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You may be wondering whether to buy a wet blast or dry blast cabinet. Both have advantages and disadvantages. Let’s look at each type of blast cabinet, and what type of sandblasting jobs each one is best suited towards. Dry Blast Cabinets The most common type of abrasive blasting cabinet is a dry blast cabinet. […]

Outline of this article, Sandblasting and Silicosis: What Is Silicosis? Description and Uses of Abrasive Blasting Types of Silicosis Symptoms of Silicosis Occupations Most at Risk Common Applications of Abrasive Blasting Silicosis Statistics Preventing Silicosis Safety Measures Can You Get Silicosis from One Exposure? Treatment for Silicosis Substitutes for Silica Sand in Abrasive Blasting Regulation […]

Shot peening is a cold working process that is designed to strengthen the surface of a material, to make it more resistant to tensile stress. In shot peening, a surface is bombarded with small spheres (usually steel shot, glass beads, or ceramic beads) at high velocity. When each piece of shot impacts the surface, it […]

Like all products, there are blast cabinets at all kinds of quality levels and price points. Not everyone looking for a blast cabinet will need an industrial-use blasting cabinet. But there is a segment of the market that wants to build a blasting cabinet from materials laying around the yard. This sounds good in theory. […]