by poster: Thanks! These links have guided me in a new, productive direction. Happy to hear anyone else's approaches, of course.
posted by Leon at 9:58 AM on January 2, 2018

Depending on the quantities you need there are several varieties of abrasives available in large volumes for media blasting.
posted by Mitheral at 10:55 AM on January 2, 2018

Yes, you could also look for garnet, carborundum, etc powders used for "sand" blasting. My hazy memory is that these should be available in small ish quantities.
posted by deadwax at 2:34 AM on January 3, 2018