Recommendations wanted and

[ckr]

any assistance here would be appreciated.

I am ready to pick up some stuff for blasting, I have cruised this forum a few times noting some of the posts. I am considering a two stage compressor that I tinnk has enough ompah and I have a slight delema regarding cabinets.

http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/sto ... =100005910

I guess the compressor is compatiable with just about any blaster but I am considering this Atlas

http://www.gregsmithequipment.com/ATLAS ... sbc420.htm

or a MT-28 or 3824

http://www.mytoolstore.com/cyclone/cycindex.html

The fact that the discharge and filter on the clycones is a separate unit I think may be a great benifit as it seems to be with all the crap going into it that it could eventually require replacement. The 3824 has the foot pedal, the MT saves a few bucks but any reasoning more intelligent than mine could persaude me to go for any of them.

Oh yeah, about the grit and size

http://www.mytoolstore.com/cyclone/access.html

any recommendations on that and how does Rad get his to look so good. Let's devulge all the tricks.

[KurtHuhn]

That Husky should do the job. It's similar in output to the Lowes branded one I got, maybe a little better. At 12+ CFM you're still going to be running the compressor pretty much constantly, but it's not going to be too bad. mine runs at 10+ CFM at 90, and that's probably bare minimum for pipe blasting. In the summer the pump gets HOT.

For cabinets, I have one of these:
http://www.mytoolstore.com/cyclone/pbh2000c.html

And one of these:
http://www.mytoolstore.com/cyclone/benchtp.html

I got the pencil blaster for stuff unrelated to pipes. It's too low powered for briar, but it was a decent deal when purchased all together, and it makes etching glass really easy.

I had a metal blasting cabinet once. Never again. Even after lining the inside of every seam and joint with duct tape, and then lining the outside as well, it still leaked like a sieve. There's absolutely no such risk with the plastic ones. I also really like the Cyclone guns too - you can get a 5CFM jet and nozzle for them, allowing you to really control the blasting.

As far as media? Well... that might require a visit to the woods, and offerings of Scotch in order for me to give up those secrets.

[Frank]

As far as media? Well... that might require a visit to the woods, and offerings of Scotch in order for me to give up those secrets.

Holy Crap!! This guy's even more perverted than I suspected.

[ckr]

That thought had crossed my mind also. but it took about 5 seconds to realize that a walk with a puffer in pie hole was an excellent environment to unload all that might be envolved in sand blasting.

The problem was the scotch at the same time. I could just imagine the conversation digressing to the proper way to blast the chamber and mortise.

Thanks bud, my proxie Glen will be in touch.