The Advantages of Using Walnut Shells in Media Blasting for Industrial Applications
Using walnut shells in media blasting is an environmentally friendly method that arose quite from humanity’s ongoing quest for cleaner, safer, ... Read More
Walnut Blasting vs. Sandblasting: Key Differences and When to Use Each Method
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) What is walnut blasting? Walnut blasting is nature’s equivalent of sandblasting. It is organic, effective, and oddly ... Read More
The Benefits of Walnut Shell Blasting: Why Choose Natural Abrasives?
Frequently Asked Questions ( FAQs ) What is walnut shell blasting? It’s a cleaning method using crushed walnut shells to remove ... Read More
Wood Part Tumbling
Cleaning Wood Tumbled Parts A common process for removing machining marks, hairs and rounding edges on wood parts is barrel tumbling ... Read More
Warping Thin Metal
Warped Aluminum Panel Abrasive blasting is used for many different purposes including cleaning, stripping paint or rust, peening and preparing a ... Read More
Cartridge Brass – Study (Part I)
Dirty Cartridge Brass Cleaning cartridge brass (see ‘dirty’ brass above) has traditionally been accomplished using a vibratory or barrel tumbler with ... Read More
Powder Coat Stripping
Why is powder coating preferred more than liquid paint? Where traditional coatings peel, chip, or fade, powder coatings stay steady in ... Read More
Cleaning Paint Plugs
When painting large quantities of parts – especially on a production line – it is common to use plugs and masking materials ... Read More
Cleaning Motorcycle Parts
Question: I have a small vibratory tumbler (designed for gun casings). I would like to use it to clean and polish ... Read More
Wood Stripping with Walnut Shell
An interesting string about stripping a wood ceiling with Walnut Shell Grit on contractortalk.com. The before and after pictures in the ... Read MoreHigh Performance Engine Parts
Restoring cars, motorcycles and trucks using abrasive blasting is achieved best when the proper media is selected for different areas of ... Read MoreFinishing Aluminum Parts
Deburred Deburring and polishing aluminum is almost always a multi-step process. The aluminum part pictured above was deburred using an aggressive ... Read MoreCartridge Reloading
Manufacturers of ammunition have been working overtime to try to meet the recent surge in demand. Due to lack of supply, ... Read MoreStripping Cars
There are many different areas of an automobile (or truck or van or …) that need to be blasted to remove ... Read MoreWalnut Shell and Brick
Removing paint from brick can often be a process that requires a difficult combination of aggressiveness and delicateness. Brick (and concrete ... Read MoreWalnut Shell & Cosmetics
The cosmetic and personal care industry use crushed walnut shell media as an exfoliate in facial, body and foot scrubs. ... Read MoreStainless Steel Deburring and Polishing
Question: I modify stainless steel flatware and dinner service pieces for other uses. In the process of modifying I use heat ... Read MoreFluted Wood Columns
Question: I am needing to strip 80 years worth of paint from some fluted wood columns. The columns are in good ... Read More
