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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 457160" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>Forester, I believe that sugar sand is also called #5 blasting sand. I used it in my small cabinet and also in a total-loss outdoor pot and a couple of the 1 quart hand held guns. It breaks up in a cabinet and creates a lot of dust, so I switched to 70 grit aluminum oxide media from Harbor Freight. Works good, and doesn't fracture and create a lot of dust. If you are careful about not putting painted, excessively rusty, or oily parts in the cabinet, it'll last a long time. I've been using about 50 lbs of it for over a year. I also use glass beads and walnut hulls in the hand-helds for aluminum parts and for a prettier satin finish than the media or the sugar sand. I have a 15 cfm 60 gal. compressor, and it can't maintain but about 90 psi in my cabinet gun or the pressure pot. Tank size doesn't help if you blast more than about 2-3 minutes. After that it's up to the compressor to keep up. I paid $1000 for an Ingersoll-Rand 2 stage compressor, and if I could have a do-over, I'd cough up the extra $400 for the 24 cfm version. The 5 hp motor fried itself after 3 years, and I replaced it with a 7 1/2 hp motor (same frame). That motor cost me about what the difference was for the bigger compressor. I have never regretted the decision to bite the bullet and get a heavy duty compressor though. Other than the first motor, this one takes a licking and keeps on ticking. I can live with it.</p><p></p><p>You're on the right track getting set up to blast. No matter what setup you end up with, you'll use it for all kinds of stuff.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 457160, member: 2580"] Forester, I believe that sugar sand is also called #5 blasting sand. I used it in my small cabinet and also in a total-loss outdoor pot and a couple of the 1 quart hand held guns. It breaks up in a cabinet and creates a lot of dust, so I switched to 70 grit aluminum oxide media from Harbor Freight. Works good, and doesn't fracture and create a lot of dust. If you are careful about not putting painted, excessively rusty, or oily parts in the cabinet, it'll last a long time. I've been using about 50 lbs of it for over a year. I also use glass beads and walnut hulls in the hand-helds for aluminum parts and for a prettier satin finish than the media or the sugar sand. I have a 15 cfm 60 gal. compressor, and it can't maintain but about 90 psi in my cabinet gun or the pressure pot. Tank size doesn't help if you blast more than about 2-3 minutes. After that it's up to the compressor to keep up. I paid $1000 for an Ingersoll-Rand 2 stage compressor, and if I could have a do-over, I'd cough up the extra $400 for the 24 cfm version. The 5 hp motor fried itself after 3 years, and I replaced it with a 7 1/2 hp motor (same frame). That motor cost me about what the difference was for the bigger compressor. I have never regretted the decision to bite the bullet and get a heavy duty compressor though. Other than the first motor, this one takes a licking and keeps on ticking. I can live with it. You're on the right track getting set up to blast. No matter what setup you end up with, you'll use it for all kinds of stuff. [/QUOTE]
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