Well, I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who has problems with these darned things. I'll try all suggestions! Thanks/Butch/Ferndale, WA -----Original Message----- From: Brian Schlump [mailto:brianjan_64@xxxxxxx] Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2010 5:02 PM To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: RE: Media blaster troubleshooting Butch, I used to have similar problems with my sand blast cabinet. I found that running the volume of media on a lower level would sometimes help. If I put a lot of media in the hopper, I would sometimes get a feeding problem like you described...Brian > > 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 > > > > > > ---- > > Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- > > directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and > > negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended > > recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will > > protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the > > content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! > > > > 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and > > http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the old busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your > inbox. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:W L:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_3 > > -- > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > '68 Coronet R/T Davenport, Iowa "The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra." ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html. ---- Please address private mail -- mail of interest to only one person -- directly to that person. I.e., send parts/car transactions and negotiations as well as other personal messages only to the intended recipient, not to the Clubhouse public address. This practice will protect your privacy, reduce the total volume of mail and fine tune the content signal to Mopar topic. Thanks! 1962 to 1965 Mopar Clubhouse Discussion Guidelines: http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.org/mletiq.html and http://www.1962to1965mopar.ornocar.com/general_disclaimer.html.