[AT] Sandblasting safety

[John Hall]

Thats pretty much what we do. One tip is to never put in anything wet or 
oily or you'll ruin your media. We also keep a piece of screen wire on the 
working platform to catch large particles--our biggest problem is metal 
chips left over from machining.

John

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, January 06, 2006 7:54 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Sandblasting safety


>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