10-19-2009, 06:27 PM
Well time for an update on my 4-6-0 rebuild. The weather here has not been all that great. Sandblasing outdoors the last few weeks has not been an option. We have had a lot of rain and cold and worst even--SNOW. 
Way to early for the white stuff even for up here in the north country. :?
Sandblasing indoors is just way to messy without some sort of sandblasting booth to contain the baking soda. It flies everywhere and then it would look like it snowed in the house as well. :mrgreen: Even when I do it outside I still get covered in baking soda. I had remembered seeing an article on the net on making a sandblasting booth using a plastic laundry tub. After a few trips to the hardware store and $65 Cdn later I put together a sandblasting booth.
It took me about two hours to put it together and about 24 hours waiting for the plumbers goop to dry. I case anyone else would like to make on info can be found here. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.letterville.com/steps/hines/">http://www.letterville.com/steps/hines/</a><!-- m -->
Now that I had no more excuses it was time to get all the brass parts for the locomotive cleaned up and ready for paint.
The boiler before sandblasting.
Wayne Reid
Way to early for the white stuff even for up here in the north country. :? Sandblasing indoors is just way to messy without some sort of sandblasting booth to contain the baking soda. It flies everywhere and then it would look like it snowed in the house as well. :mrgreen: Even when I do it outside I still get covered in baking soda. I had remembered seeing an article on the net on making a sandblasting booth using a plastic laundry tub. After a few trips to the hardware store and $65 Cdn later I put together a sandblasting booth.
It took me about two hours to put it together and about 24 hours waiting for the plumbers goop to dry. I case anyone else would like to make on info can be found here. <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.letterville.com/steps/hines/">http://www.letterville.com/steps/hines/</a><!-- m -->
Now that I had no more excuses
it was time to get all the brass parts for the locomotive cleaned up and ready for paint.The boiler before sandblasting.
Wayne Reid