A bead blaster is one of the best things you can have around the shop. The
Skat compnay of Ohio makes a nice unit, and you can fit a 16" rim in most of
the ones they make. You might have to do one side, open the box, turn the
rim around and do the other, but it's not such a pain.
I use the Skat to clean up manifolds, remove paint on small bits before I
repaint them and smooth rough edges.
It's nearly essential for a frame-over if you're cleaning as you go.
Any medium size compressor will do, but it will run while you're blasting.
Most of the time you'll be using the unit in small bursts, so I doubt you'll
run the tank out.
Cheers,
Alex Maiolo
Chapel Hill NC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rich & Lori Williams" <paddlers@nwlink.com>
To: <lro@works.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2001 11:13 PM
Subject: LRO: small sandblasting cabinet
Does anyone have any experience with small sandblasting cabinets? I was
thinking about getting one for this (and future) projects. Probably would
want something large enough to blast a 16" wheel. And how big of a
compressor does one typically need or are there self contained units out
there?
Thanks,
Rich
' 60 SII 109sw
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