RE: Media blaster troubleshooting

[Jeff Adams <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I was just using sand, but conditions DO have to be just right for it to 
work continously.

Steve Mick wrote:
> 
> Jeff, I have a similar pressure blastwer, but it don;t work so good-goes 
> 
> through ceramic tips in no time. What media were you 
> using?.........................MO
> 
> {Steve Mick}
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jeff Adams" <ledman_70@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:35 PM
> Subject: RE: Media blaster troubleshooting
> 
> 
> 
> Another thing to consider is a pressurized blaster. I have a $69 Harbor
> Freight pressurized blaster that I have used several times. I usually
> just pull a tarp over me and what I'm blasting to keep the material in a
> confined area. This thing goes thru material very fast, but it blasts
> things 10 times faster than my cabinet, and will even cut dried grease,
> which the cabinet won't. DO NOT get any body parts in front of it as it
> will clean them off, too! I used this to blast the front frame on the 68
> Sport Fury I just redid, and it cleaned it off quickly and completely.
> Not for everyday use... my cabinet won't clean a rusty rim, but the
> pressureized blaster sure will.
> Steve Charette wrote:
> >
> > Yep, if you want to remove material in a hurry, aluminum oxide is the
> > way to
> > go.  We use it for anything that doesn't have a surface that needs to be
> > maintained - it will remove rust, paint, whatever in a hurry, but it
> > will
> > also chow down on the base material if given the opportunity.  We use
> > glass
> > beads for work that needs to keep it's surface.
> >
> > Any kind of silica sand is strictly verboten (forbidden, that is) for
> > any
> > kind of indoor blasting around here - the fine dust left from the
> > shattered
> > silica causes silicosis, whereby the small particles of silica cause the
> > formation of scar tissue that diminishes the capacity of the lungs to do
> > their thing. We will use it outdoors once in a while with proper
> > personal
> > protective equipment - respirator, goggles, hood, etc.  Sooner or later
> > the
> > government will outlaw sand...
> >
> > We use Maxus guns - we get them from WW Grainger.  They are relatively
> > inexpensive ($30-ish) and they have a consistent flow of replacement
> > parts,
> > unlike some retail outlets.  We generally end up replacing the gun every
> > 8-12 months after the aluminum oxide has destroyed the carbide tip ($35
> > last
> > time I got one) and then proceeded to eat the gun.  We need to check the
> > tips more often :)
> >
> > The carbide tips generally last 3-4 months, while we can eat up a
> > ceramic
> > tip in a day with the aluminum oxide.
> >
> > SC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Butch Edison [mailto:waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 12:06 PM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: Media blaster troubleshooting
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I should clarify, I'm NOT using builders sand. I'm using aluminum oxide.
> > /
> > Butch
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks Steve, I did not know there were carbide tips. Where do you get
> > yours? I'm going to go back to zero with this cabinet and set it up
> > again,
> > all fresh, new gun tip, new media, etc., and will use the tips you all
> > are
> > providing on the forum to see what works best for me.
> >
> >
> >
> > While the blaster did not work well with the gun that came with the
> > cabinet,
> > it did work great for awhile with the gun off my $50.00 outdoor Sears
> > blaster that uses builders sand. I think now that the ceramic tip in
> > that
> > gun is shot.
> >
> >
> >
> > One thing I'm thinking, because I only have been "trying" to use my
> > cabinet
> > once a month or so that moisture is probably an issue with mine. I'm
> > going
> > to get one of the water collectors like we use in boats and rvs around
> > here
> > in the winter and put one them in the cabinet, see if it collects any
> > water
> > and if that changes performance.
> >
> >
> >
> > Because I'm running out of time to get this car ready for Hot August
> > Nights
> > in Reno, I took the wheels to a professional powder coating shop for
> > media
> > blasting yesterday. He said he never uses these types of cabinets that
> > count
> > on gravity feed, that even his small portables are such that the media
> > is in
> > a pressurized tank and the media is discharged under pressure, which he
> > finds more reliable, I have not looked at any of those set ups.
> >
> >
> >
> > Liked that...... "like a white shirt in a bar fight". :)
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks/Butch/Ferndale, WA
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steven Charette" <stevec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2010 8:50:50 AM
> > Subject: RE: Media blaster troubleshooting
> >
> >
> > Butch,
> > We run our Harbor Freight blasting cabinet 8-10 hours a day 4-6
> > days
> > a month. As others have mentioned, moisture can be a problem. We've
> > also
> > discovered that having too much abrasive in the hopper prevents the
> > siphon
> > hose from pulling well especially with a coarse media.
> >
> > You may also want to look into a carbide tip if you don't have
> > one
> > already - aluminum oxide is great but ceramic nozzles last like a white
> > shirt in a bar fight...
> >
> >
> > SC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Butch Edison [mailto:waedison@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 6:30 PM
> > To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Media blaster troubleshooting
> >
> >
> > I bought a Northern Tool Media blast cabinet some months ago. It is way
> > smarter than me and it hurts to say you've been outsmarted by sand and
> > compressed air!. I have a large snap-on 7 HP 175 PSI 80 gallon
> > compressor so
> > think I should have enough air. I'm trying to use 70 grit aluminum oxide
> > to
> > clean some wheels. The thing barely draws for awhile, then it will work
> > like
> > magic for a couple of minutes, then back to nothing or next to nothing.
> > I've
> > tried changing guns, running the media pickup tube in and out of the
> > media.
> > Nothing seems to work for more than a couple of minutes. I have an air
> > dryer
> > in line with the media cabinet.
> >
> > If you've had some lessons learned with these things, please tell me
> > what
> > you've found out through your use. This thing could easily end up in the
> > scrap yard, but I think it's probably something I'm just not
> > understanding
> > about how to use it.
> >
> > Thanks for any help. /Butch/ Ferndale, WA
> >
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> Jeff Adams
> 64 Polara
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Jeff Adams
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