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Posted by David Nebenzahl on May 15, 2008, 7:28 pm
Have a potential sandblasting job (removing peeled paint from below a
steel & concrete staircase, fairly large area), and I suggested to my
client that we might use either one of these Harbor Freight sandblasters
with a rented compressor:*
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=92857
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=96972
Does anyone have experience with either of these, or with similar ones
from this or other vendors? One's $15, the other $13, so when my client
asked if these would do the job, I told him that they probably would,
and even if we ended up buying two of these to finish the job, they're
so cheap that they could be practically considered consumables.
(Replies that basically say "Harbor Freight sucks!" will be ingored,
thank you very much.)
*For those who ask "Why not just rent a sandblaster?", an interesting
tale therein: I did call my favorite rental place (Cresco), who told me
that not only do they not rent sandblasters, but that nobody else does
either. Asked why, they said that it's because of liability issues;
apparently, someone renting one damaged nearby parked cars one too many
times.
They do have all kinds of compressors available to rent, though.
--
The best argument against democracy is a five-minute
conversation with the average voter.
- Attributed to Winston Churchill
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Posted by Dave Bugg on May 15, 2008, 7:37 pm
David Nebenzahl wrote:
> *For those who ask "Why not just rent a sandblaster?", an interesting
> tale therein: I did call my favorite rental place (Cresco), who told
> me that not only do they not rent sandblasters, but that nobody else
> does either. Asked why, they said that it's because of liability
> issues; apparently, someone renting one damaged nearby parked cars
> one too many times.
Why would the rental company be responsible for the damage? After all,
doesn't the same risk apply to any tool that is rented? A jack hammer
throwing a chip of rock or concrete, a de-thatching machine hurling a
hunk-O-stone, a 30 foot ladder falling. It seems to me that the person
causing the damage would be the responsible party.
--
Dave www.davebbq.com
What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan
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Posted by RBM on May 15, 2008, 7:48 pm
> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>
>> *For those who ask "Why not just rent a sandblaster?", an interesting
>> tale therein: I did call my favorite rental place (Cresco), who told
>> me that not only do they not rent sandblasters, but that nobody else
>> does either. Asked why, they said that it's because of liability
>> issues; apparently, someone renting one damaged nearby parked cars
>> one too many times.
>
> Why would the rental company be responsible for the damage? After all,
> doesn't the same risk apply to any tool that is rented? A jack hammer
> throwing a chip of rock or concrete, a de-thatching machine hurling a
> hunk-O-stone, a 30 foot ladder falling. It seems to me that the person
> causing the damage would be the responsible party.
>
> --
> Dave www.davebbq.com
>
> What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
> you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan
Having used a professional rig, and being inexperienced at the time, my
guess is they're more concerned with damage to the people using it. Just
flash that thing across your hand and watch the skin disappear
>
>
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Posted by Dave Bugg on May 15, 2008, 7:56 pm
RBM wrote:
>> David Nebenzahl wrote:
>>
>>> *For those who ask "Why not just rent a sandblaster?", an
>>> interesting tale therein: I did call my favorite rental place
>>> (Cresco), who told me that not only do they not rent sandblasters,
>>> but that nobody else does either. Asked why, they said that it's
>>> because of liability issues; apparently, someone renting one
>>> damaged nearby parked cars one too many times.
>>
>> Why would the rental company be responsible for the damage? After
>> all, doesn't the same risk apply to any tool that is rented? A jack
>> hammer throwing a chip of rock or concrete, a de-thatching machine
>> hurling a hunk-O-stone, a 30 foot ladder falling. It seems to me
>> that the person causing the damage would be the responsible party.
>>
>> --
>> Dave www.davebbq.com
>>
>> What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
>> you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan
>
> Having used a professional rig, and being inexperienced at the time,
> my guess is they're more concerned with damage to the people using
> it. Just flash that thing across your hand and watch the skin
> disappear
That's a fact :-)
--
Dave www.davebbq.com
What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan
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Posted by Nate Nagel on May 15, 2008, 7:59 pm
Dave Bugg wrote:
> RBM wrote:
>
>>
>>>David Nebenzahl wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>*For those who ask "Why not just rent a sandblaster?", an
>>>>interesting tale therein: I did call my favorite rental place
>>>>(Cresco), who told me that not only do they not rent sandblasters,
>>>>but that nobody else does either. Asked why, they said that it's
>>>>because of liability issues; apparently, someone renting one
>>>>damaged nearby parked cars one too many times.
>>>
>>>Why would the rental company be responsible for the damage? After
>>>all, doesn't the same risk apply to any tool that is rented? A jack
>>>hammer throwing a chip of rock or concrete, a de-thatching machine
>>>hurling a hunk-O-stone, a 30 foot ladder falling. It seems to me
>>>that the person causing the damage would be the responsible party.
>>>
>>>--
>>>Dave www.davebbq.com
>>>
>>>What is best in life? "To crush your enemies, see them driven before
>>>you, and to hear the lamentation of the women." -- Conan
>>
>>Having used a professional rig, and being inexperienced at the time,
>>my guess is they're more concerned with damage to the people using
>>it. Just flash that thing across your hand and watch the skin
>>disappear
>
>
> That's a fact :-)
>
gloves? don't people wear gloves when sandblasting?
just seems like a good idea, is all I'm sayin'.
nate
--
replace "roosters" with "cox" to reply.
http://members.cox.net/njnagel
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