Painting Contractors Hungry for Kramer Industries’ Corn Cob Grit
What's the best way to remove a cracked and peeling finish from a wood exterior home? Scrapping was the only answer until sand blasting and chemical stripping came along. But now there's a new solution that is less abrasive, takes much less time, costs less money, and can even be used on surfaces like cedar shakes. Read MoreVote. Just Vote.
The 2008 US election season certainly seems to be one of the more important decisions to be made in recent memory ... Read MoreAbrasive Blasting Media – Glass Bead
Glass Bead is a unique blasting media. Glass Bead abrasive is a solid, round sphere made of soda-lime glass, this Glass ... Read MoreWhen the Tumbling Barrel IS the part…
Question: The part is the barrel itself. It is a 12″ diameter pipe that has an inner coating of ~2mm that ... Read MoreAbrasive Blasting Media – Aluminum Oxide
Aluminum Oxide Grit is probably one of the most versatile and widely used blasting media. Virgin Aluminum Oxide is refined from ... Read MoreAbrasive Blasting Media – Introduction
There are many different types of abrasive blasting media available. Each of these media will produce a different finish on the ... Read MoreAnchor Profile
The amount of etching (etch profile) or anchor pattern achieved on a surface during abrasive blasting is necessary to understand given ... Read MoreGreen Bay Adds Kramer Industries Media to Graffiti Arsenal
Starting this year, Green Bay is using crushed glass grit purchased from Kramer Industries to remove graffiti from select surfaces throughout the city. According to Green Bay officials, concrete block, asphalt and sheet metal are among the surfaces now targeted for graffiti removal with crushed glass grit. Read MoreScreen Separating Basics
There are a couple of ways to separate parts from media. Basically, a screen is used to separate out smaller items ... Read MoreHurricanes, Oil & Shipping
It is absolutely upsetting to see the pictures and read the stories of those affected so dramatically by the hurricanes in ... Read MoreLog Home Blasting
Here is a great picture of a do-it-yourself log home blasting project. The blaster being used is a relatively small KF100DM ... Read MoreGlass Bead vs. Crushed Glass Grit
We get a lot of questions about the difference between Glass Bead and Crushed Glass Grit. Below are some before and ... Read MoreBeijing Olympics
Wow! An impressive show by the Chinese with these 2008 Olympics. Many of the controls the government put in place to ... Read MoreCrushed Glass Grit
The ‘hottest’ abrasive blast media right now seems to be Crushed Glass Grit. This media is sourced from recycled glass – ... Read MoreReducing Freight Costs
We sure do understand the pain of an unexpectedly high freight bill. With fuel costs being what they are right now, ... Read MoreBlast Cleaning Steel – Pictures
I posted some information a few weeks ago about using Crushed Glass Grit to strip/clean steel. Here are some before and ... Read MoreBody Jewelry Tumbling
We received a post a couple of years ago about polishing body jewelry in a vibratory tumbler. While very similar to ... Read MorePolishing Aluminum
Bringing machined aluminum into a highly polished finish is a multi-step and sometimes challenging process. The first step is to tumble ... Read MoreJuly 4th BBQ
Take a look at your wood deck or concrete or stone patio while you are grilling over the weekend. Does the ... Read MoreAluminum Oxide – Stabilized?
A couple of months ago I put a post explaining some of the basics of Aluminum Oxide Grit. What I did ... Read MoreSoda Blasting
Soda blasting is a specialty process that is used for applications where surface ‘sensitivity’ is critical. Soda (actually sodium bicarbonate or ... Read More
