METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDIA FINISHING

摘要

An apparatus (10) and associated method are disclosed for finishing the surfaces of workpieces (13), and that is particularly suitable for metal workpieces. The apparatus (10) includes a tub (11), finishing media (12) in the tub (11), means for moving (15, 17) the media (12) in the tub (11) in a generally revolving motion in the tub (11), and means (21) for positioning and rotating a workpiece (13) to be polished in the media (12) about an axis that is oblique to the axis (22) about which the media (12) revolves and without moving the position of the workpiece (13) with respect to the tub (11) as the workpiece (13) rotates (fig. 1).