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mrpatjr · Jan 20, 2009

I recently bought two plows and a cultivator for my JD M. My M is almost torn down. Any one have any ideas on sandblasters. I looked at on at harbor freight for $109.00 but I don't know where to get the sand for it. Is it just regular sand you buy from home depot? Just how much does one of those units use when sanding blasting?. I guess I do it outside and the sand just goes in the ground. Is other medium besides sand better? any help would be appreciated. Pat

rusty iron · Jan 20, 2009

ive used regular masonart sand in mine b4 and is works well as long as you sift it and get the large rock out of it other wise they will clog ur sand blaster nozzle. as far as other medium it depends on the use some types are better for thinner metals and others will take off just about anything. lumberyards and farm supply stores will carry alot of this. if your gonna do it out side put down a tarp where you r working and u can sweep this up resift it and reuse it. dont use a sand blaster inside your house garage it goes everwhere. so just a warning.

jmixigo · Jan 20, 2009

Breathing the dust from blasting with regular sand will lead to a lung disease called scoliocis-BAD stuff. Coarse sand works great and its cheap, but use a resperator. A pressure pot, high capacity compressor, and breathing apparatus can be rented far cheaper than buying cheapo blasters for a job of much size. Check the Tip tools site for good information on abrasives.

IH2444 · Jan 20, 2009

You can buy blasting medium or use DRY sand. whichever you buy screen it thru metal screen wire first or you will regret not screening it.

glennster · Jan 20, 2009

dont use the sand, use another type of media. the silica in the sand is real bad for you. menards sells a coal slag media, black in color. a good aggressive blast media. like the other guys said, lay out tarps to catch the media, screen it and reuse it.

metro mn · Jan 20, 2009

one other thing to consider before the blaster is the amount of air supply you have try to keep that in mind.

mrpatjr · Jan 20, 2009

Thanks for all the input this helps a lot. I didn't think about renting. It's good to know you can reuse the medium, thanks for the tips. Just came back in. it's 36 degrees in Atlanta with the 20 mph wind feels like 20.

Gene Dotson · Jan 20, 2009

For sandblasting heavy steel and cast iron, I like to use white #60 silica sand, For thinner sheet metal Black Beauty does alright. The finer the sand, the faster it will cut. Black Beauty is soft and coarse, so doesn't work as fast as #60 silica. Many concrete dealers handle the silica sand. For use in sandblasting it has to be treated with Dustnet to keep the dust down. I weat a paint respirator with HEPA filters. The paint respirator also helps to keep the hood window from fogging up... Gene

Don-Wi · Jan 20, 2009

In my opinion, if it's a big sandblast job, it's better to have someone else do it who has the right equipment.

I got my 1600 done and all the peices/parts I stripped from it, and it only took them 8 hours for ALL of it. Had a few extra parts in there for our 1855 as well, so that probably added about an hour to it. I dropped it off one night, they did it a week later and off it went to paint. I had a flatbed truck come out to haul the rolling chasis, and the rest I loaded into my truck and trailer. Left my trailer there and they did what they had to with it.

Donovan from Wisconsin

Anonymous-0 · Jan 20, 2009

Be carefull about blasting around bearings. I don't think its possable to keep the blasting material out of the bearings.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 20, 2009

Unless your air compressor is rated 60cfm @ 60 psi forget it you will be planting corn before ya get done. You will tax your 7hp electric two stage to death getting anything done.

Anonymous-0 · Jan 20, 2009

Scoliosis is a spinal curvature disease. SILICOSIS is the lung disease..........

mrpatjr · Jan 20, 2009

My Gosh! Are you Dr Sanjay Gupta of Atlanta GA and CNN fame? I am a great fan and hope you become the next Surgeon General. How in thee world did you see this on this site? Do you collect old tractors too? When would you find the time. I just can"t believe you saw this.

Brian Jasper co. Ia · Jan 20, 2009

I have one of those 10 gallon size pressure blasters like HF sells. I get silica sand from Menards. The sand works great but must be dry. I've tried the Black Blast they have, but it doesn't flow well enough to work in it. It does work well in my blasting cabinet. The instructions say it needs a max of 25 cfm at 120 psi max, so you need some serious compressor to blast for extended times.

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