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Sandblasting?

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D. MAC (St. Lou

05-01-2004 07:17:04




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Well gentleman, I decided to hold off on buying a tractor until next summer, in order to save up some money and make my first purchase the right purchase! After looking intensely for the past two weeks, these tractors are my favorite, JD 3020, Ford 4000, AC's 170 - D15, and Oliver.

So, what did I decide to do or purchase in order to disc my 1/2 acre foodplot? A Tufline ATV Disc. I got a wonderful deal on this disc, which is an older disc, but still built the same! In fact, it's the heavier disc they make! The paint has faded, some rust on the bolts, so I thought for my summer project, I'd give it a face lift. I decided to unbolt it, and then sandblast and/or chemically remove the paint? What do I need in order to sandblast? I have compressor (2.5 hp Rol-Air) & hose. What else do I need, and where can I get sand? I heard people using Baking Soda?? I'd rather not purchase, or spend alot on equipment, except for the paint gun. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

-Thanks

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DL

05-01-2004 18:48:03




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 Re: Sandblasting? in reply to D. MAC (St. Louis, MO), 05-01-2004 07:17:04  
I'm not a pro, but the first thing I'd recommend is to get MORE AIR!!! I have a 7.5 hp compressor that produces about 25 - 27 cfm and used that with a cheap siphon blaster to do some small jobs around the house. TOOK FOREVER!!! Since then, I found a gasoline powered compressor (175 CFM) and a blast pot that holds 650# of sand... I think I'm ready to blast now! As far as sand goes, we have a local distributor who sold me some silica sand @ $8.00 per hundred pounds... used that for one job and it worked well, but seemed expensive. Then, one weekend when they weren't open, I got this great idea to build something (that ultimately needed to be blasted) and since the abrasive shop wasn't open, I went down to the Home Depot and got a few bags of "play sand" at about $1.50 for 80# and blasted away. I couldn't tell the difference, seemed to work about the same as the stuff that cost 4 X the price... but, as I said in the beginning, I'M NOT A PRO!!! Next time I blast, I think I'm going to have the local concrete yard deliver about 10 yards of sand out to the place and I'll just screen & use that... I worked for a fabrication shop years ago & that's how we did it there! HTH!

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D. MAC (Picture of Disc)

05-01-2004 07:20:27




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 Re: Sandblasting? in reply to D. MAC (St. Louis, MO), 05-01-2004 07:17:04  
Here is a picture of the Tufline Disc I purchased. Any suggestions are appreciated? Up close, the paint is starting to peel, and rust underneath. But, I think with some care, I can make this think look new again!

-Dennis



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