Patent ID: 7922564

Claim:
A method for finishing and removal of a workpiece with a single disc, comprising: (a) rotating a succession of overlapping lamellas ( 3 , 4 ) comprising sanding grains ( 9 ), characterized in that the lamellas ( 3 , 4 ) are alternately formed of sanding lamellas ( 3 ) and compressible lamellas ( 4 ), said compressible lamellas ( 4 ) comprise non-woven fibres ( 10 ), each sanding lamella ( 3 ) rests on a compressible lamella ( 4 ), and the sanding lamellas ( 3 ) and the compressible lamellas ( 4 ) are fixed on a substantially round, disc-shaped support ( 2 ) where each lamella ( 3 , 4 ) comprises an exposed surface angled radially from the support ( 2 ), wherein each of the exposed surfaces of the lamellas ( 3 , 4 ) extend beyond the support and are formed by a short side ( 6 ) and a long side ( 7 ) of each lamella ( 3 , 4 ); (b) removing material by sanding with the succession of overlapping lamellas ( 3 , 4 ) as the lamellas ( 3 , 4 ) are pressed against the support ( 2 ); and (c) simultaneously finishing without using a second sanding element.