Wavy Pleated Polishing Wheels: How to Specify Size & Hardness
Oct 22, 2026
Most buyers order a wavy pleated polishing wheel by colour, then discover the size was the problem. The diameter sets the surface speed, the layer count sets the hardness, the centre plate sets the rigidity, and the bore decides whether the wheel runs true or shakes itself apart. This guide covers the seven parameters you actually need to specify — and the two that most purchase orders leave out.
By Yiliang Polishing Engineering Team · October 22, 2026 · 13 min read
Quick Answer
A wavy pleated polishing wheel (also called a pleated cloth wheel or windmill wheel) is a bias-cut cotton cloth wheel with irregular folds clamped around a centre plate. It is specified by seven parameters: outside diameter, layer count, centre plate diameter, bore diameter, cloth colour (whi...
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