Your media blaster and static electricity.

[G19Tony]

I purchased a Skat blast that is on the way. I've used blasters in the past and always get zapped. TP sells a grounding kit that grounds the head of the sprayer. My experience is that I get shocked touching the frame of the cabinet with my arm. I was thinking of grounding the whole unit to a grounding rod I will place outside the shed.

What have you guys done?

 

[the spyder]

My older Snap On cabinet is grounded through the lighting. No issues with shocking.

 

[mikegt4]

I have had no problems with static on my **** Blast cabinet but I have using cabinets at work. A good ground couldn't hurt.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

I kept getting shocked with my TP Tools cabinet. I ran a ground wire from a screw on the frame (cleaned off the paint) to the electrical box (steel building and wiring in conduit, so everything is grounded) and it didn't do any good at all. I still get zapped.

Charles

 

[9GUY9]

I have my cabinet grounded and as long as I leave the piece being blasted on the grating inside the cabinet I dont get shocked. But if I hold the piece in my hand and blast it I will get zapped.

I have both a siphon feed and a pressure blaster setup in my cabinet. The pressure blaster does not shock me.

 

[toplessHO]

Ive never been zapped so dont know what Im doing wrong???
some guys have all the fun
I gave up on the cheap azz 12v florescent light inside and use a 500w quartz.
Yea it gets hot next to it,thinking of going LED

 

[Lassen Forge]

You may also need a ground clamp for the work you're blasting - I've been nailed hard holding something in one hand, gun in the other, and got Tazed. Saw the little ground strap hanging in the corner of the cabinet, attached it, and no more "surprises".

 

[dladcock]

You may also need a ground clamp for the work you're blasting - I've been nailed hard holding something in one hand, gun in the other, and got Tazed. Saw the little ground strap hanging in the corner of the cabinet, attached it, and no more "surprises".

^^^^^This.

A simple stranded wire with a frame clamp on one end and a clamp for the work piece will help. There are static-proof gloves for blasters, but for the money, a work piece ground wire will solve the problem.

BTW, our cabinet at work is designed so that it's possible a static arc can jump to a fellows nose if he leans in enough. That one is in a class all it's own.

dla

 

[toplessHO]

^^^^^This.

A simple stranded wire with a frame clamp on one end and a clamp for the work piece will help. There are static-proof gloves for blasters, but for the money, a work piece ground wire will solve the problem.

BTW, our cabinet at work is designed so that it's possible a static arc can jump to a fellows nose if he leans in enough. That one is in a class all it's own.

dla

blast out those nasty bouggies heh?

 

[G19Tony]

You may also need a ground clamp for the work you're blasting - I've been nailed hard holding something in one hand, gun in the other, and got Tazed. Saw the little ground strap hanging in the corner of the cabinet, attached it, and no more "surprises".

That's a great idea, to ground the work.

I'm still going to ground the whole unit.

 

[torqueman2002]

I'm running a TP plan/design, DYI wood cabinet with metal frame. Siphon feed, Craftsman shop vac, with a Dust Deputy cyclone dust extractor between the cabinet and vacuum.

Other than the grounded lamp/outlet/switch box, the other grounding is on the Dust Deputy. There is a wire attached to the 2 copper strips which runs to a washer which is in contact with the floor, like this internet picture.



I have not had any Zaps in the 7+ years of using this set-up.

I have been Zapped, when using the shop vac alone.

 

[CoopVA]

Had the same problem. the Cabinet itself is grounded through the light circuit, but the nozzle needs to be grounded too, i ran a wire from the nozzle to the cabinet, and then to the building.

Cured the problem. also, as said before, make sure the part your blasting is grounded to the cabinet too...

There are pictures in my Garage thread...

 

[Toxicscrew]

Ground the box and the part as said before, you'll be good.

Sometimes grounding takes all the fun out of life, case in point:

I had a kid that worked for me once. I made him do all the blasting. One day he was blasting whatever and backed up to my metal spray booth. Took a zap to the **** he jumped higher than his chubby self ever had before I'm sure and let out a huge yell. He was much more careful after that. I had difficulty typing this as I'm laughing at the memory so much.

 

[G19Tony]

Ground the box and the part as said before, you'll be good.

Sometimes grounding takes all the fun out of life, case in point:

I had a kid that worked for me once. I made him do all the blasting. One day he was blasting whatever and backed up to my metal spray booth. Took a zap to the **** he jumped higher than his chubby self ever had before I'm sure and let out a huge yell. He was much more careful after that. I had difficulty typing this as I'm laughing at the memory so much.

That's how you learn.