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A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type

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1 Dollar

12-26-2005 20:29:36




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I got 33 gallon air compressor and a little 10 gallon pressure sandblaster. All I need to get is sand for it and I hope to start with my new outfit tomorrow on the front wheels of the A. I can't wait. Here is the question: What kind of sandblasting media should I get? I need something that I can reuse. TSC has glass bead, aluminim oxide, and Garnet abrasive. The A will (hopefully) look good when me and my friend are done painting it.
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1 Dollar

12-27-2005 20:53:56




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to 1 Dollar, 12-26-2005 20:29:36  
I bought a bag of Black Diamond (I think it is like Black Beauty) abrasive from TSC to see if I liked it. I haven't blasted anything yet but I was wondering if you can mix sand and this stuff together to make it last a little longer. Also, the bag of Black Diamond said that it may contain 2% or less free silica. Does a regular dust mask cut it for this small amount of slilca dust or do I still need a full respirator with filters etc.? I play sports so my lungs are very important to me and I'm not risking them.
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CPeter

12-27-2005 09:43:31




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to 1 Dollar, 12-26-2005 20:29:36  
I have used Black Beauty for years and it does work good, but I just tried some new stuff. It is ground recycled glass from Canada. It cuts better than the Black Beauty and is MUCH cleaner. Cpst was about the same. I would use it again. I have a Tip "99er" with a carbide nozzle.



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Mel in SW Iowa

12-27-2005 06:49:58




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to 1 Dollar, 12-26-2005 20:29:36  
Go to google, type in "sandblasting" and read the DHHS studies in Pub # 92-102 showing how serious and permanent that "silicosis" lung damage is after sandblasting with silica sand. Sandblasting
should only be done with complete protective suits
and helmets with filtered supplied air and using any other media you choose except silica sand.

Sandblasting gives terrific results, but its not just another tool like your needle scaler and 4 1/2" grinder with a wire wheel that accidentally
may cause you to reach for the band aid box.

Unprotected sandblasting can cause you grief for years.

Be safe.
Mel

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Henry J

12-27-2005 05:58:17




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to 1 Dollar, 12-26-2005 20:29:36  
Well i don't know how they can refuse to sell you sand for mising mortar? The play sand for kids works the best and the silica will shut down your lungs for good unless precautions are taken as stated.

That black stuff is available at our local Menards store and does not cost much. I reuse it all the time. It is quite abrasive on the first trip thru the nozzle.



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Walt in Jaxn Tn.

12-26-2005 21:12:00




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to 1 Dollar, 12-26-2005 20:29:36  
White silica sand or just plain sand from the quarry. You'll need to get a sifter or make one with a wood frame (2x4, 4ft. square with screen wire nailed to it is what I have used) the sifter will allow you to reuse the sand. Black beauty is more expensive and not reusable but 1 lb. of black beauty will do what 3 lbs. of sand will do. If you use black beauty, you will track it into the house. Wear protective gear, protect your eyes and wear a resparator. Airborne silica dust will do a number on your lungs. Never have bearings of any kind near the sandblasting area, even if you think they are sealed and protected and air tight. A good sandblaster will find a way to get sand into the bearing. --Walt--

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jdman(MO)

12-26-2005 21:27:42




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to Walt in Jaxn Tn., 12-26-2005 21:12:00  
Went to my local lumber yard the other day to get sand, and they said they were not allowed to sell it. They had Black Beauty, not much higher and I really liked it. It does not seem to pick up moisture like the sand did. Russ



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Pete/ME

12-27-2005 02:42:09




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to jdman(MO), 12-26-2005 21:27:42  
I gotta ask, why weren't they allowed to sell you sand?...are those siphon feed blasters worth buying?



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jdman(MO)

12-27-2005 09:37:30




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to Pete/ME, 12-27-2005 02:42:09  
I have no idea, they just said no longer able to sell sandblast sand. The siphon blasters work ok on small projects say 1 foot square or less. It seems like the black stuff seems to work better in the siphon blasters and they are cheap. They all make a mess and you need protective gear. I have a pressre blaster, and when it works it is really much faster, but I have had a lot of trouble keeping it going, probably not a good brand. Russ

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Walt in Jaxn Tn.

12-29-2005 21:25:56




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 Re: A Good Christmas/ Sandblaster sand type in reply to jdman(MO), 12-27-2005 09:37:30  
Glass is silica melted and formed into bottles or panes of glass for windows, the purest whitest silica comes from a place called Cam Rahn bay in Viet Nam. I saw cargo ships from all over the world hauling it out of there when I was there in 68. Black beauty is a by product of burning oil or coal dust in furnaces that produce steam for generating electricity. It is a glass that froms on the flue tubes and is black. I used to have to chip it off the boiler tubes in one of the furnaces aboard the U.S. Navy destroyer I was on in 69. The medium you choose to use, Black Beauty or silica is no more or less dangerous than the other. They'll both hurt you, and especially the paint you are removing. Origional John Deere paint has lead in it, so the dust that hangs around in the air in the sand blasting area is microscopic slivers of glass and lead and paint pigment. --Walt--

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