kramttocs Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Anyone tried one of these? https://www.eastwood.com/liquid-media-blaster.html?SRCCODE=PLA00020&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIltOQ69Hq4wIV0v_jBx3bPgM9EAQYASABEgKDyPD_BwE I use my blasting cabinet a ton but every now and then I find myself needing to prep an item that won't fit. Without having a suit, blasting outside is the worst so this seems good in theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Interesting! I'd not seen that, but I do have a pressure blaster. And, I have an Eastwood media blasting unit for outside and agree that using it is THE WORST! So this looks interesting. But, it also looks very slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Interesting! I'd not seen that, but I do have a pressure blaster. And, I have an Eastwood media blasting unit for outside and agree that using it is THE WORST! So this looks interesting. But, it also looks very slow. Haha if it means not picking coal slag out of my ears because I forgot to put my plugs in, I might be able to live with slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Haha if it means not picking coal slag out of my ears because I forgot to put my plugs in, I might be able to live with slow. Yep. And, you could use sand with no health problems. Maybe you should try it and report back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve83 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Without having a suit, blasting outside is the worst...Why? I did this in jeans, long-sleeve shirt, & hood, and it wasn't too bad, even in Memphis heat & humidity of June: https://supermotors.net/getfile/524745/thumbnail/blastsetup.jpg ...with no health problems.Check the fine print... Always wear ANSI rated safety glasses resporator (sic) and gloves while using.It says you don't have to worry about heat from blasting, but the force of water & sand at that speed will do at least as much warping to thin metal if you're not careful. My plan is simply to build an extension that I can hang on the side of my cabinet if I need more space. I've done it before temporarily using a cardboard box. But it wouldn't be expensive or difficult to get someone who makes A/C ductwork to build a custom extension that I could drop on any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kramttocs Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Without having a suit, blasting outside is the worst...Why? I did this in jeans, long-sleeve shirt, & hood, and it wasn't too bad, I was considering a blasting hood to be a suit since that's really the only part that matters in an hobby setting (a respirator being a given anytime working outside a cabinet). With that, yes it wouldn't be bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I've wet blasted stone houses before. (way back in the '80's- early '90's) We used fine white sand, and even though the water kept the dust down, days later when things dried up, there was silica dust blowing around everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Without having a suit, blasting outside is the worst...Why? I did this in jeans, long-sleeve shirt, & hood, and it wasn't too bad, even in Memphis heat & humidity of June: https://supermotors.net/getfile/524745/thumbnail/blastsetup.jpg ...with no health problems.Check the fine print... Always wear ANSI rated safety glasses resporator (sic) and gloves while using.It says you don't have to worry about heat from blasting, but the force of water & sand at that speed will do at least as much warping to thin metal if you're not careful. My plan is simply to build an extension that I can hang on the side of my cabinet if I need more space. I've done it before temporarily using a cardboard box. But it wouldn't be expensive or difficult to get someone who makes A/C ductwork to build a custom extension that I could drop on any time. I wear a hood, filter mask, long gloves, long sleeves, and jeans. And it is still a very unpleasant experience. But sand is cheap here as Mohawk, one of the large suppliers, is taking it out of the Arkansas about 20 miles away. So I don't worry about recycling it and do my outside blasting in the middle of the yard so the sand goes into the soil. However, Mohawk's control on sizing isn't very good and I have to filter the stuff I get or it'll clog frequently. Which adds to the lack of fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I wear a hood, filter mask, long gloves, long sleeves, and jeans. And it is still a very unpleasant experience. But sand is cheap here as Mohawk, one of the large suppliers, is taking it out of the Arkansas about 20 miles away. So I don't worry about recycling it and do my outside blasting in the middle of the yard so the sand goes into the soil. However, Mohawk's control on sizing isn't very good and I have to filter the stuff I get or it'll clog frequently. Which adds to the lack of fun. Is there still a lot of ultra fine broken silica floating around days later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Is there still a lot of ultra fine broken silica floating around days later? No. If there's a breeze, which is usually from the south here, it heads north where there aren't any houses for quite a ways. But it is heavy enough it settles pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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