Corn Cob Media Blasting Equipment
Sashco s kernel media blaster works with both crushed glass and corn cob media both of which are environmentally friendly and gentle on wood.
Corn cob media blasting equipment. Corn cob blast media is the most effective blast media for cleaning log homes without damaging the wood surface. A low hardness and absorbent media ideal for many blasting and tumbling applications. Now there are other types of blaster s out there which will also work. I wasted a lot of time refilling the corn into the blaster because i had to go through a funnel.
Corn cob blasting media features. When finished blasting close the media valve and blast any residue out of the checks and away from the home. Our high quality soda blast media and sand blasting media are among the finest soda blast systems in the industry perfect for graffiti removal industrial soda blasting various surface. Environmentally friendly corn cob blasting is safe.
Why we corn cob blast. Corn cob media comes in 5 different grit sizes from extra fine to extra course. You would also have to rent a air compressor that will do 175 185 cfm s in order for the kernel cob blaster to work. Keep the bags of corn dry.
Get a sand blaster that has a large capacity or is easy to fill. Corn cob can also deburr and polish parts such as. Typically categorized as a soft abrasive. We have estimated that 2 to 3 bags will cover about 100 sq.
When looking for soda or sand blasting equipment we have the abrasive blast media you re looking for to remove rust and oxidation or surface coatings. Performance corn cob media is abrasive enough to remove even old difficult finishes and paint yet gentle to the logs. Agricultural media offers a softer more environmentally friendly alternative to other media types such as steel plastic or aluminum oxide. Some contractor s will use a glass bead.
Click for large image view. Milled corn cob is a popular choice for a variety of applications including. A good shop vacuum will pick up a lot of the used cob media and the material can be re used if you filter it. Corn cob media is often used in the final stage of a tumbling process.
If not consider getting two blasters and have somebody loading the one while you are blasting. It is virtually dust free biodegradable and highly cost effective. Stretch the budget 100 and get the large easy loading model. 1 bag of corn cob media will remove 150 300 square feet of coating based on the type of coating.
Most commonly fine 20 40 mesh is used on the exterior areas. Ball bearings pipe fittings nuts and bolts springs die castings golf club heads and more. In tumbling and vibratory finishing applications the primary purpose for using corncob grit is to dry metal parts.