Lathe Brushes

About lathe brushes

OSHA defines brush wheels as wheels made from wire or bristles and used for cleaning and brushing. Acrylic dentures are traditionally hand-polished with pumice on a laboratory lathe.

A brush wheel for the laboratory lathe.

Sources: OSHA 29 CFR 1910.94, Ventilation (grinding, polishing and buffing operations) · Comparative Analysis of Abrasive Materials and Polishing System on the Surface Roughness of Heat-Polymerized Acrylic Resins (Eur J Dent 2022)