Bead blaster?

[Big Ram]

Hey I need someone who can bead blast my 1911. Does anyone know where or who can do it? Or does anyone have one that could do it for me. If so let me know. I live in the Indianapolis/Hamilton county area

 

[Exodus]

Where do you live?

 

[Big Ram]

Northside indianapolis

 

[pute62]

"Hilton" County area?

 

[Big Ram]

Sorry Hamilton county. Dumb auto correct.

 

[phylodog]

What are you wanting to blast it with? I have a cabinet loaded with #90 aluminum oxide. It'll work well to leave a surface for coating, not so much for leaving it as is. Glass beads work better for that.

 

[Signal23]

Dependable Sandblasing/deburring @ Troy and Harding/Bluff
Southside

 

[B-lou]

Blasting

I have a blast cabinet filled with glass beads and would blast it for free but I live in Avon a little ways away....Bob

 

[midget]

If you come up to Fort Wayne, I can do it for you....

 

[arbitrary]

What's best, beads or aluminum oxide?

 

[phylodog]

Glass beads polish a surface, aluminum oxide is a cutting media. Which is best will depend on the desired effect.

 

[YJBrian]

Aluminum oxide will cut the surface and leave it with a sharper surface texture from the shape of the particles, sharp and angular. The glass bead will still texture the surface and give a satin or matte finish, but the surface will not be as sharp and not have the 'tooth' for a finish you would get will aluminum oxide.