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title: Why Choose Cotton Fiber Abrasives?
description: Why are metalworkers choosing cotton fiber abrasives? We thought the best way to explain this question is through a quick video.
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# [Why Choose Cotton Fiber Abrasives?](https://www.rexcut.com/blog/why-cotton-fiber-abrasives)

 Written by [Kate Reilly](https://www.rexcut.com/blog/author/kate-reilly) | Mar 24, 2020 7:54:55 PM

Why are metalworkers choosing cotton fiber abrasives? We thought the best way to answer this question is through a short video. Learn why cotton fiber is used for industrial and fabricating applications and how it can help your production team.

 

## Cotton Fiber Products

 We manufacture our cotton fiber abrasive material in-house at our Fall River, Massachusetts plant. We convert the specialty abrasive material and manufacture premium abrasive products including:

- [Mounted Points](https://www.rexcut.com/product-category?id=mounted-points)
- [Type 1 Wheels](https://www.rexcut.com/product-category?id=t1-deburring-and-finishing-wheels)
- [Type 27 Grinding & Blend Wheels](https://www.rexcut.com/product-category?id=t27-grinding-and-blending-wheels)
- [Quick Change Discs](https://www.rexcut.com/product-category?id=quick-change-discs)
- [Finishing Sticks](https://www.rexcut.com/product/cotton-fiber-finishing-sticks)

## Benefits of Cotton Fiber Abrasives

Cotton Fiber Abrasives are often used because they reduce finishing steps, give a very consistent metal removal rate and finish, and have very long product life. Here are some common benefits with Cotton Fiber Abrasives:

- Grinds & Blends or Deburrs & Finishes in one step
- Consistent metal removal rate throughout life of product
- Naturally non-loading on all metals
- Superior surface finishes compared to coated or bonded abrasives
- Controlled metal removal
- Reduce scrapped parts and rework
- Manufactured using multiple laminates of cotton fiber resulting in long life as well as consistent finish & cut rate throughout the life of the product
- Low vibration & low noise generation resulting in reduced operator fatigue

## Applications

Our cotton abrasive products are used throughout the world for a variety of applications requiring medium  
to light metal removal, deburring, and finishing. Industries using Rex-Cut Abrasives products include:

- aircraft
- aerospace
- automotive
- ship building
- jewelry
- tool and die
- food processing
- dairy
- medical
- firearms
- energy
- cutlery
- general fabrication

## Applications

Because we make the abrasive material and the final product, we have the ability to tailor abrasives to specific applications. Our [Seat Track Cleaners](https://www.rexcut.com/product/seat-track-mounted-point) and [Laser Braze Finishing Wheels](https://www.rexcut.com/product/type-1-laser-braze-finishing-wheel) are two examples.

If you are looking at improving your grinding, blending, or deburring steps, [contact us and we will work with you to fit the best abrasives for your application](https://www.rexcut.com/contact).

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