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Old 09-01-2010, 12:09 PM   #17
1928Pickuppain
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Default Re: media blasting - special considerations?

I just use a small craftsman unit for portible sandblasting and black beauty sand, works great. I have been using the same set up for about 6 or 7 years only cost about $45. Sandblasted whole car bodys 5 or 6 harley frames, tools and even the inside of my wood stove pipe lol (never herd of the phrase meda blasting though). Also have a blasting cabinet for small work. Doing my rims right now I get one done in about 15-20 minits tops. (Never sandblast inside or around your undercarage assembled.) when i was 15 I decided to sand blast the frame of my jeep dam near ruined it sand found its way into every joint and bearing in the car found its way even into the engen and down into the oil pan; its Nasty stuff. also that day i learned the lesson about sandblasting indoors it was winter so I decided to sandblast insided. Killed my grage door opener got into all my power tools, angle gringers, skill saws drill press just about everything. 6 years latter I am still findind sandblasting beads places and they are still reaking havic. Just about 2 mounths ago the draws in my craftsman tool box had started letting go. After some quick ivestigation I found that the draw slides were filled with sand blasting sand and from opening and shuting after all this time with sand in there had ruined them. That was the only time I have ever sandblasted inside.
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