sand blaster

[Janet McFadyen]

Hi I thought I wrote this question yesterday but I can't seem to find it anywhere.... so please excuse me if I have posted the same question twice.

I have just bought a sandblaster... I want to mostly use it for cleaning haze or devit etc. from a piece and re firing sometimes just a fire polish. I am using 220 Aluimin Oxide. I have not used it yet... I thought that I would blast my SS molds to get a bit more tooth on them for KW. I have been wondering if I use it on the molds ...will I be contaminating my grit and will there be small SS particles in the grit that will then possibly get stuck into my glass projects?

thanks Janet

[Brock]

Nope.

[Redfisher]

Kinda off topic but still sandblasting related...
I tried the new papyros paper, and it left an odd pattern on my glass. I sanded it some, flipped and fire polished it. Still there. Decided to sandblast it to get it off, then blasted the front side to remove paper "texture". Can I get both sides to "gloss" over in one face up firing? Will i have to flip n fire again? I realize both sides wont gloss over, but i want it to be clearon the back, you know im trying to say.Thanks!!

[Dairy Queen]

Kinda off topic but still sandblasting related...
I tried the new papyros paper, and it left an odd pattern on my glass. I sanded it some, flipped and fire polished it. Still there. Decided to sandblast it to get it off, then blasted the front side to remove paper "texture". Can I get both sides to "gloss" over in one face up firing? Will i have to flip n fire again? I realize both sides wont gloss over, but i want it to be clearon the back, you know im trying to say.Thanks!!

What is your shelf made of?

BTW, I will be in St Augustine next week, visiting galleries for representation. Do you have any suggestions as to any galleries to avoid?