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Abrasive Blasting
Media
Blasting media comes in many different
grit sizes and sometimes also rated as
extra fine, fine, medium, coarse, and
extra coarse. The larger the grit
number, the smaller the particle size;
the smaller the grit number, the larger
the particle size. Glass media can come
in beads, crushed, or ground.
Aluminum oxide and silicon carbide can
come in several colors. It is common
today to find mixtures of glass and
aluminum oxide.
Acrylic
Aluminum oxide
Ceramic beads
Corn cob
Garnet
Glass Beads
Glass, crushed
Melamine
Pecan shell
Polyester
Pumice
Sand
Silicon carbide
Sodium Bicarbonate (soda)
Starch
Steel grit
Steel shot
Urea
Walnut shell
Available commercial abrasive blasting media
Abrasive media - not
recommended
Although available, some media are
not recommended for use because of
mechanical and/or personal hazards.
Silica sand, a common blast media, has
health risk concerns due to the silica
content. Restriction on its usage is
common in many states.
Beach sand (play sand) is a common
and inexpensive blast media. This
highly aggressive media can have
debris mixed in which will cause
clogging of equipment.
Steel grit produces ideal surface
preparation on new coating. This
media should only be used in a special
blast cabinet designed for this media.
Steel shot, a round, solid particle,
leaves a dimples in a surface after
blasting. It is a very dense media and
should only be used in a special blast
cabinet designed for this media.
Common abrasive
media
The more commonly available media
and their uses are listed below.
Walnut shell is one of the most
versatile organic media due to its
angular, durable shape. It is still
considered a soft media, but it is good
to use on delicate parts. Use as an
economical, bio-degradable alternative
for sensitive blasting that will not
scratch or damage surfaces.
Glass beads are the most popular all-
purpose media used today. Used for
honing, polishing, peening, blending,
finishing, removing light burrs, frosting
glass, and cleaning most light
materials. Common uses in the removal
of paint, rust, and surface residues.
Glass bead blasting generally will not
change the dimensions of the item
being blasted. Glass beads produce
brighter finish than angular abrasives.
Beads can be recycled and used many
times.
Crushed glass is very aggressive. Used
for economical, general clean-up.
Plastic is available in a variety of sizes
and materials (urea, acrylic, polyester,
and melamine). These materials are
ideal for application such as auto
restoration to deliver a high stripping
rate without damaging or warping the
substrate material.
Brown aluminum oxide is a widely used
abrasive media. This media produces a
textured surface, good for repairing
surfaces for recoating. It is excellent for
removing heavy foreign materials,
deburring, and etching glass and stone.
It is a fast-cutting media that can be
reused many times.
White aluminum oxide can be used in
the same applications as the brown
aluminum oxide, but white aluminum
oxide is considered to be a clean
media, used in high performance
processes where contamination of
metal oxide must be kept to a
minimum.
Aluminum / glass mixtures provides a
combination of glass bead finishing
and aluminum oxide cleaning. It
provides a brighter finish than single
abrasives, and it is good for removing
rust and machine marks on metal.
Silicon carbide is the hardest Abrasive
material available. It is fast cutting and
can be reused many times. It is high in
initial cost, but removes material
quickly to reduce blasting time.
Common abrasive media guide
35-60 Walnut shell Good High Low
25-325 Glass beads Better Low Low
25-70 Crushed glass Better Low Low
30-40 Plastics Better Low High
24-400 Brown alum. oxide Best Low Med -High
150-240 White alum. oxide Best Low High
50-100 Alum./glass mixture Best Low Med
24-240 Silicon carbide Best Low High
Grit Abrasive Abrasive Dust Relative
Range Type Life Level Cost
Consult your abrasive supplier for recommendations.
Operating Instructions
Figura 12
Figura 10
Figura 9 - Posición
completamente abierta
Figura 11
Tapa metálica
Anillo de la válvula
de seguridad
Válvula esférica de mango rojo
(válvula mezcladora)
Fonctionnement
Lea estas instrucciones de
funcionamiento antes de enviar aire al
tanque de la chorreadora. Siga estas
instrucciones después de haber
completado el ensamblaje de la unidad.
1. Coloque la válvula esférica de
mango azul y las dos válvulas
esféricas de mango rojo en la
posición completamente cerrada
(ver figuras 5, 6 y 7).
2. Ajuste la presión de aire deseada en
el regulador de la fuente de aire.
No supere los 125 psi.
3. Conecte la manguera de aire de la
fuente de aire a la válvula esférica
de mango azul.
4. Mientras hala el mango en T
(ver figura 8), abra por completo la
válvula esférica de mango azul (ver
figura 9). El aire comprimido llenará
el tanque y el filtro.
Nota: El modelo MXS21001 no tiene
el mango en T; en su lugar, tiene un
tornillo en la tapa metálica (ver
figura 10).
5. Abra la válvula de mango rojo en la
parte de atrás del tanque. Esto
permite que el aire comprimido
ingrese a la manguera del material
y a la pistola chorreadora (ver
figura 6).
6. Verifique que no hayan fugas.
Si encontrara fugas de aire, gire la
válvula esférica de mango azul en la
posición completamente cerrada y
deje que el aire purgue del tanque.
Una vez descargado el aire del
tanque, repare las fugas y vuelva a
colocar la válvula esférica de mango
rojo en la posición completamente
cerrada.
7. Después de reparar las fugas, hale
el mango en T y coloque la válvula
esférica de mango azul en la
posición completamente abierta.
8. Verifique otra vez que no haya
fugas; repita el procedimiento si
fuese necesario.
9. Verifique la válvula de seguridad
halando el anillo de la válvula de
seguridad (ver figura 11). La válvula
dejará salir un flujo de aire fuerte y
continuo. Observe el manómetro
del tanque: la presión de aire
debería disminuir. Si entra más aire
de la que sale por la válvula de
seguridad, la válvula de seguridad
está bloqueada y debe
reemplazarse. Cambie la válvula de
seguridad con un repuesto idéntico.
MXS21001, MXS21002, and MXS21003
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