Lots of good information here
http://www.optaminerals.com/virginia/products/CoalSlag.aspx
I think Black Beauty is fairly common. I get it at a local lumber yard.
But I agree with Fred. Glass beads for almost everything.
Don Malling
Patton Dickson wrote:
> Where does an average Joe like me find black beauty and other abrasives?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net [mailto:shop-talk-owner@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of FRED E THOMAS
> Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 7:22 PM
> To: Bob Nogueira; shop-talk@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Blasting Sand
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>
>
> Bob, avoid sand completely, if you need media that cuts that deep and that
> hard then use "black beauty", 150 lbs for $8.00 and not as harmful health
> wise. I only use black beauty on very rusty exhaust manifolds or rusty rims,
> it cuts so much it can be leave a surface that will show through powder-coat
> and paint, I use walnut shells for aluminum and glass media for other
> metals, in our hobbie I cannot see any reason for using sand. "FT"
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