Sandblasting Revisited

[John Dewey]

My sandblast cabinet is about 24" X 18" X 12" so I have to remove the parts.
For blasting action frames I am using a piece of visqueen made into a tube
about 10' long and 18" in dimater with a hole cut in the center to stick the
gun in. I close the end I am blasting toward with a patato chip bag spring
paper clip. This keeps most of the mess confined. As soon as I can figure
where in my shop to put it I am going to build a cabinet large enough for
action frames. If you want to start cheap you can get a suction gun and hose
for about $15.00, ues your shop air compressor with a regulator, and a piece
of plastic drop cloth. The only expense is the blast media and ordinary sand
box sand will let you experiment on an old junk action if you keep the
preassure low-10 to 20 psi.

John Dewey


-----Original Message-----
From: Pianotoone@AOL.COM <Pianotoone@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Wednesday, May 12, 1999 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Sandblasting Revisited


>After reading newest copy of PTG Journal, got interested in sandblasting of
>action parts.
>
>Question:  Do you remove parts (whippens, hammer butts, etc) from action
>frame or just put the whole thing in a cabinet.
>
>Also can anybody give me the address of the search engine for piano
archives.
> Thanks and happy spring.  It sure is gorgeous here in Michigan.
>
>Best
>
>Dick Day
>