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Re: Media Blasting

To: Ronnie Day <rday@cyberramp.net>
Subject: Re: Media Blasting
From: Chris Miller <ctodd@netgate.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 17:59:54 -0800 (PST)
Most tool trucks (Mac Snap-On Matco) carry a really nice handheld
sandblaster for about $30 that has an optional media bag and foam nozzle
cover that allows you to blast small areas while retaining most of the
media. Of course you will want to have a face shield and gloves :-).

Regards,
        Chris

On Wed, 17 Feb 1999, Ronnie Day wrote:

> I want to get a light duty sand/media blaster clean up small areas of 
> rust on the cars, clean up parts, etc. Do I need two seperate pieces of 
> equipment, a blaster and a cabinet?? I see cabinets, both homemade and 
> commerical at a wide variety of prices. Like I said, this is for casual 
> work, I'm not going to do high volume. I was thinking maybe the same gun 
> with different nozzles. Small areas of rust on the car body, clean up 
> manifolds, carb bodies, that sort of stuff. I know you have to protect 
> machined surfaces whatever you use.
> 
> Can you get something like this from Harbor Frieght, Eastwood? I figured 
> I might as well asks the lists and get the benefit of others experiences.
> 
> TIA, Ron
> 
> ________________
> Ronnie Day
> rday@cyberramp.net
> Dallas/Ft. Worth
> '71 510 2-dr (Prepared class autocrosser)
> '73 510 2-dr (Street Toy)
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