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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2011 18:49:55 GMT -5
 not kidding. My fingers seem to be getting zapped by what I guess is static electricity when using my blasting cabinet. I put on disposable rubber gloves, then used the cabinet gloves...and it does not happen. Seems like this is a new thing for me...I never had it happen before. It is kind of annoying...
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Post by Jer on May 13, 2011 20:01:29 GMT -5
Tom, my JY Dawgin' PAL....You need to get yourself a set of these: bakersfield.craigslist.org/tls/2379084676.htmlThey're probably in your size too....a 9. If it's true that these retail for 100 clams, 35 is a good price. Want me to snag 'em for you and ship 'em to you, Tom?"....dissipate static electricity to a tolerance of 1 megaohm"Maybe we should check in with The Cajun Man, our High Voltage Wizard, Brother Brock, and see if he's got any input on them,... pro or con. Makes sense to me, though..... Can't get shocked if you're not grounded !! That's what getting shocked (and electocuted) is: Electricity seeking a path to ground via your body !! Let me know, Dawg. |
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Post by Deleted on May 13, 2011 22:35:10 GMT -5
I did a Google search and found out that this is actually quite common. I read one thread on a powder coating forum...... in which a guy got shocked in the eye, trying to peer thru the worn/dusty cabinet plexiglass. I will just wear some disposable gloves for now. I am seriously thinking about getting rid of the cabinet for a higher quality, better sealed unit. thread with guy getting eye shocked..... www.powdercoatingforum.net/showthread.php?6963-Blast-cabinet-filtration |
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Post by 71greengo on May 14, 2011 6:45:09 GMT -5
Try grounding the cabinet with a simple gator clip and wire to a ground source.....should solve your problems
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Post by canadian74se on May 14, 2011 9:33:32 GMT -5
weird i have never had that on mine. I use glass though.
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 13:35:00 GMT -5
weird I have never had that on mine. I use glass though. I am using glass in the cabinet. What I really do not know is the source of the shock, whether it is arcing from the gun..or off the part being blasted. I think it is off the parts being blasted, so I would think that hooking up a ground to the part being blasted would be a possible solution. |
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Post by canadian74se on May 14, 2011 17:55:38 GMT -5
i just looked at mine and i have thick rubber pads on the legs. My gloves are pretty thick rubber which are strapped to a plastic insert that's screwed into the cabinet. I also have no light or electric fan/ventalation system on it.
I'm sure which model cabinet you have but it seems odd your getting static from blasting. I've done 2 sets of rims, a bunch of small parts off my car and nothing yet.
What cabenit model do you have?
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2011 19:33:33 GMT -5
Looking at other threads on the internet, this seems to be very common. I have read several articles that suggest low humidity and small media are the major contributors. My media is quite old and well used....I think it has a lot of dirt. dust, and rust in the media. My unit is made by ALC. Recently I have not been using a shop vac for dust evacuation as my shop vac died and I have yet to replace it.
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Post by Jer on Jun 6, 2011 7:46:28 GMT -5
Do you have any shocking updates for us on this subject, Tom?
#PopCorn# #PopCorn#
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Post by Deleted on Jun 6, 2011 17:46:40 GMT -5
Do you have any shocking updates for us on this subject, Tom? #PopCorn# #PopCorn# Yeah.....when I don't use the cabinet, I don't get shocked! ;D |
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