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TEN TIPS
ABOUT BLAST MEDIA
Download our PDF here
OFFERS
Ask us about
current offers for buying your blast media supplies in larger quantities
Tel 0800 328 5999
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Need help?
For advice from our experienced staff on which blast media will best suit
your application, please call 01756 799911 or Freephone (UK only) 0800 328 5999.
We can process sample components for you, so
that you can select from a variety of finishes the one you prefer.
You are very welcome to come to our test and demonstration centre in Skipton, where we hold supplies of media of all types.
For advice, prices or to order
Telephone: 01756 799911
Freephone (UK only):
0800 328 5999
Fax: 01756 790213
Email: customers@guyson.co.uk
TEN TIPS
ABOUT BLAST MEDIA
Download our PDF here
OFFERS
Ask us about
current offers for buying your blast media supplies in larger quantities
Tel 0800 328 5999
|
Spare Parts
Consumables & Aftersales
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AUTOMATED BLAST FINISHING BRINGS BENEFITS
The compact RXS 400 (Rotary Indexing Spindle) blast machine delivers an accurate, consistent and uniform surface finish, with high productivity.
Eliminating the variations inevitable in hand processing can dramatically increase component quality, cost control and productivity.
We offer free feasibility trials for customers wanting to move up the automation ladder.
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BLAST MEDIA
We stock over 60 different blast media products, from best sellers Honite (glass bead) and Saftigrit (brown and white alumina, aluminium oxide) to Zirblast and Zirshot (fused zirconia).
The table below offers you PDF datasheets on the most popular media types. To view PDFs you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you do not have this software please use the link provided to download a FREE copy.
To view PDF datasheets click the buttons below. To download and save the PDF to your computer right click the button, select 'Save Target As..' and choose a destination to save the file to. | |
THE BLAST MEDIA GUIDE
This handy 4-page guide covers materials used for media, how media type affects finish, how to select the right media - plus what everyone needs to know about 'sand blasting'. |
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This guide is essential reading for anyone who specifies blast media or is new to blast finishing.
Download the Blast Media Guide here, or call us on +44 (0) 1756 799911 for a mailed copy.
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Blast Media Types and Applications
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DATA |
GUYSON NAME |
MATERIAL |
APPLICATIONS |
| Abrasive |
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Brown Saftigrit
White Saftigrit
Pink Saftigrit
Saftigrain
Sinterball
Silicon carbide |
Brown alumina
White alumina
Pink alumina
Reclaimed alumina
Sintered alumina
Silicon carbide |
Cleaning, removing
corrosion and other
surface deposits,
roughening,
preparing surfaces,
etching and decorating
Different qualities
are available
for all applications |
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| Glass |
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Honite
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Glass bead
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Cleaning, peening, sheen surface cleaning
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Glassgrit
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Glass granules
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Mild cutting version of above
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| Metallic |
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Saftimetal
Turbogrit
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Angular iron grit
Carbon steel grit
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Removing corrosion;
surface preparation for bonding
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Turbobead
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Carbon steel shot
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Cleaning, deburring and peening
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Flexgrain
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Soft iron shot
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Cleaning without dimensional change
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Flexgrit
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Soft iron bead
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Gentle removal of surface deposits
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Turbonox
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Stainless steel shot
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Cleaning, deburring and finishing
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Turbolloy
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Cut brass
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Cleaning, deburring and finishing
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Alusad
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Spherical aluminium
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Bright cleaning of aluminium
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| Plastic |
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Guygrain
Guyblast
Guystrip
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Polyester - US type 1
Urea - US type 2
Melamine - US type 3
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Cleaning without
dimensional change,
mould and die cleaning,
light deburring and deflashing, paint removal
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Flashgrain
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Polycarbonate
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Deburring and deflashing |
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Flashbead
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Polystyrene
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Very fine deburring and deflashing
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Thermoflash
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Polyamide nylon
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Deburring and deflashing
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| Natural |
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Loygrain
Walnut shell
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Corn cob
Walnut shell
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Removal of corrosion and carbon, and deflashing
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| Ceramic |
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Zirblast and
Zirshot
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Fused zirconia
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Cleaning, peening, deburring and scale removal
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| Expendable |
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Iron Silicate
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Copper slag
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Site blasting, removing corrosion and paint prior to recoating
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For prices or to order supplies - or if you have not found the blast media you need in the table above -
please call our Customer Services team on 01756 799911, Freephone (UK only) 0800 328 5999, or fax 01756 790213.
For next day delivery please order before 3 pm for 1-9 bags, or before 10 am for larger quantities.
Health and Safety
All Guyson blast media is non toxic and contains no free silica (with the exception of Turbonox).
Specific COSHH health and safety data sheets are available for all products.
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