Abrasive flow machining - GIF and videos
Abrasive flow machining. Also known as abrasive flow deburring or extrude honing.
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48-second video of extrude honing for an aerospace part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5_iIaVMZcg
17-second video demonstrating the process:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMygwSIqrN0
And I believe this is the original patent, granted to the Extrude Hone Corporation in 1974: US Patent #3,819,343. The basic formula for the abrasive listed in the patent is guar gum, boric acid, and borax.
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More: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrasive_flow_machining