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From: "Bullwinkle" <yd3@nvc.net>
To: "mgs" <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2001 9:26 PM
Subject: Re: Sand Blasting (almost LBC content)
> 1) Question: Does it blow air, but doesn't pick up the media?
>
> 1) Damp media
>
> 2) Plugged bypass hole (This hole admits atmospheric air to mix
> with the media).
>
> 3) Plugged pickup hole.
>
> 4) Check the media hose. A hole worn in the pickup hose due to
> media wear. I've had this happen where the media pickup hose
> bends.
>
Pretty much covers everything I can think of. One trick I learned when the
media stops flowing, is to block the nozzle with your hand and pull the
trigger. The air pressure is diverted down the pickup tube and forces
anything that is clogging it away.
Jeff
'70B
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