Re: Teaser thread...

Posted by shinyribs on Dec 11, 2018; 2:25pm
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pidjones wrote

Please be careful with the glass dust. Inhaled, it can lacerate nasal and lung tissue. I used it outdoors with only a paper dust mask, and wondered why I kept getting sinus infections and pneumonia. After switching to aluminum oxide, I not only stopped having respiratory infections, it seemed to cut much faster and leave a better surface. I used 70 grit aluminum oxide.

I have my blasting cabinet vented outdoors and use a shop vac to draw through the cabinet, but you are right, blasting media can be nasty stuff. I had never used glass bead before and wanted to see what all the fuss was about. IMO, it wears out super fast and doesn't really leave that smooth of a finish anyway. Not a big fan, really, but it is handy for certain things.