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Originally Posted by paulhentschel
She is looking great Stephen.I was wondering what kind of pressure do you use in your blasting cabinet? And do you use plain sand? My compressor isn't doing such a good job anymore.I use 125 psi and my sand gets reused often.
You need some headlites on the 125,maybe you'll get lucky on this site? Paul
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Thanks Paul and everyone else. I use primarily glass beads in my blasting cabinet. Tractor Supply seems to have the cheapest price on them that I can find. I have been using about 60-80psi for the glass beads. Mcmaster.com has a good chart on working psi for different media. Search their products for blasting media then click on the "more about media" link closer to the top. I don't know what to tell you about the compressor. I used to just use a 5hp electric 2stage compressor with an 80 gallon tank. I am on my third motor in 10 years. I have now plumbed a 10hp 2stage compressor with a 30gallon tank together with the other. I run both of them at the same time when I have a lot to blast. They usually hold up as long as I can stand at the cabinet. The gas compressor will run full bore and the electric acts as a backup and runs occasionally for 5 minutes or so. I did find a set for headlights for the 125. They are the newer style for, I think, the 147 with the square bezels. I plan to disect them and use the original panel to make a "correct" round faced light panel. I will see how that goes.