{"id":2499,"date":"2015-01-12T02:09:20","date_gmt":"2015-01-11T15:09:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/neumannindustrialcoatings.com.au\/what-is-sandblasting\/"},"modified":"2023-05-23T11:26:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T01:26:28","slug":"what-is-sandblasting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neumannindustrialcoatings.com.au\/what-is-sandblasting\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Sandblasting?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2499\" class=\"elementor elementor-2499\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44cf7cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44cf7cf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-606553e\" data-id=\"606553e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac420cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac420cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Term \u201cSand\u201d in Sandblasting<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b2db8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b2db8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Sandblasting is a very general term which is used to describe the process of propelling very small bits of material at high speed to clean or etch a surface.\u00a0 Sand (silica sand, beach sand, river sand) used to be commonly used for sandblasting, hence the term \u201cSand Blasting\u201d, but silica sand breaks up easily causing large amounts of dust, which exposes the operator to silicosis, a debilitating lung disease, which is caused by the extended inhalation of the dust created by the use of silica sand as a sandblasting media.<\/p><p><strong>The use of silica sand as an abrasive media in sandblasting is banned in many countries, including Australia, and is now recognized world-wide as a Class 1 Carcinogen.<\/strong><\/p><h5>Sandblasting Media<\/h5><p>However other materials can be safely used in place of silica sand. At Neumann Industrial Coatings \u2013 Abrasive Blasting, we predominately use\u00a0<strong>steel grit<\/strong>, for removing rust and layers of paint from thick metal surfaces, and\u00a0<strong>crushed glass<\/strong>, for lighter surface which could be damaged using other heavier media.\u00a0<\/p><p>Other types of media that are available includes: steel shot, steel grit, aluminium oxide, copper slag, crushed glass grit, glass beads, silicon carbide, plastic, pumice, corn cob, walnut shells, and many others.\u00a0 But there are still dangers in inhaling the fine dust particles during the process.\u00a0 Abrasive blasting or sandblasting is carefully controlled, and we always use alternate air supply, protective clothing, and proper ventilation when sandblasting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e20b91e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e20b91e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c43c523\" data-id=\"c43c523\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4507fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4507fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/neumannindustrialcoatings.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/steel-grit-media.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6254\" alt=\"Steel Grit Media - Sand Blasting - Abrasive Blasting - Industrial Spray Painting - Industrial Coatings - Gold Coast\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Steel Grit Blasting Media<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b3de9d\" data-id=\"6b3de9d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1ad51d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c1ad51d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/neumannindustrialcoatings.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/crushed-glass-media.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6255\" alt=\"Crushed Glass Media - Sand Blasting - Abrasive Blasting - Industrial Spray Painting - Industrial Coatings - Gold Coast\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Glass Bead Blasting Media<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bfc7b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bfc7b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6b37ae\" data-id=\"f6b37ae\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8709e71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8709e71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5>The Process<\/h5><p>Very simply, the abrasive blasting (sandblasting) process consists of three components: the abrasive media, compressed air, and a blasting nozzle. At our Abrasive Blasting Facility in Currumbin we predominately use abrasive blasting (sandblasting) to clean metal objects of rust and paint prior to painting.\u00a0 But sand blasting can also be used, by others for etching and small object cleaning.<\/p><h5>The History of Sandblasting<\/h5><p>The sandblasting process was first patented in the US in 1870, after the observation of how sand-laden winds affected objects they came in contact with, by Tilghman a chemist from Philadelphia, who also invented the air compressor.\u00a0 The 1870 patent by Tilghman was described as:<\/p><p>&#8220;<em style=\"color: #777777;\">A shot stream hurled to high speed by a steam or a draught is used as a tool to cut the stone and other materials. If it is hurled to a lower speed, it is used to grind down and ornament the glass surface<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;\">1886 saw Gutmann build the first suction sandblasting machine. He later patented the &#8220;compressed air sandblaster&#8221; in 1893.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-57f81e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57f81e5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-91f689b\" data-id=\"91f689b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce31ec1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ce31ec1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/neumannindustrialcoatings.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/tilgmann-patent-e1632185353294.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6271\" alt=\"First Sandblasting Machine - Sand Blasting - Abrasive Blasting - Industrial Spray Painting - Industrial Coatings - Gold Coast\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Benjamin Chew Tilghmann invented the Sandblasting Process in 1872<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e5e3f1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e5e3f1c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7350c5\" data-id=\"a7350c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d56ced elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d56ced\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">1886 saw Gutmann build the first suction sandblasting machine. He later patented the &#8220;compressed air sandblaster&#8221; in 1893.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5dac28f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5dac28f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a1bb8fc\" data-id=\"4a1bb8fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d593dcb elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget 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