Besides the blast material, you can control grit size and air pressure to tailor the blasting.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2011 2:17 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Phono-L] Abrasive Blast Cabinet Hello everyone, My wife just got me an abrasive blast cabinet, which I plan to use on stripping Edison bedplates for re-painting. Can someone who has used this method of stripping give me some tips? What sort of abrasive is best to use on bedplates? On American Restoration they started using walnut shells, or some such abrasive, but on very thin, fragile metal pieces. I think I can go a little stronger on bedplates! Glass beads are what are sold with it, I believe. Any help or advice is appreciated. My first job is on an Edison Standard F bedplate and carriage. The bedplate has flakes of paint off, and some rust areas. I was just going to use a great Standard D bedplate I have, but then saw that the serial number was stamped on the bottom of the F bedplate and matched the number on the tag. So, I said I can't separate! So, here goes a complete restoration! Mike Sorter _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
