[TheForge] Sandblasting nozzles

Mon Dec 9 20:51:01 2002

Shannell,

I used to do a lot of work with a monument shop that engraved granite with a
sandblast unit.  Their ceramic tips would last for months with almost all
day, every workday use.  Something must be wrong with your setup.

Walt
-----Original Message-----
From: Shannell Sugrue <[email protected]>
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Date: Monday, December 09, 2002 8:31 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Sandblasting nozzles

>Enquired today about some replacement ceramic nozzles for my chinese
>pressure pot  sandblaster, they are $10 ea and last about 20-30 mins, rip
>off if you ask me, Ive heard of using tungsten nozzles, are these more
>economical, can tungsten be machined on a lathe so I could make my own?? or
>can I use some other type of metal and lathe/drill them up?
>
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