QuickFace Flange Facer

QuickFace Flange Facer

Product Description

The QuickFace is a compact, manually operated flange facer built for small bore work. At 6.8kg it is the lightest machine in the BLJ In-situ Solutions flange facing fleet, and it needs no air or power supply to run, which makes it the practical choice in confined spaces, at height, and anywhere a compressor cannot reasonably be dragged.

Flange facing is the machining of a flange’s sealing surface to bring it back to flat and true, removing corrosion, scoring, pitting and gasket damage so the joint seals correctly once it is bolted up. The QuickFace does that work on flanges from 0.96 inch through to 12 inch, mounting inside the bore and machining outwards.

Like every machine in our fleet, it is supplied with the tooling and equipment required to set up and operate.

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Technical Specifications

Specification	Metric	Imperial
Clamping diameter (ID)	24.4mm to 157.7mm	0.96″ to 6.21″
Facing diameter	24.4mm to 304.8mm	0.96″ to 12″
Swing diameter	508mm	20″
Tool post slide travel	71.1mm	2.8″
Tool post depth travel	27mm	1.06″
Tool post swivel	0 to 40 degrees
Feed screw (coarse)	11 TPI	125 to 250 microinch
Feed screw (fine)	20 TPI	60 to 100 microinch
Machine weight	6.8kg	15 lbs

Two feed screws, two finishes. The coarse screw covers the surface finish band normally specified for raised face gasket seating. The fine screw produces a smoother finish where the joint or the specification calls for one. The tool post also swivels through 40 degrees, so the machine can cut a chamfer or a taper as well as a flat face.

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Where the QuickFace Fits in Our Fleet

The QuickFace is the hand-driven, small bore option. It is not a replacement for the air driven machines, it is what you reach for when those machines are more than the job needs or physically will not fit.

	QuickFace	Air driven fleet
Drive	Manual	Air
Weight	6.8kg	Heavier, machine dependent
Facing range	0.96″ to 12″	0″ to 72″
Best for	Small bore, confined access, no air available	Larger flanges, higher volume, faster cycles

For anything above 12 inch, or where a job runs to a high number of faces, see the full range of flange facing machines available for hire, which covers flange sizes from 0 to 72 inch across eleven models.

What the QuickFace Is Used For

Re-machining small bore raised face (RF) and flat face (FF) flanges back to a serviceable sealing surface
Removing corrosion, pitting, scoring and gasket damage from small flange faces
Facing valve, instrument and small nozzle connections in place
Machining flanges in confined spaces, at height, or where no air supply is available
Cutting a chamfer or taper using the swivelling tool post
One-off and low-volume flange repairs where mobilising a larger machine is not warranted

A machined face is only half of a sealed joint. The bolt load has to be right as well, which is why flange facing usually sits alongside flange joint management and controlled bolting and bolt tensioning on the same scope.

Manual Drive, and Why It Matters

Air driven machines are faster and they carry the heavier scopes. But an air driven machine needs a compressor, a hose run and somewhere safe to put both, and on a lot of small jobs that is the hardest part of the setup.

The QuickFace removes all of that. One technician can carry it, mount it and cut the face with nothing but the machine itself, which is why it is often the machine that gets a small leaking joint fixed the same day rather than the next shutdown.

Hire the Machine, or Hire the Machine and the Technician

You can hire the QuickFace from our fleet and run it with your own people, or we can supply it with a BLJ technician who carries out the work.

What is included with a hire: the machine, the mounting hardware and the standard tooling required to set up and operate it, all maintained and tested before it leaves our workshop.

What you need to provide: safe access to the flange, and confirmation that the system is isolated and the joint is clear for work.

QuickFace Flange Facer FAQs

What size flanges will the QuickFace face?

It mounts in bores from 0.96 inch to 6.21 inch and faces flange diameters from 0.96 inch up to 12 inch, with a 20 inch swing.

Does the QuickFace need an air supply?

No. It is manually operated, which is the main reason it suits confined spaces, work at height and remote locations.

Can it machine a chamfer as well as a flat face?

Yes. The tool post swivels through 0 to 40 degrees.

What surface finish can it achieve?

The machine carries two feed screws, a coarse screw for the finish band normally specified for raised face gasket seating, and a fine screw for a smoother finish where the joint requires it.

What if my flange is larger than 12 inch?

Our flange facing machine range covers 0 to 72 inch across eleven models, internal and external mount.

Where does BLJ provide flange facing?

Across Australia, from our workshops in Brisbane and Gladstone, including Chinchilla, Gladstone, Karratha, Darwin, Perth, Newcastle, Adelaide and Geelong.

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