dirttrackin280h 33 Posted November 12, 2014 My cousin wants to make a wood sign and wants me to make him a stencil so he could sandblast it. Already tried Oracal 651 and it didn't hold up. I have a cheap MH-871 cutter with 600g of cutting pressure, who can recommend me a good sandblasting mask that will cut with my cutter and hold up to the job? Thanks in advance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 12, 2014 http://www.uscutter.com/Sandblast-Mask-Stencil This is what i use and it works perfect! Going to try and sandblast my first headstone tomorrow! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rlvied 292 Posted November 12, 2014 post pictures Jay so we can see the results. What kind of stone are you blasting? I have done a few with paint mask and it worked ok Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 12, 2014 this is my before .. and i'll post a after once i get it done.. This is 12x12 granite My wife's cousin's husband works at a granite plant.. so i think i can get a good deal he just gave me this peace to practice with has anyone tried this before, is there special paint you can paint in granite what i was going to do is blast it out with the sandblaster and then paint where it was blasted and then take the mask off 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lablover 218 Posted November 12, 2014 this is my before .. and i'll post a after once i get it done..This is 12x12 granite My wife's cousin's husband works at a granite plant.. so i think i can get a good deal he just gave me this peace to practice with has anyone tried this before, is there special paint you can paint in granite what i was going to do is blast it out with the sandblaster and then paint where it was blasted and then take the mask off Hey SeeJay Can I ask what settings you used on your Graphtec to cut this stuff. I have a roll of the 12 mil from UScutter and wanted to give it a try. I'm babying my Graphtec and been putting off trying it. I only have the .09 blades no 1.5 yet Joe Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 12, 2014 Hey SeeJay Can I ask what settings you used on your Graphtec to cut this stuff. I have a roll of the 12 mil from UScutter and wanted to give it a try. I'm babying my Graphtec and been putting off trying it. I only have the .09 blades no 1.5 yet Joe I have 2 .09 blade holders one has a crappy 45blade in it and the other one has a clean cut blade in it! One i only use for HTV, 631 and 651 - stock blade that came with the machine The other one i use is for Htv Glitter, Sandblast stencil, and Cricut Crafting Crap for my mother! - my clean cut blade! I should of done 2 passes but i didn't i only did 1 at the time but i used the 31 of force and speed of like 8 or 10 not very fast! It would of came out better if i would of done 2 passes for sure so i did the 1 pass and pealed it off and put it on the granite, and then i weeded out the letters once it was on the granite! I will show more images later tonight when i go and get it sandblasted! I'm kinda exited actually 4pm can't come soon enough 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lablover 218 Posted November 12, 2014 I have 2 .09 blade holders one has a crappy 45blade in it and the other one has a clean cut blade in it!One i only use for HTV, 631 and 651 - stock blade that came with the machine The other one i use is for Htv Glitter, Sandblast stencil, and Cricut Crafting Crap for my mother! - my clean cut blade! I should of done 2 passes but i didn't i only did 1 at the time but i used the 31 of force and speed of like 8 or 10 not very fast! It would of came out better if i would of done 2 passes for sure so i did the 1 pass and pealed it off and put it on the granite, and then i weeded out the letters once it was on the granite! I will show more images later tonight when i go and get it sandblasted! I'm kinda exited actually 4pm can't come soon enough WOW..Ok cool I was looking on ebay to get a 1.5 holder and maybe 30 deg and 60 deg blade. I may hold off then if you are using the .09 blade and holder. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 12, 2014 Yep. I'm only using the blue tip.. I got one that came with the machine and i got a Ebay one for like $20 I plan on getting a red tip one day but not now .. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 13, 2014 So I'm back from my little adventure .. This guy called me up on CL and asked me if i could help him with corel .. I never knew it would come out like this but here is what we made tonight but here are some of the final pictures.. Sandblasting Granite turned out awesome i know the pictures does not do it justice and the last photo is the guy's setup it was fkn awesome! I forgot a photo sorry 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lablover 218 Posted November 13, 2014 WOW, that looks great. I'm shocked how white the granite is...IS that painted after? or thats just how it came out? I have to go get me some scrap pieces for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 13, 2014 I painted it white after i etched it 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Go-C Graphics 856 Posted November 13, 2014 That's one really sweet setup. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 13, 2014 ya i could never touch with a 100 foot pole what he has in cost in his equipment lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rlvied 292 Posted November 13, 2014 Nice job Jay,I really like the wood sign. What type of media did you use to blast with? That is a nice setup he has there. When I do wood signs I usually spray a light coat of clear paint to seal the pores in the wood so that the color does not bleed out of the blasted area. Again nice job Bob 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 393 Posted November 13, 2014 Perhaps I missed it, what was the air pressure used for both the granite and the wood? Beautiful stuff btw, Cal 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SeeJaysPlace 476 Posted November 13, 2014 Yes both are sand blasted the wood sign and the granite Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
H2Ohydrographics 25 Posted November 14, 2014 Jay, what type of paint did u use on the wood sign? Thxs Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
