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Re: sandblast, again

To: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us
Subject: Re: sandblast, again
From: Christopher.Albers@bubbs.biola.edu (Christopher Albers)
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 1997 14:20:53 -0800
dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us,Internet writes:

> It's been raining here for most of two weeks.  I recently tried to
>grit blast some pistons prior to adding a ceramic coating and finally
>had to give up.  Even microwaving the grit for a while didn't seem to
>help much, and the little Badger-style gun kept clogging up.  It looks
>like it's time to start storing my grit in sealed containers with some
>desiccant, and possibly to upgrade the cheesy little blasting gun.

> "Simple," I think.  "I'll just open one of my many catalogs and pick
>out a small pressure blaster, since most of the people I've talked to
>rave about how much better the pressure blasters are than the siphon
>types."

> Not so simple.  About half the catalog entries don't tell whether the
>gun is siphon or pressure type.  The other half appear to be entire
>blasting rigs, which I don't need.  I just need the gun.  And a *little*
>gun; my little cabinet (actually a homemade thingie derived from a clear
>plastic Rubbermaid blanket storage box) doesn't have room for a full
>size gun.

> Sooo... anyone know where I can pick up a small pressure blasting gun?
>                       

>From: dave.williams@chaos.lrk.ar.us (Dave Williams)
>Subject: sandblast, again
>Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 07:37:00 -0500

Does your compressor have a moisture trap attached in-line from the
compressor to the hose.  This could be your problem since condensation
commonly accumulates in the tank.

CNA

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