> Glad to hear you have got the blasting sorted. Now for the dust question,
has
> your cabinet got a dust extractor ?, it MUST have one. Otherwise you could
be
> in serious trouble with your lungs. Also does the dust extractor (if you
have
> one) go OUTSIDE your working environment. It MUST do. Also you MUST have a
> good reliable mask as well, not those flimsy ones that are just pads of
lint
> that cover your mouth and nose, but a good FACE MASK type. Sandblasting
is
> DANGEROUS. So to keep yourself healthy and safe, do these things first. I
> know it isnt a nice thing to say on here but after you have sandblasted
for
> an hour just go in and blow your nose, have a look at the tissue,you will
> soon see what I am talking about. Happy sandblasting James.
>
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Just for these reasons I never use "SAND", on very heavy rusty parts I use
"Black-Beauty", cuts twice as fast as sand with far less dust and sells for
$8.00 per 100lb bag, yes you still need to use a mask. "FT"
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