[Jewelry making - Article 00092] - Re: [Orchid] Bead Blaster and Humidity

[Douglas Zaruba]

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    I used Nitrogen for years with a small blasting cabinet and I loved
    it. It is absolutely dry, incredibly quiet, and has more pressure
    than a compressor can deliver. It was not that expensive for a SMALL
    cabinet. It was perfect. 

    So I got a bigger cabinet, in addition to the small one, and bought
    a compressor. No matter how you try to muffle it, it is noisy. You
    also need an inline air dryer (that requires some maintenance) and
    you have to drain water from your tank periodically, or your media
    clumps. I just realized when I read this thread that I stopped using
    the blasting cabinet as much as I used to. The "sssssssss" of the
    compressed Nitrogen was soothing. The compressor is irritating. 

    If you are using a small blasting cabinet, and you don't already
    have a compressor, a nitrogen tank may be an excellent way to add
    compressed air. When you factor in the cost of a compressor and air
    dryer, nitrogen may not be that much more expensive. It certainly is
    easier on the ears.

Douglas Zaruba
33 N. Market St.
Frederick, MD 21701
301 695-1107
dreamgate AT earthlink.net

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