I have to agree with Trevor. The a vacuum is essential to the operation of
the blast cabinet.
Also remember the blasting cabinet is not intended to remove oil or grease.
You need to degrease your parts prior to blasting.
The one Murphy's law of sandblasting cabinets is that the sand in the
cabinet never returns to the siphon pickup on it's own but rather prefers to
be held up along the edges furthest from the pickup.
Patrick Barber, Allen Park, MI
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----- Original Message -----
From: Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
To: Cliff Hansen <chansen@access1.net>
Cc: <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 7:53 PM
Subject: Re: Blasting media?
>
> Cliff Hansen wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Motivated by visions of turning dirty parts into shiny clean parts, I
got up
> > extra early today to hook up the blasting cabinet to the new compressor.
> > I had filled the cabinet with sand. After two hours, I now have a pile
of
> > dirty and dusty parts. I'm disappointed not just with the lack of
cleaning
> > power but also with the quantity of dust.
>
> Does your cabinet have a vacuum cleaner attachment?
>
> My hobby cabinet does, and it helps a lot in visibility which
> lets you do a better job.
>
> It also lets you see if the gun is clogged, which is likely
> what is happening if the cleaning power is low.
>
> I find I have MORE than enough cleaning power, but the gun clogs often
> and if I an dozing off I waste time waving it over areas that are
> receiving no sand.
>
> A water trap helps a lot as well.
>
> > What media do you recommend?
>
> For steel parts that are dirty and rusty, blasting sand
> works well for me.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> Do homeless people really "get" knock knock jokes?
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