Great freaking idea! Sitting here looking for tips on reusing sand, as 3 bags are spread out on a tarp drying. Awesome, thank you! Gas to go buy sand is more then the sand...
Glad I could help. I have even used Play Sand, which is cheaper than -20 blasting sand. I spread it on a tarp, on my driveway, and then screen it. That works better because dry sand screens in less than half the time required to screen moist sand.
It's a very inexpensive resolution to a source of a lot of aggravation. Before I started screening my blasting sand, I spent about half of my sandblasting time cleaning the ceramic nozzle on my sandblaster. I use -20 blasting sand, which has been screened and dried, but the media still has a high percentage of aggregate that is too large to pass through the orifice of most homeowner grade sand blasters. I had some old lumber, window screen and an extra palm sander, so my investment amounts to about an hour of my time.
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Mr Jerry We have a huge quantity of contaminated sandblasting which used in oil and gas fields now we need to reuse again but first should be clean The question is What is the best way to clean the sand knowing that all must the contamination is iron ? And is there any machine can use for cleaning the sand?
I am not an expert, but I would try running your sand through a concrete mixer with solvent to clean it. Once it is clean, you would need to dry it before screening. Commercial grade drum-type screeners are available for "Hugh" quantities of sand or other materials. Search for Trommel Screen and you will see what I'm talking about. Good luck!
I put a strong magnet in a bag and run the bag through the used media. Ferrous metals stick to the outside of the bag which I invert and take out the magnet to empty.
You can reuse just about any blasting media, but all of it breaks down with each reuse. To return the media to a usable state, you just need the correct size of screen. Check www.eastwood.com, Amazon, Ebay or wherever you buy the media. As a bonus, you can still set up the screen with a vibrator to make the process quicker & easier when sifting higher volumes.
Glad I could help. I plan to modify mine by building a wooden frame and hanging the screen with 2 eye-bolts and 1 spring at each corner. That should allow more if the vibration to transfer directly to the screen and reduce the amount of vibration absorbed by the plastic tub. Good luck.
One of my next projects is to build a frame to suspend the screen, above the plastic tote, on some 2" long springs. That will allow more free movement of the screen to get more vibration from the palm sander. That should increase the production and reduce the time needed to screen the sand.
Nice, thanks for the great idea. Also noticed your old oscilloscope on the shelf. You're like me, never get rid of anything, LOL.
Very true. I have found that as soon as I toss something out, I need it within a week.
Great freaking idea! Sitting here looking for tips on reusing sand, as 3 bags are spread out on a tarp drying. Awesome, thank you! Gas to go buy sand is more then the sand...
Glad I could help. I have even used Play Sand, which is cheaper than -20 blasting sand. I spread it on a tarp, on my driveway, and then screen it. That works better because dry sand screens in less than half the time required to screen moist sand.
It's a very inexpensive resolution to a source of a lot of aggravation. Before I started screening my blasting sand, I spent about half of my sandblasting time cleaning the ceramic nozzle on my sandblaster. I use -20 blasting sand, which has been screened and dried, but the media still has a high percentage of aggregate that is too large to pass through the orifice of most homeowner grade sand blasters. I had some old lumber, window screen and an extra palm sander, so my investment amounts to about an hour of my time.
Jerry, tou gave me great ideas my friend! Don’t give up!make more videos! We need learn from you
I received a thumbs down, but they didn't say why. I have zero illusions about my videos or my abilities as a video producer, so don't worry about hurting my feelings. Telling me what you think can only help me improve. Like Red Green says, "If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy". And that is my goal in a nutshell. I just hope to help someone do a job better or easier. Thanks for watching.
Like to see how u fastened the sander down to the side or how u built it?
@@samson872000The sander just sits in the square box and I held the sander in place with a short bungee cord.
Mr Jerry
We have a huge quantity of contaminated sandblasting which used in oil and gas fields now we need to reuse again but first should be clean
The question is
What is the best way to clean the sand knowing that all must the contamination is iron ?
And is there any machine can use for cleaning the sand?
I am not an expert, but I would try running your sand through a concrete mixer with solvent to clean it. Once it is clean, you would need to dry it before screening. Commercial grade drum-type screeners are available for "Hugh" quantities of sand or other materials. Search for Trommel Screen and you will see what I'm talking about. Good luck!
Search for Trommel Screen and you will see what I'm talking about. Good luck.
I put a strong magnet in a bag and run the bag through the used media. Ferrous metals stick to the outside of the bag which I invert and take out the magnet to empty.
Can you reuse Crushed Glass blasting media? If so how can I reuse it
You can reuse just about any blasting media, but all of it breaks down with each reuse. To return the media to a usable state, you just need the correct size of screen. Check www.eastwood.com, Amazon, Ebay or wherever you buy the media. As a bonus, you can still set up the screen with a vibrator to make the process quicker & easier when sifting higher volumes.
Great idea. I'll bodge something together like that.
Glad I could help. I plan to modify mine by building a wooden frame and hanging the screen with 2 eye-bolts and 1 spring at each corner. That should allow more if the vibration to transfer directly to the screen and reduce the amount of vibration absorbed by the plastic tub. Good luck.
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One of my next projects is to build a frame to suspend the screen, above the plastic tote, on some 2" long springs. That will allow more free movement of the screen to get more vibration from the palm sander. That should increase the production and reduce the time needed to screen the sand.
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