Sand Blaster
This weekends project was to tack-weld-up my SS-1 (Soil-amendment Spreader #1).
This is well worn version of what one finds at the home improvment store: about 2' wide by 1.5' diameter. Load in the Soil-amendment and roll it out over a new lawn. Lots of small tacks needed to stablize the welded-wire circumferance to the light sheet metal ends and handle.
I was very frustrated trying to clean away old paint, rust, and Soil-amendment. Small wire brush on a moto-tool was to light, bigger wire brush on a drill would not reach the spaces.
Seemed like a job for a sand blaster, but I do not own one of any sort. Have never used one. Like most such questions I suspect the answer my trend toward "get the biggest, bestest you can afford". For me "bestest" includes that it will store in a small space for the many months it will not be used.
Thinking about one of the cheapo, air hose, syphon, dust all over everywhere things one might buy from Harbor Freight or Northern or such. Do they work or a waste of money.
All opinions welcome.
Bob
("Soil-amendment" is a replacement for a common expletive)
This weekends project was to tack-weld-up my SS-1 (Soil-amendment Spreader #1).
This is well worn version of what one finds at the home improvment store: about 2' wide by 1.5' diameter. Load in the Soil-amendment and roll it out over a new lawn. Lots of small tacks needed to stablize the welded-wire circumferance to the light sheet metal ends and handle.
I was very frustrated trying to clean away old paint, rust, and Soil-amendment. Small wire brush on a moto-tool was to light, bigger wire brush on a drill would not reach the spaces.
Seemed like a job for a sand blaster, but I do not own one of any sort. Have never used one. Like most such questions I suspect the answer my trend toward "get the biggest, bestest you can afford". For me "bestest" includes that it will store in a small space for the many months it will not be used.
Thinking about one of the cheapo, air hose, syphon, dust all over everywhere things one might buy from Harbor Freight or Northern or such. Do they work or a waste of money.
All opinions welcome.
Bob
("Soil-amendment" is a replacement for a common expletive)
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