Sandblasting Stainless Steel Barrel

Same rifle with oem and blasted receiver.

Sandblasting stainless steel barrel. What sand type should i look for. The mini barrel offers the option to be able to blast many small parts i e. I will use it mainly on the barrels and on the main metal parts of the guns. Our problem is that some machines in certain environments i e chlorinated water in the same room cleaning and sanitising agents the machine bodies tend to discolour.

1 10 twist barrel length. Heavy taper profile 416 stainless steel barrel with bead blasted finish. The difference in price is negligible when put up against the cost of all the other equipment you need to buy to run this business. Abrasive blasting is the general term applied to finishing processes that entail the high pressure propulsion of a stream of abrasive material onto the surface of a workpiece.

After fabrication grinding and sanding the bodies are glass bead blasted. I want to setup a sand blasting station so i can get through the sanding down process faster. Dust free blasting process. Blasting a gun barrel i have blasted many gun barrels i have used glass beads aluminum oxide and silica sand.

18 item description. How to choose the right abrasive for the job may 1 2018. Left side of barrel is sprayed right side is stock. Nuts and bolts evenly.

When blasted the parts can be easily removed by removing the barrel with the grab handles and tipping out the parts. It sounds like if there is minor rust pitting already present you should go with a little coarser aluminum oxide to blend away the pitting if there is any. 100 corrosion free stainless steel construction.