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Grinding with A-0005 Round Boy

A-0005 – Round Boy

Great for grinding inside pipes and removing weld seams. Can be used for many rounding situations. Also can be used like our A-0004 Little Papa for grinding angles on edges. A favorite of our clients.

Technical data
  • Total length – 65mm
  • Teeth length– 27mm
  • Weight – 168g

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Description

Introduction to the grinding file

A-0005 – Round Boy is great for grinding inside pipes and removing weld seams. The grinding file is either attached to our straight grinder or angle grinder. Everything is certified safe to use in ATEX↵ gas zones 1 and 2 and ATEX dust zones 21 and 22. Stop the need for time-consuming risk analysis and cost bound to shutdowns, fireguards, Hot Work permits↵, habitats, and demanding clean-up work.

Frequently asked questions

The maximum operating temperature is 60°C
The maximum noise level during use is 81dB
The estimated lifetime of the grinding file is 9600 Spot (5x5cm)

Health, Safety and the Environment

Our grinding products are designed to comply with Health Safety & the Environment (HSE & OSHA) requirements. Offering low vibration, low heat, and low noise levels. The fragments produced are large, blunt, and will stay within a few centimeters/inches of your work area. This makes cleaning up simple and safe.

Long-lasting

Our Ex-certified rotating grinding files and discs should not be treated as normal consumer goods because they are very durable. We have rented our grinding solutions for over two decades in the North Sea. Our customers often state that our rotating grinding files and discs last hundreds of times longer than conventional high-quality grinding files and discs.

Micrometer result

Average of 53 µm surface using this grinding file.
The result after grinding follows the SSPC SP-11 surface treatment standard.

 

 

 

 

 

Ex-certified grinding without «hot work permit»

A-0005 - Round Boy spot grinding

The grinding file fits the following air tools:

A-0104 Fuji Angle Grinder (FCD-6X-51)
A-0107 Fuji Straight Grinder (FG-2VX-50)

The grinding file is included in these packaged solutions:

2022 Spark-Free Grinding Kit (Limited Edition)
A-0047 – Coating Maintenance Solution
A-0048 – Coating Maintenance Solution Eco
A-0049 – Surface Solution small
A-0052 – Wrap Solution
A-0054 – All-Around Solution
A-0055 – Ship Owners Solution
A-0057 – All Around with Rough Boy Solution
A-0058 – Steel Grinding Solution
A-0059 – Surface Protection Solution

Proposed application areas:

Corrective maintenance on platforms

Corrosion maintenance on ships

H-beam surface maintenance

Mechanical maintenance

Remove coatings from valves

Remove corrosion on stuck small bolts

Flange separation preparation

Spot grinding

Remove coating in layers

Remove corossion from valves

Remove or smooth edges

And many more

Testimonials:

The Safety Tools Allmet grinding tools were tested under anticipated worst case conditions - operation within explosive mixtures of propane and acetylene. It was not found possible to provoke ignition of the explosive mixtures during any of the tests performed.
Geir H. Pedersen
Department manager Process and Safety, GexCon
The work went really well with very low noise and very little vibration. We are all in all very satisfied with the tools - we saved about a week's worth of work.
Bjørn Erik Dahl
Aker Offshore partner, Material coordinator
I believe the introduction of EX-Certified tools that are classified as Cold Work by DNV is a major step forward - for safety, the environment, and the health of all personnel using this class of tools
Arvid Skines
Main Safety Delegate, for the StatFjord Field
I never imagined in my life that I would be able to perform the type of work that involves removing steel on an Offshore producing platform without throwing any sparks. These tools have allowed us to take contruction to a new era in Safety
Charles Munoz
GIS Project management Group - Gulf of Mexico, MAD DOG Offshore Platform - Chevron
By using ATR Group's Safety Tools Allmet's grinding tools, being Cold Work and ATEX compliant, enabled us to successfully remove all defects while maintaning normal production saving at least a week's worth of production.
Boris Thomas
CNNS Corrosion Engineer Shell
In my 20 years' experience, I have never before seen a new tool that has shown such promise, radically improving the HSE situation at offshore facilities. Personally I think it should be mandatory.
Halvor Erikstein
Norwegian Union of Energy Workers (SAFE)
This technology will also be very important for safety in onshore O&G plays, refineries and just about anywhere else with EX potensial. It offers a possibility of doing these jobs with no shutdown or slowdown in production and increased safety for workers and infrastructure.
Claudio Paschoa
Petrobras, Maintenance Engineer
The tools are used almost daily and there is minimal wear on the teeth. I see benefits in getting work done without much delays as I do not require hot work permits. All I require now is a blanket permit for the air compressors and my team can work on the individual lines. There are significant cost savings as we get much faster turnaround
Singapore - Shell
Shell Eastern Petroleum
This is the best thing I have seen since sliced bread!
Total Petrochemicals
Port Arthur Refinery, Texas.
The noise level from Safety Tools Allmet's cutting wheel is so low that I am able to carry out a normal conversation, while cutting through a 4-inch pipe.
Arne Veland
HSEQ Manager, Seawell Engineering
Statoil UPN safety delegate services will continue its effort to get the tool impemented in all our facilities where it is performed maintenance and modification work in areas that are pressurized and in operation.
Peter Alexander Hansen
Statoil UPN (Development and Prodction Norway)
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