Steel grit, copper shots, and aluminium pellets are a few examples of the metal abrasives used in shot blasting. Silica sand, glass beads, artificial materials like sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), and even agricultural products like broken kernels are used in other shot blasting techniques.
A shot blasting machine typically consists of a blast wheel, abrasive media, a workpiece handling system, and a dust collection system. The abrasive media is propelled by the blast wheel onto the workpiece, which cleans, prepares, or finishes the surface. The dust and debris are collected by the dust collection system.
A shot blasting machine is a machine that uses high-pressure streams of abrasive particles to clean, prepare, or finish surfaces.
There are several types of shot blasting machines, including: Wheel blasting machines: use a spinning wheel to propel abrasive particles onto the surface; Air blasting machines: use compressed air to propel abrasive particles onto the surface; Centrifugal blasting machines: use centrifugal force to propel abrasive particles onto the surface.