Twisted Brush Construction & Design Info

Custom & standard twisted-in-wire brushes
Many styles and materials available in-stock
Twisted brushes for power or hand use
Twisted brushes for cleaning, deburring, polishing reaming and blending

In-stock & Custom manufactured cylinder & conveyor brushes
Metal back coiled and stapled set cylinder brush constructions
OEM replacements and refill services
Many styles, shapes & sizes and types for all industries
On-line tool available in the design resource center

In-stock & Custom manufactured metal back strip brushes
Strip brushes in several styles, shapes & sizes for all industries
Strip brush holders for easy mounting
Strip brush fill materials include synthetic, natural bristle and wire
Galvanized, stainless steel or aluminum backing

Custom stapled set brushes manufactured to customer specifications
Stapled shapes include flat, strip, cylinder, wheels, and discs
Infinite arrangement of brush patterns & layouts, sizes and styles
Plastic, wood, rubber, leather, solid block or core materials
Plastic placed over aluminum, steel or stainless steel cylindrical cores
Synthetic, natural bristle or wire fill materials

Abrasive nylon brushes for cleaning, deburring and polishing
Silicon carbide, aluminum oxide and alumina silicate impregnated nylon
Twisted-in-wire miniature and internal tube brushes
Disc brushes for deburring, finishing and polishing
Ferrule End brushes for deburring and finishing
Wheel and stem-mounted brushes for industrial deburring and finishing applications
Cylinder and metal back coils custom manufactured for internal and external applications
Engineered products custom designed

Copper Center Wire wheel brushes for cleaning, deburring and finishing
Non-Metallic Copper Center wheel brushes for wet and dry cleaning, polishing and finishing
Stem mounted wheel brushes for cleaning, deburring and finishing
Solid End & Square Trim brushes for cleaning, deburring and finishing
Miniature brushes for light deburring, blending surfaces and cleaning electronic components
Many styles and materials available

In-stock hand brushes in a variety of block shapes and fill materials
Welders, Stove & Appliance and Typewriter Utility small-hand scratch brushes
Applicator hand brushes made with hand drawn construction
General purpose wire and synthetic hand brushes with handles
Wire scratch brushes & Platers’ hand brushes
Anilox or Halftone brushes for graphic arts cleaning or light industrial applications

Disposable chip brushes for general painting and cleaning
Round wire chip brushes for removing and wiping metal chips
Flat & Oval Sash paint brushes
Parts cleaning brushes

In-stock artist brushes in a variety of materials and styles
Fill materials include:
- Sable
- Camel Hair
- Ox Hair
- Bristle
- Taklon
- Nylon
Smooth finished and unfinished wood handles

Twisted Brush Construction & Design Info

Detailed Information about Twisted-in-Wire Brushes

Twisted-in-Wire brushes are commonly referred by our customer’s as tube, bottle, pipe, spiral, power or internal cleaning brushes. The diversification of twisted-in-wire brush construction makes them suitable for use by hand or used in power tools including drills, drill presses and CNC machining centers. Tanis Incorporated offers a full range of fill materials including synthetics, abrasive nylon, natural bristle and wire. We offer a vast array of stock twisted-in-wire brushes in addition to virtually any made-to-order specification.

Tailor-made to order twisted brushes offer virtually endless possibilities. There are two main materials used in making a twisted-in-wire brush: fill material and stem wire material. The next process is to specify the dimensions of the twisted brush. Specifications required are the stem construction, brush diameter, length of brush part, overall length, filament diameter, type of fill material, type of stem wire and stem wire gauge diameter and size of eye or loop end if required.

Although many twisted brushes are made with an eye or loop end they are not required. This eye or loop end is on the opposite end from the brush part. The purpose of an eye or loop end is to make the brush more user friendly to hang onto during the brushing application. Extra options include: making the brush part with a special brush tip style and/or attaching a plastic tube, steel tube, threaded coupling, hex-shank and wood or plastic handle to the stem wire.

Tanis Incorporated technical sales and engineering staff is available to assist you with your selections. Please call, fax or e-mail our staff about your twisted-in-wire brush requirements. Standard nomenclature and applications are highlighted below for your convenience. Please use our experience to design and manufacture a made-to-order twisted-in-wire brush for your application.

Standard Nomenclature

Stem Constructions
Stem wire is twisted together to hold the filament. There are three twisted brush stem constructions to select from as illustrated:

Brush Diameter
The brush diameter will depend on the stem wire construction selected. Brush diameters can vary from .020” up to 8” diameter. Shorten the trim length or use a larger bristle diameter to stiffen a brush. Soften a brush and extend the life of the brush using the smallest bristle diameter appropriate for your application.

Fill Material and Length of Brush Part
The fill material selection is determined by your application. The brush part is the working function of a twisted-in-wire brush. Generally the brush part is at one end of the brush. You can elect to have the brush part centered in the brush with stem wire on either side. Another choice depending on the stem construction is having a brush part on both ends of the brush. Your made-to-order brush can have a brush part varying from 1/4” on up.

Stem Material, Stem Gauge and Overall Length of Brush
Most common stem wire materials used in twisted-in wire brushes are galvanized steel and stainless steel. Another option is brass stem wire. Stem gauge is the diameter of the stem wire construction twisted together. Stem wire after the brush part is often referred to as the handle length. Overall length is measured from the tip of the brush part length to the end of the brush. An overall length can range from 3/4” on up for twisted-in-wire brushes. A plastic tube, steel tube, hex-shank, threaded coupling and wood or plastic handle can be attached to the stem wire.

Brush Tip Styles
A twisted brush offers an array of brush tip styles. The brush tip selected depends on the stem construction and fill material selected for your made-to-order brush. A twisted-in-wire brush with wire fill material is not best suited for a turned tuft brush tip. Illustrated below are the most common brush tip styles:

Common Applications
General applications include cleaning, deburring, polishing, reaming, finishing or removing debris or burrs from internal non-metallic and metallic surfaces. Specific applications for twisted-in-wire brushes include:

Twisted Brush Construction & Design Info

Detailed Information about Twisted-in-Wire Brushes

Standard Nomenclature

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