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GI FARMER

04-24-2008 07:28:59




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I was wanting to buy a small 80-110 LBS. sandblaster one of those cheaper ones from like harbor freight and wanted to know if anyone ever used one and if the were worth a darn? I just want to clean up some of my old junk and repaint it. I painted an old brush hog with RUSTOLEM paint I used a roller and a brush I put it on pretty heavy that was 2 years ago and it still looks good.any tips or advice would be great. thanks

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johns48jdb

04-27-2008 04:28:58




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  
guys, there is a disease of the lungs that is called pulmonary fibrosis. they contribute some of that disease to silica. if you sand blast you must wear protective breating equiptment. the disease is 100% fatal for anybody who gets it and there is no meds for it. you must also wear good protection for your eyes. drying the sand is very important. to do that i have poured it out on concrete floor in the sun and dried it good. i reused the sand a lot and made a way to filter it with a five gallon bucket and a piece of screen wire placed over that. i fastened the wire to a bucket lid that had been cut to look like a donut so it would keep the wire tight and on the bucket ease. i found a couple of old compressors and rigid them up to one tank to provide me with air. a check valve on each unit kept them rom pusing air back into each other and i had the pressure regulators set on both machines where one kicked on before the other one did so it would over load the breaker i had them tied to. you must be careful using the sand blaster and don't let anybody stand around and watch without breating protection.

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willy/30-OD

04-24-2008 16:24:08




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  
I've got a pot blaster and a medium size compressor. I have figured out to buy the 3/32 ceramic tips , I don't use as much air, and have to wait on the compressor. the second trick is finding some one with a huge compressor and sell the tips that are blown out to 1/8 or bigger



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Bill in IL

04-24-2008 10:07:20




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  
I have one of these it works ok sometimes. I think my problem comes from water in my sand so be sure you have dry air. I have though about trying to put a vibrator on the side of the sand pot so I don't have to constantly shake it.

Tips do wear out fast and it runs the heck out of a medium sized compressor (10-12 CFM) with the smallest tips.



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JerryCPP(WA)

04-24-2008 09:43:17




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  
I bought a Harbor F 100 pound pressure sand blaster. It works well, but the hose wore through very quickly. I bought a new hose from the House of Hose and it"s working fine. The nozzels wear out very quickly, and if you drop the gun you"ll break the ceramic nozzle. I have a 7 1/2 horse compressor and it runs full time to keep up. I use #70 sand for paint and rust.



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ole shovel

04-24-2008 09:18:03




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  
If you put real heavy paint on it will take forever with a small blaster if the paint is stuck good now. Like said it will depend on your air supply too. You'd be better off using some paint stripper first to help soften and peel it off and there are even recipes around to make your own paint stripper but sure to wear gloves and goggles using it. You can still sandblast after stripping paint off too if lots of rust and put some of that rust converter to neutralize rust into a black oxide coating.

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NawlensGator

04-24-2008 08:31:19




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  

Mower deck: I was dissappointed when my 10 yr old woods mower deck rusted through and the woods guy told me that was about the expected life. I made a larger deck out of 304 stainless, galvanized the gear box, and made spindle covers out of 316 SSt. Put the spindles further apart to make 6ft width vs 5 which increased the blade tip speed by a significant amount. That was 17 yrs ago and it still looks almost new. All that for the cost of a new mower. Except no paint, and no rust.

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BCnT

04-24-2008 10:46:36




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to NawlensGator, 04-24-2008 08:31:19  
i was born,raised and farmed on Galveston island...i feel yer pain on Gulf of Mexico Cancer...i always felt lucky to have a truck that lasted more n 3 years without the body fallin off.
my dad took our shredder to work last time i replaced deck and had it dipped in hot galvanize...that was 30 years ago and deck still good...100 miles inland now...dont miss my webbed feet a bit ;)



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BCnT

04-24-2008 08:27:31




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 Re: sand blasting in reply to GI FARMER, 04-24-2008 07:28:59  
if youre talking about a pressure pot type theyre ok as long as you got a compressor that'll keep up...order extra nozzles too...that hooded helmet they sell is hotter than hell but it does keep sand out of your face.



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