[AT] Sandblasting safety

[charlie hill]

I think the trick to using glass beads in a blast cabinet is to continually 
add in some new beads as you go.  That way you wind up with a mix of fine, 
new and dust.  The dust goes out the exhaust, the used become dust and you 
add more new.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
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Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:07 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Sandblasting safety


> We get pretty good results recycling ours at work althoough most of what 
> we blast is aluminum or stainless so there is not foreign matter to add to 
> the tank. You can tell when the abrasive has gotten fine/worn out as it is 
> not agressinve even on aluminum. A good exhaust fan is essential to making 
> a cabinet work well. I worked in one shop that had a dedicated shop vac. 
> It was noisy and didn't last very long but worked well.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Phil Auten" <pga2 at hot1.net>
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> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:01 PM
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>> John,
>> The glass beads usually fracture when they are used the first time, so 
>> there isn't much left to reclaim.
>>
>> Phil
>>
>>
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