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Bead blasting tip welcomed

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Subject: Bead blasting tip welcomed
From: "Jeff McNeal" <jmcneal@ohms.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2000 01:41:14 -0800
Hello all,

Got my bead blasting cabinet setup last evening and went to work on my
springs, rear drum covers and some other stuff.  I was surprised at how slow
things seemed to be going.  Through trial and error, I found that I received
the best performance by using short bursts of high pressurized air, rather
than just keeping my finger on the trigger.  I'm not able to remove old
paint as easily as I assumed I would.  Any suggestions for increasing the
performance would be appreciated.  Would a smaller venturi aperature work
better for stripping off paint? I'm afraid I'm not very knowledgable about
the role of the ceramic tips, either.   Thanks in advance.

Jeff in San Diego
'67 RHD Spitfire Mk3
http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml




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