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Abrasive Blast Cleaning Titanium

can I safely abrasive blast (glass bead)titanium parts for weld prep

Joel Mohnacky
product design - Machesney Park
2007

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That should not be a problem as long as you do not blast any other alloy in the cabinet.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
2007

First of two simultaneous responses --

Yes, but do it as a wet blast.

Brian Terry
Aerospace - Yeovil, Somerset, UK
2007

Second of two simultaneous responses --

That's a leading question. It's like having an hand accident and asking the doctor can I play the piano again and not ever having played it before. So, the answer is yes if you have done it before. If you use alum oxide media, that might be a problem.

AF Kenton
retired business owner - Hatboro, Pennsylvania
2007

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