Blasting pot

[Maxakarudy]

I've done quite a bit of blasting on stuff, I've got plenty of air, a professional pot and it's still a real ball ache most of the time, I certainly wouldn't dream of doing a full shell.
Having said that, it's very handy to have & I'd be lost without it, but I now do light de-rusting, just edges of panels mainly where the rust is worst and I'll chemical strip the paint off first, so I can lightly blast the panel if it's in good shape.
The most important thing to own, other than PPE is a 3mm SIEVE, sift everything you put in the pot or it will drive you nuts, with blockages.
I blast outside on a nice dry day, build a box 8'x4' with an open front, put on a large tarpaulin sheet, so you can recycle as much media as you can.
Martin

 

[rtbcomp]

After trying several types of PPE I forked out £200 on a professional air-fed helmet, worth every penny. Certainly a good idea to strip panels before blasting. A surprising amout of heat is generated and it's too easy to deform a panel.

 

[armalites]

Thanks. How much are you wanting? Looks about £13 for postage to Aberdeen.

Let me get some pictures for you to have a look at and have a look at how feasible it would be to pack it.

 

[julianf]

there totally useless with even damp sand .if it did work must have been a large pot with a big blast jet and sand like slurry or it didn't happen

It was some time back, but i remember the chap had a fairly large bore hose run over his solder

It was a wood place - the kit was used mainly for taking the rot and paint off old beams, i think.

It certainly happened, as i watched it happen.... : )

 

[armalites]

Thanks. How much are you wanting? Looks about £13 for postage to Aberdeen.

Looks shinier in the picture than real life and the top is a bit sunshine faded. I took the ball valve off the end because it got eroded too quickly. I do have the original funnel too.

 

[Burdekin]

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Looks shinier in the picture than real life and the top is a bit sunshine faded. I took the ball valve off the end because it got eroded too quickly. I do have the original funnel too.

How much are you asking?