Trevor,
I will let others answer the abrasives question.
However, the loose dust will ruin the compressor quickly. Get the air
intake ducted outside if possible, if not at least well away. Most of
the cabinets contain a fitting for a vacuum cleaner. I wired the vacuum
into the circuit; therefore, it runs whenever the light is on and sucks
up the excess dust. Just a little sand falls out the door when I open
it.
George
On Fri, 07 May 1999 02:58:01 -0400 Trevor Boicey <tboicey@brit.ca>
writes:
>
> 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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