Sandblasting a Metal Sculpture - Kevin Caron

Sculptor Kevin Caron sends out his larger work for sandblasting, but with small jobs will sometimes use his handheld blaster. In this video, he blasts the sculpture Tink to prepare its surface for a fresh finish for an upcoming show. Kevin also talks about various kind of blasting abrasives. Blast away!

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• Kevin Caron

[LIANI347]

I thought you were pretty clever until I saw this video. Where is your mask or respirator.

[kevincaron]

@LIANI347 I was just going to get them... Yeah, that's what I was going to do...

My bad. You are quite correct.

Thanks for the slap to the back of the head....

[kevincaron]

Thank you for your comments. Kevin is presently out of town and will get back to you as soon as possible.

[mannatuu]

Well certainly not convincing as to the ability of it , sculpture looked no different , another blaster I wont be able to buy with confidence in ....Ps aluminium oxide is associated with dementia by the way..

[kevincaron]

..@mannatuu .. I have to agree with you on both counts. I don't use that little gun unless I really have to. Normally I just send it out and have a pro do it for me.

[mannatuu]

@kevincaron Do you know about the Speed Blaster ?...is that any good ? or just about the same..

[kevincaron]

@mannatuu .. just about the same. It's more about the air pressure and volume on hand than the machine. The guy I use runs his machine at 175psi!! Need a bigger compressor I think...

[goldfishvt]

@kevincaron Thanks for all your suggestions!

[kevincaron]

@goldfishvt Just find an old compressor tank. That is all you really need. You just have to swap over your pump and such to the new tank. Something in the 80 gallon range will do great. You are just running out of air.

[goldfishvt]

@kevincaron Yes, I do lose air pressure pretty quickly. The compressor specs are 5.5 CFM @ 90 psi, and can reach max. pressure of 200 psi. I want to be able to sandblast 10" glass bowls with a hand-held gun & existing compressor; perhaps I need to upgrade my system? Not much luck yet... Thanks for the quick response.