Ronald,
Harbor Freight Tools carry blasting media if they have a store in your area.
Also you can order mail order from Harbor Freight, Tipps, and also from
Eastwood I believe. You'd probably want to find one offering "free shipping
for orders over $xxx " for this route.
Dave Moag
77 Spitfire
62 TR3B
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-triumphs@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-triumphs@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Gambony, Jim
> Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 1:32 PM
> To: 'Ronald A. Dowty'; Triumphs Mailing List
> Subject: RE: Sand
>
>
>
> Ronald,
>
> For sand: any home supply store should have "play sand".
> Something
> like $2-$3 per 50 pound bag. There are drawbacks, such as
> the sand will
> chew up the nozzle on the blaster handle quickly and shatters
> to fine dust
> very quickly, obscuring what little vision you have.
>
> For glass bead: WW Granger (no, not "www" :-) which is
> a large industrial
> supply concern carries the glass bead in 50 lb tubs. As I
> recall it was
> about $30 for the tub when I picked it up 6 years ago. Yes, it's more
> expensive than sand. Since you only use 2-5 pounds at a time
> and it gets
> recycled it should last a long time. I started with a medium
> grit, not
> agressive enough for heavy rust but fairly gentle to the parts being
> cleaned.
>
> Or keep an eye out for automotive flea markets/swap meets,
> typically someone
> will be there with blaster cabinets and supplies.
>
>
> Jim
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ronald A. Dowty [SMTP:rdowty@iso.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 1998 3:16 PM
> > To: Triumphs Mailing List
> > Subject: Sand
> >
> >
> > I am purchasing a small sanblaster and a compressor this
> evening and need
> > a
> > source for media. Where do you get glass beads and walnut shells and
> > stufff
> > like that? For that matter where is the cheapest place to
> find sand? What
> > I
> > mean is what kind of stores carry these things? I don't
> know where to
> > look.
> > I am tempted to call the sand blasting place in town but I
> doubt they'd
> > apprecite it much.
>
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