Definitions for emery cloth
emery cloth

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1. emery clothnoun

   cloth covered with powdered emery

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1. emery clothnoun

   An abrasive material, like sandpaper, made by gluing grains of emery to a cloth or paper surface.

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1. Emery cloth

   Emery cloth is a type of coated abrasive that has emery glued to a cloth backing. It is used for hand metalworking. It may be sold in sheets or in narrow rolls, typically 25 or 50 mm wide, often described as "emery tape". The cloth backing makes emery cloth stronger in tension than sandpaper, but still allows a sheet to be conveniently torn to size. Emery paper, more commonly seen, has a paper backing and is usually a finer grit. Emery was considered a suitable abrasive for fitting work and the final adjustment of steel parts for a perfect fit. It had the advantage that, unlike harder abrasives, it was not considered to embed abrasive traces in the polished components afterwards. Emery was also used for cleaning, as a means of removing rust from polished steel components. Both emery cloth and paper are still sold in hardware and do-it-yourself stores, but have been largely supplanted by the increased use of machine grinding to precision size, which has minimized or eliminated the need for hand-fitting; the widespread availability of powered hand tools employing sanding and grinding accessories such as flapwheels; and a shift to other forms of abrasive, such as aluminum oxide, aluminium zirconia and silicon carbide.

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1. emery cloth

   Emery cloth is a type of abrasive paper or cloth sheet, used in metalworking, which contains emery, a form of very hard granular aluminum oxide. It is used for polishing, smoothing and finishing metal surfaces, removing surface defects, rust, corrosion, and also for preparing surfaces for painting or other finishes. The cloth backing makes this product stronger and more resistant than standard sandpaper.

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1. Emery cloth

   Emery cloth is a type of coated abrasive that has emery glued to a cloth backing. It is used for hand metalworking. It may be sold in sheets, or in narrow rolls. The cloth backing is stronger in tension than paper, but also allows a sheet to be conveniently torn to size. Emery paper, a less commonly seen grade has a paper backing instead and is usually a finer grit. Emery was considered a suitable abrasive for fitting work, and the final adjustment of steel parts for a perfect fit. It had the advantage that, unlike harder abrasives, it was not considered to embed abrasive traces in the polished components afterwards. Emery was also used for cleaning, as a means of removing rust from polished steel components. The use of emery cloth has diminished greatly in recent years, with both the increased use of machine grinding to precision size removing the need for hand-fitting on assembly and also the availability of powered hand tools, such as flapwheels, for finishing. It is still in common use though, for a huge variety of minor tasks.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of emery cloth in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of emery cloth in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Emery_Cloth
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_Cloth
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5. ^ Wikidata
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