23-12-2013, 04:09 PM
Hi,
The Dog & Gun pub still survives Big Al because I noticed it as I passed with two cars in the car park; I bet winter snow is a real joy in the area and even a 4WD will be useless on those hills; the Aygo only just managed second gear on the climb out of Oxenhope.
If you have similar luck to me Keith may I suggest you buy a kite on the way home then you will arrive to dead calm?
Bron and I have just returned from Batley and what atrocious weather; the wind is trying it's best to blow down the remaining trees lubricated with lashing rain. I was going to dump the car on the drive but perhaps it might become damaged by flying debris; just what I want is a soaking wet car in the garage with two bags of blasting media sitting on the bench; I don't know how this hard blasting media reacts with damp but soda would have been much worse?
Total cost excluding fuel this morning was £230; the blaster is supplied in a large cardboard box which is not too heavy and assembly consists of attaching the legs; I'm told everything needed is within the box but at the moment I'm unable to get to the box by the weather.
I believe I'm mistaken when I said the supplier is the manufacturer of this soda blasting kit? Given what I saw of the premises it's highly likely the basic blaster is bought in then simply adapted using their feed units and nozzles? I could of course be totally wrong but it's the impression I got whilst on site.
For those already with a sand blaster a conversion kit is available for soda blasting costing £79.95.
I wasn't on site long because the guy had opened up specially knowing I would be arriving around 11am as arranged; he was most helpful and pleasant and no doubt I'll be visiting again for consumables.
I did learn that blasting softwood with soda might not work due to the softness of the grain whereas hardwood (excluding Balsa) will withstand the impact from the soda; drat it; just my luck because I had high hopes of blasting our softwood window frames next year; I was told to load up with soda and try a small area because given the age of the frames they might not suffer from the blasting? Pity force fields are not yet available as a retail item or I could buy one to go right over the bungalow and gardens like an inverted fish bowl? This climate really does get me down; a brand new toy and I can't even get it out of its box? It's enough to drive me to drink?
Hopefully I'l manage to open the box tomorrow and if successful I'll post pictures of what I've bought today. The air/water separator is something I've wanted for many years but never got around to buying but it is important to have one installed for using these blasters and at £20 it's not too expensive; just another thing to install before I can start blasting. I decided to buy the smaller blasting unit because it would receive infrequent use and do the job of the larger blaster but it would be more mobile and take of less storage space but I was sorely tempted to buy the double sized unit; I've already spent a lot of time trying to remove this bandsaw paint ending up hot and tired so it will be interesting to see how this blaster compares; I'm keen to try it out.
For anyone wanting to set up a one man business; buying an old heavy duty mobile compressor and an heavier duty soda blaster could be a good money earner visiting places where mobile blasting is needed? How many of us would have been pleased to have something blasted clean ready for paint; Gary mentioned he would willingly pay a tenner just to have a radio chassis blasted which could be done in minutes? Car wheels are another good earner; going to the extreme when David and I visit Golborne we always admire the powder coated wheels and rocker covers etc on display; this stall accepts such such jobs and at my last visit to Rufforth I saw two guys carrying out a newly powder coated motorcycle frame which looked brand new; many like me just suffer trying to remove old paint but can easily apply the new paint?
I had never heard of soda blasting until Gary posted about it and at the time I stated I would look into it so now I've looked into it and now own my new soda blaster; I don't mind spending money on kit I think will earn its keep?
Kind regards, Col.
The Dog & Gun pub still survives Big Al because I noticed it as I passed with two cars in the car park; I bet winter snow is a real joy in the area and even a 4WD will be useless on those hills; the Aygo only just managed second gear on the climb out of Oxenhope.
If you have similar luck to me Keith may I suggest you buy a kite on the way home then you will arrive to dead calm?
Bron and I have just returned from Batley and what atrocious weather; the wind is trying it's best to blow down the remaining trees lubricated with lashing rain. I was going to dump the car on the drive but perhaps it might become damaged by flying debris; just what I want is a soaking wet car in the garage with two bags of blasting media sitting on the bench; I don't know how this hard blasting media reacts with damp but soda would have been much worse?
Total cost excluding fuel this morning was £230; the blaster is supplied in a large cardboard box which is not too heavy and assembly consists of attaching the legs; I'm told everything needed is within the box but at the moment I'm unable to get to the box by the weather.
I believe I'm mistaken when I said the supplier is the manufacturer of this soda blasting kit? Given what I saw of the premises it's highly likely the basic blaster is bought in then simply adapted using their feed units and nozzles? I could of course be totally wrong but it's the impression I got whilst on site.
For those already with a sand blaster a conversion kit is available for soda blasting costing £79.95.
I wasn't on site long because the guy had opened up specially knowing I would be arriving around 11am as arranged; he was most helpful and pleasant and no doubt I'll be visiting again for consumables.
I did learn that blasting softwood with soda might not work due to the softness of the grain whereas hardwood (excluding Balsa) will withstand the impact from the soda; drat it; just my luck because I had high hopes of blasting our softwood window frames next year; I was told to load up with soda and try a small area because given the age of the frames they might not suffer from the blasting? Pity force fields are not yet available as a retail item or I could buy one to go right over the bungalow and gardens like an inverted fish bowl? This climate really does get me down; a brand new toy and I can't even get it out of its box? It's enough to drive me to drink?
Hopefully I'l manage to open the box tomorrow and if successful I'll post pictures of what I've bought today. The air/water separator is something I've wanted for many years but never got around to buying but it is important to have one installed for using these blasters and at £20 it's not too expensive; just another thing to install before I can start blasting. I decided to buy the smaller blasting unit because it would receive infrequent use and do the job of the larger blaster but it would be more mobile and take of less storage space but I was sorely tempted to buy the double sized unit; I've already spent a lot of time trying to remove this bandsaw paint ending up hot and tired so it will be interesting to see how this blaster compares; I'm keen to try it out.
For anyone wanting to set up a one man business; buying an old heavy duty mobile compressor and an heavier duty soda blaster could be a good money earner visiting places where mobile blasting is needed? How many of us would have been pleased to have something blasted clean ready for paint; Gary mentioned he would willingly pay a tenner just to have a radio chassis blasted which could be done in minutes? Car wheels are another good earner; going to the extreme when David and I visit Golborne we always admire the powder coated wheels and rocker covers etc on display; this stall accepts such such jobs and at my last visit to Rufforth I saw two guys carrying out a newly powder coated motorcycle frame which looked brand new; many like me just suffer trying to remove old paint but can easily apply the new paint?
I had never heard of soda blasting until Gary posted about it and at the time I stated I would look into it so now I've looked into it and now own my new soda blaster; I don't mind spending money on kit I think will earn its keep?
Kind regards, Col.
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