Device to standardize laboratory air-particle abrasion testing

An air particle abrasion testing device, comprising:

• a platform, a specimen section and a handpiece section, wherein the handpiece section and the specimen section are mounted at opposing ends of an upper surface of the platform;
• wherein the specimen section includes:
• a specimen metal table;
• a specimen metal plate;
• a metal clamp;
• a horizontal arm;
• and
• a clamp locknut;
• wherein the specimen metal table is attached to the specimen metal plate by the horizontal arm;
• wherein the clamp locknut is configured to tighten the metal clamp around a specimen, and the metal clamp is configured to hold the specimen on the specimen metal table;
• and
• wherein the handpiece section includes:
• an abrasion handpiece with an abrasion handpiece holding screw;
• and
• a vertical arm connected to the platform;
• wherein the abrasion handpiece extends through an aperture in the vertical arm and is configured to extend towards the specimen table;
• the abrasion handpiece holding screw surrounds a major portion of a circumference of the abrasion handpiece to secure the abrasion handpiece through the aperture in the vertical arm;
• and
• a cone-shaped bellows having truncated tip circumferentially surrounding a front portion of the abrasion handpiece and extending towards the specimen table and having a bottom portion attached to a perimeter of the specimen table.