How Acetate Eyewear Frames Are Mass Finished: From Tumbled Matte to Mirror Gloss Acetate frame polishing workflow • Barrel tumbling + bench touch-up • A repeatable process for eyewear production Freshly milled acetate frames come off the CNC looking chalky, with tool marks along the bevels and matte hinge seats. Turning them into the deep, wet-look gloss that defines premium eyewear is a staged pr...
Mass Finishing Aluminum Parts: Deburr, Smooth and Brighten Without Smearing Aluminum surface finishing • Media, compound and cycle selection • From CNC parts to cosmetic components Aluminum is one of the most rewarding — and least forgiving — metals to mass finish. It deburrs fast, smooths beautifully, and polishes to an attractive satin-bright look. But it also smears under aggressive media, stai...