Sand blasting old furniture?

[UglyBear]

All,
does anyone have a sand blasting setup?

I love restoring old furniture (mostly sand down, repair what needs, repaint -- use!), and recently acquired several old wooden pieces that have too many beautiful turned parts to sand by hand (or with a power sander).

If anyone has a sandblasting setup that can fit a large rocking chair, and will let me work in it for a bit (several hours?), I will be happy to compensate (name your price -- beer or cash, we will figure it out).
I would be happy to provide my own sandblasting sand and will clean up afterwards.

 

[Ken King]

does anyone have a sand blasting setup?

Wouldn't you want a soda blaster or maybe use walnut shells? I would think that sand would just chew through the wood.

 

[UglyBear]

Wouldn't you want a soda blaster or maybe use walnut shells? I would think that sand would just chew through the wood.

I read that sand works, just at lower pressure and very gently. But I would be happy to try soda or walnut shells.

I just don't have a rig, and don't have space now to store one -- otherwise I would have already acquired one

 

[black dog]

This will do exactly what you are looking for without the chance of damage.

Circa 1850. Furniture Stripper...

 

[Ken King]

Well, a guy that used to live down the road from me built his own for small jobs. Found these instructions online on how to build an inexpensive one with readily available parts that looks like what he had (plus a compressor). If you can't find anyone maybe you could build you one. https://www.instructables.com/id/Highly-Versatile-Soda-Blaster/

 

[UglyBear]

That's awesome. Sadly I don't own a compressor, and not likely to own one for at least two years (space to put it while it's not used). That's why I'm asking to borrow somebody's.

 

[Ken King]

Pretty sure you could rent or borrow a compressor easier than getting someone to loan or let you use their sand blaster.

 

[UglyBear]

Pretty sure you could rent or borrow a compressor easier than getting someone to loan or let you use their sand blaster.

Don’t hurt none to try, Uncle Ken. I even offered compensation