Blasting sand

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Patrick Waite
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Blasting sand

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What is a good blasting Media to use in a blasting Cabnet. Im putting something together here and wanted to know what every one else used to get good resalts before powder coating.
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FiveORacing
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Re: Blasting sand

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For powdercoating I would say Aluminum Oxide. It's a uniform size and doesn't pulverize to dust as quickly. I've tried sand and glass and I found that AO just leaves a better profile and the powder flows out better. Lasts much longer in my Empire cabinet before it's sucked away by the dust collector too. I get 60 and 80 grit. For aluminum I turn the pressure down to about 25psi for the last pass.

I pay .66 a pound for brown aluminum oxide.
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Re: Blasting sand

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silicon carbide is the best. 100 grit, low to no static , long lasting and cuts quick.
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