Let the blasting begin!

[rustybronco]

I finished up the blasting cage today. so I thought I would take my HF sand blaster for a small test run.

I 'hope' to get started blasting the skunks frame this Wednesday after work. let the de-stinking begin!!!

 

[Guest]

Awful small pic huh?

Have fun with the blasting.

 

[wacky941]

Make sure you wear a respirator and eye protection, cool set up, what kind of media are you using?

 

[Nessism]

Labor of love!

How about a shot standing back so we can see that "booth".

 

[rustybronco]

Octain, I thought everyone liked to see detailed BIG pictures?

Yes, I do have goggles and a respirator. the media is black diamond coal slag with less than 1% silica. it costs around $7 for a 50 Lb bag.

I still have to make a hood and get a tyvek suit before I get started blasting. plus I'm going to need the suit for when I paint it anyway. I still need to get it to the car wash to get the pigeon crap and grease off the frame before I embed that into the steel.

Ed, the 'booth' is three sided. the two long sides are 4' high by 8' long and the end between them is 6' long. I do have pictures of it clamped together, but I might wait until I set up again before posting them. I made the frame up so I don't have to chase the media all around the driveway. in retrospect, I should have made it 6' tall.

 

[chuck hahn]

Setv up some of the halogen construction lights that have their own stand for lighting..just keep them back far enough they dont melt the plastic sheeting.

 

[SVSooke]

Hey that frame looks kinda freeeemlliar,wounder where is seens one before?

note a picture you don't need to move to see.

 

[rustybronco]

note a picture you don't need to move to see.

Okay, here's one you don't have to move.

is that better now?

 

[SVSooke]

Yes it is.Thank you

 

[Guest]

I swear I heard the drum roll just before I clicked on that picture. This has been a long time coming. Progress!

 

[Jason the terminator]

Octain, I thought everyone liked to see detailed BIG pictures?

Yes, I do have goggles and a respirator. the media is black diamond coal slag with less than 1% silica. it costs around $7 for a 50 Lb bag.

I still have to make a hood and get a tyvek suit before I get started blasting. plus I'm going to need the suit for when I paint it anyway. I still need to get it to the car wash to get the pigeon crap and grease off the frame before I embed that into the steel.

Ed, the 'booth' is three sided. the two long sides are 4' high by 8' long and the end between them is 6' long. I do have pictures of it clamped together, but I might wait until I set up again before posting them. I made the frame up so I don't have to chase the media all around the driveway. in retrospect, I should have made it 6' tall.

I have a hood you can borrow.

 

[rustybronco]

Jason, I'll take you up on that offer. Thanks a lot!

 

[chuck hahn]

I cant believe you still got the pigeon poop on it...That was a funny sight. I remember how much was on it when i first saw it at that guys place.. You still got the pics that you took when i got it to my house?? What a mess!!!

 

[rustybronco]

I cant believe you still got the pigeon poop on it...That was a funny sight. I remember how much was on it when i first saw it at that guys place.. You still got the pics that you took when i got it to my house?? What a mess!!!

 

[DMorris]

I finished up the blasting cage today. so I thought I would take my HF sand blaster for a small test run.

I 'hope' to get started blasting the skunks frame this Wednesday after work. let the de-stinking begin!!!

If this is a silly question, please excuse me. But, wouldn't it be easier to have it dipped? And for that matter, doesn't sand blasting tend to hide some faults like small cracks? Just interested for future reference.

 

[Nessism]

If this is a silly question, please excuse me. But, wouldn't it be easier to have it dipped? And for that matter, doesn't sand blasting tend to hide some faults like small cracks? Just interested for future reference.

Yup, easier. And while you're at it why not have someone else paint the frame too. Heck, why stop there, get someone to restore the whole bike.

BTW, a cleanly blasted frame will make any cracks easily visible.

 

[rustybronco]

If this is a silly question, please excuse me. But, wouldn't it be easier to have it dipped? And for that matter, doesn't sand blasting tend to hide some faults like small cracks? Just interested for future reference.

I doubt it has any cracks in the frame and I'd be 'very' surprised if it did.

if I had it dipped I'd loose the the decal on the head stock.

 

[FiremanBob]

Am very interested in your experience as I am about to begin blasting parts of my CB77 for restoration.

 

[Guest]

if I had it dipped I'd loose the the decal on the head stock.

Whats the problem with that?

 

[rustybronco]

Leaving off that head stock decal is similar to not putting back the decals that came on the chain guard and fork lower. 'to me' a restoration should be exactly that... restoring it as close to the way it came from the factory and as best my funds will allow it, that's my intent for this one.