pfrederi 17,741 #1 Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) Guess I need to look at the business end of the blast gun more often. This was one of the expensive $50 carbide tips.... Guess I did more sand blasting than I thought.... Edited March 3, 2021 by pfrederi 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #2 Posted March 3, 2021 I think you've been robbed, tungsten carbide has a much darker color and because its very brittle it's encased as an insert as seen below. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #3 Posted March 3, 2021 22 minutes ago, pfrederi said: Guess I need to look at the business end of the blast gun more often. This was one of the expensive $50 carbide tips.... Guess I did more sand blasting than I thought.... Yup that's a lot of blasting right there. Prolly would have gone thru about 200 ceramic ones. How's the orifice? Was it still in there? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #4 Posted March 3, 2021 Once you have removed the worn out tip put it in a vise and tighten it up, if it bends without breaking ask for your $$$ back Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #5 Posted March 3, 2021 The mind is a terrible thing to loose. That was a steel nozzle. Turns out the one in my parts box is the carbide one I bought but hadn't put in yet.... 4 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pacer 3,173 #6 Posted March 3, 2021 Heh! Sure looks familiar.... I have that same gun (I think?) and I use the white ceramic and once I changed over to them they last ... multiple times longer! and I do a LOT of blasting! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,155 #7 Posted March 3, 2021 (edited) I used to run the carbide nozzle and orifice From TP tools. Run circles around Ceramic. Blast a long time with those. https://www.tptools.com/Skat-Blast-Carbide-Nozzle-Pack,287.html?b=d*8024 Edited March 3, 2021 by squonk 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pfrederi 17,741 #8 Posted March 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, squonk said: I used to run the carbide nozzle and orifice From TP tools. Run circles around Ceramic. Blast a long time with those. https://www.tptools.com/Skat-Blast-Carbide-Nozzle-Pack,287.html?b=d*8024 Yep That is eh one in my parts box. Being a cheap SOB I didn't want to use it till the one in the gun wore out... I got it from TP as well as the cabinet... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bc.gold 3,403 #9 Posted March 3, 2021 35 minutes ago, pfrederi said: The mind is a terrible thing to loose. That was a steel nozzle. Turns out the one in my parts box is the carbide one I bought but hadn't put in yet.... Better you than me. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeek 2,286 #10 Posted March 3, 2021 @pfrederi What blaster is that on? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
