[TheForge] soda blasting

[theforge@mailman.qth.net]

So how about posting them somewhere that we can all enjoy them.


Charles

terry l. ridder wrote:

>hello;
>
>someone sent me an e-mail with no message body only attachments. the
>attachments are the diagrams and bill of materials to build a soda
>blasting pot. i am still going through the diagrams but a soda blasting
>pot does not look that difficult to build. may take some experiementing
>but does not everything. also included was a list of distributors which
>sell industrial grade baking soda. this bypasses to soda blasting
>companies which jack the price up because when they repackage it
>suddenly the ordinary baking soda has gone through a transformation and
>is not not only better than before but also more valuable.
>
>a soda blasting pot is basically a cylinder with a cone-shaped bottom
>and a dome-shaped top with external and internal piping added. a scrap
>100 lb or 250 lb propane cylinder looks like a good fit for the cylinder
>since it all ready has a domed top. the cone-shaped bottm could be
>either fabricated separately or by cutting a sawtooth pattern in the
>bottom of the cylinder. the sawtooth pattern would require numerous
>welds, while a fabricated cone would have a single weld. the piping and
>fittings are all standard. nothing that difficult. definitely less
>expensive than a soda blasting pot from a distributor or manufacturer.
>
>may be my summer project. i do have a couple hold over projects from
>the last several years so this may just be added to the list.
>
>  
>