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Jun 4, 2009 | 07:06 PM

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Cabinet blaster sand

Does anyone know if Black Magnum is Silica based sand ? I'm wondering if I could run it in my bead blaster safely. I don't want anything Silica based in it.

Jun 6, 2009 | 06:18 PM

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According to the MSDS, Black Magnum is coal slag based blast media and contains less than 0.1% silica. It is classified a a nusiance dust and requires no more than a dust mask for handling. Looks OK to me.

Jun 6, 2009 | 06:43 PM

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Thanks for the information.

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Well I got 25# of it in coarse, didn't look like much. I wouldn't buy it any finer grit for general blasting. Seems to work good. We'll see how long it lasts, it's dirt cheep. Hope it doesn't plug up the vacuum filter bad.