Full Version: humidity/blasting media
From: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#1]
10 Jul 2005
To: ALL
I'm considering buying sandblasting equipment as something to play with and as a change of pace from my business.
One concern I have is humidity. How does humidity effect the material used in blasting glass?
OK, guess I have another one....can one mix what they are blasting, ie, glass, wood...without having to do some type of cleaning process of the blasting media?
I suspect as I get deeper into this that I will have more questions. Feels funny to be asking questions instead of pushing my service! :-)
Doug
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#2]
10 Jul 2005
To: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#1] 10 Jul 2005
Blasting media can be recycled up to a point. I'm not sure how wood remnants would affect the blasting. My guess is they're not as recycleable as leftovers containing glass.
From: LaZerDude (C_BURKE) [#3]
11 Jul 2005
To: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#1] 12 Jul 2005
Doug,
We have pretty high humidity here......so far it has not been a problem for me ........
From: Cindy (CINDYM) [#4]
11 Jul 2005
To: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#1] 12 Jul 2005
There is a sandblasting/sandcarving forum site through yahoo that has a lot of knowledgeable people there. You can find it through Yahoo! Groups/sandcarving (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sandcarving
Hope this helps -
Cindy M
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#5]
11 Jul 2005
To: Cindy (CINDYM) [#4] 12 Jul 2005
The forum is still on Yahoo, but their main web site can be found at www.sandcarver.org
They're also reachable through our "Links of Interest" pull-down, located at the top-right-hand corner of this page.
From: Cindy (CINDYM) [#6]
12 Jul 2005
To: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#5] 12 Jul 2005
Thanks for the update. It's been a while since I've checking in with that site, but it's still on my Favorites list. Since we haven't brought sandblasting in-house yet, that site hasn't been a priority - I've just been too busy. I used to be a lurker there though, starting at the beginning postings and just reading through them. I've learned alot just by doing that.
Cindy M
From: Doug (JDOUG5170) [#7]
12 Jul 2005
To: ALL
thank you , those that replied. I have been checking out the other forums, been doing my research, and am pretty much ready to go forth.
Talking to leasing folks now about making one big group purchase....now, what am I going to do with it all! :-)
Doug
From: Stunt Engraver (DGL) [#8]
12 Jul 2005
To: Cindy (CINDYM) [#6] 12 Jul 2005
No such thing as too much knowledge. Especially when it comes to speaking intelligently to customers about processes we may not actually perform :-)