acehole 1 Posted March 14, 2009 This is the top af a 6" chrome air cleaner I used a scrap piece of 651 for the mask this was just a test to see what the sandblaster would do to chrome I can see a lot of possibilities with this just thought I'd share Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarconastic 29 Posted March 14, 2009 what did you blast the chrome with? silica or Iron oxide? Looks great BTW Kevin Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acehole 1 Posted March 14, 2009 the sand was a $3.00 bag of play sand from lowes Im trying to see what all I can do with a blaster before I buy a cabinet I used a blaster similar to this http://www.tractorsupply.com/wcsstore/ConsumerDirectStorefrontAssetStore/images/products/600/3907845.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarconastic 29 Posted March 14, 2009 I have a 2'x3' sandblast cabinet I bought from Orshelins for around a hundred bucks on sale. I learned several things very fast. first make sure you have plenty of the glass window protector sheets, they get blasted in a hurry if you using it a lot. Second use only silica sand if you can. It's 10 times cleaner (less dust blowing around to block your vision) and seem to do a cleaner job on most metals, though it doesn't remove material as fast. It is a little more expensive than play sand but not by much, maybe $10 a bag, but in a cabinet your recycling it all the time, so you lose less. Iron oxides and other metals abrasives are very dusty and just make cleanup a bear. I am planning on using my cab for doing reverse cuttings and blasting logos on Wine, brandy and shot glasses. One more thing, hook a shop vac up to your cab. It will remove any of that blow up dust right away. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest crshirts Posted March 14, 2009 looks very good. Aluminium oxide will give you a much better finish. I use 100 or 120 grit. Carl Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
repodon 1 Posted March 14, 2009 very nice looking i use walnut shells i got my cabinet and pressure pot and the walnutt shelles crushed at harbor freight the only problem i have which is stated the dust which i have a shop vac hooked up into the back of the blast cabinet which helps some here are some i did on mirror and glass Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gagray1 0 Posted March 14, 2009 Very nice, the wife sandblasts glassware and it is easy and very profitable Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sabrina99 4 Posted March 18, 2009 Did you have to dry the play sand first? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KE5AFU 0 Posted March 19, 2009 If you are using real sand, be VERY careful. Wear a good respirator, blasing with sand releases silica which you inhale causing silicosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis which is not curable and could even kill you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
acehole 1 Posted March 19, 2009 Thanx for the concern I wouldnt do this on a regular basis the way I did It was one of those "I wonder what this will do" kinda things I plan on getting a blast cabinet in the very near future I already have several people wanting things done for motorcycles & street rods A question for those who have done this before Does the blasted part hold up or will it rust quicker ?? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mustangconv85 0 Posted March 19, 2009 I'm pretty sure it will rust pretty quick you'll have to find someway to coat/seal it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hardcase1 0 Posted April 5, 2009 What are you using for blasting mask? Also, how is the best way to do the weeding of very small letters and small detailed designs? I just got my PCut 630 with SignBlaster. I have cut some vinyl (just to practice), but have had a very hard time weeding it for stencils. Can't imagine trying to weed sandblast mask. Any suggestions will be appreciated. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
