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Re: Sandblasting as a first step ????
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Posted by B-maniac on November 07, 2006 at 19:27:15 from (207.241.134.170):
In Reply to: Re: Sandblasting as a first step ???? posted by Mike M on November 07, 2006 at 11:22:19:
I do it on all. BUT!!! I do it MYSELF,I USE MY HEAD, (and lots of tape) I use a small 100# capacity pressure blaster that has a pop-off valve setting of 75# pressure. I don't shoot directly at any casting mating joints (wire brush). All sheet metal and small unboltables come off. I don't and never have had sand problems and my projects DON'T shed sand for a month after done. BUT!!! If you take it to a commercial blaster,it's all out of your control and you WILL have the problems everyone talks about. You just have to be smarter than the sand!! It's kinda' like the people who will NEVER under ANY circumstances, weld,heat,braze,solder,or grind on a gas tank. It's called PREP
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