There are two things I learned the hard way over the last 10-15 years -
- if you go "off" at Road Atlanta you never get rid of the red dust in,
around and under the car [assuming you are lucky and it is not red mud]
- and - you never get rid of the fine dust from a blast cabinet
everywhere in the shop/garage - no matter how supposedly good the seals
are. Also if you use glass beads there will always be some on the floor
to make it as dangerous as ice.
I still go to Road Atlanta because I learned to stay on the black bit.
But I gave away my blast cabinet [great though they are] because I don't
have the luxury of a separate "dirty" shop.
Derek
Trevor Boicey wrote:
>
> Well, I bought a sandblast cabinet last week from
> Princess Auto. Princess Auto is a Canadian chain of
> tool and knickknack stores famous for their monthly
> sales.
>
> I have it installed and running, and it seems
> to work well.
>
> Couple of questions from a novice.
>
> What abrasives should I be using for different
> jobs? I bought a bag of sand because it was cheap
> and it seems to work really well on the usual surface
> rust. I am curious what other abrasives I can
> use for different purposes.
>
> Safety... the sand I bought says "Less than
> 1% silica-free". Yes, I agree, that doesn't
> make grammatical sense, but they seem to be saying
> it's a low silica sand. A little bit of dust
> escapes around the lid seal during use. What
> sort of health concerns and I in for if I
> breathe it?
>
> ...related to the above, what will this dust
> do to my other tools and cars parked in
> the garage? My compressor air intake is rather
> close to the sandblast cabinet now, should I
> be concerned?
>
> Any tips welcome.
>
> --
> Trevor Boicey, P. Eng.
> Ottawa, Canada, tboicey@brit.ca
> ICQ #17432933 http://www.brit.ca/~tboicey/
> "Dod's a detective?" - Ajax
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