1. Aluminum Surface Finishing Techniques Exploring different methods used in industry to create smooth surface finishes on extruded aluminum.

2. Abrasive Compounds Natural Abrasives Synthetic Abrasives Advantages: Quick, Hands-Off Disadvantages: Messy, Cost

3. Tumble Finishers Barrel Burnishing Centrifugal Barrel Tumbling Spindle Finishing Advantages: Large Batch, No Supervision Disadvantages: Long Cycle Time, Noisy, Abrasive Action NOT limited to specific areas

4. Vibratory Finishers Material Placed in Tub with pellets of Media Oscillations finish material Advantages: Quicker that Tumbler, open top for observation, little part damage, can finish internal features Disadvantages: Costly, requires large batch size

5. Abrasive Blasting Finishes surface by propelling a stream of abrasive material against it Wet and Dry Methods Advantages: Portable, Relatively Cheap Disadvantages: Safety, Set-Up, Messy and Noisy

6. Abrasive Machining Grinding Polishing Advantages: Cheap, Adjustable Finish Disadvantages: Geometry Issues, Implementation, Safety (dust)