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This manual provides critical safety instructions on the proper setup, operation, maintenance, and service of this machine/tool. Save this document, refer to it often, and use it to instruct other operators. Failure to read, understand and follow the instructions in this manual may result in fire or serious personal injury—including amputation, electrocution, or death.
About Your New Portable Sandblaster Your new SHOP FOX ® Model M1115 Portable Sandblaster has been specially designed to provide many years of trouble-free service. Close attention to detail, ruggedly built parts and a rigid quality control program assure safe and reliable operation.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster SAFETY SAFETY For Your Own Safety, Read Manual Before Operating Machine The purpose of safety symbols is to attract your attention to possible hazardous conditions. This manual uses a series of symbols and signal words intended to convey the level of importance of the safety messages.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster WEARING PROPER APPAREL. Do not wear FORCING MACHINERY. Do not force machine. It clothing, apparel, or jewelry that can become will do the job safer and better at the rate for entangled in moving parts. Always tie back which it was designed.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster Additional Safety Instructions for Sandblasters READ and understand this Owner's Manual before using your sandblaster! Sandblasting presents a real hazard of silicosis and other respritory contami- nation injuries. These Injuries are permanent and can get worse over time.
M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster SET UP Unpacking SHOP FOX Model M1115 has been carefully pack- ® SUFFOCATION HAZARD! aged for safe transporting. If you notice the machine has Immediately discard all SHOP been damaged, please contact your authorized plastic bags and pack- dealer immediately.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster Assembly To assemble the sandblaster, do these steps: 1. Install the wheels, handles, and leg to the tank with the screws, washers, nuts, and cotter pins as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Wheel and handle installation.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster 5. With the two hose clamps, secure the sandblaster Sandblaster Nozzle Assembly hose to the sand outlet elbow and the sandblaster nozzle assembly as shown in Figure 4. Hose Hose Clamp Outlet Elbow Figure 4. Sandblaster hose installation.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster 8. Connect the water separator assembly to the air Air Supply supply manifold as shown in Figure 7. Manifold Water 9. Connect the gauge and water separator assembly to Separator the top of the tank as shown in Figure 7.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster OPERATIONS General The Model M1115 will perform many types of operations Sandblasting presents a real hazard of that are beyond the scope of this manual. Many of these silicosis and other lung contamination operations can be dangerous or deadly if performed injuries! These injuries are permanent incorrectly.
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Use only enough abrasive for your project. Figure 10. Tank air pressure is at zero PSI. Note: The Model M1115 sandblaster 20-gallon tank can use up to 80 lbs. of abrasive or be filled to ⁄...
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster 9. Brush any sand away from the sealing cap and O- ring, and close the filler cap. 10. Close the blast nozzle lever, and turn the compressor on (see Figure 11). 11. Adjust the air supply line regulator to an air pressure between 65-125 PSI, depending on your requirements.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster 14. Move the sand metering valve lever to your required sand flow volume requirement (see Figure 14). Figure 14. Sand metering valve in the full- open position. 15. Point the blast nozzle at the workpiece and slowly move the blast nozzle lever (Figure 15) to the ON or open position.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster Nozzle Combinations Hose Hose Nozzle Compressor CFM at Sand Use Length 125 PSI Per-Hour 3/8" 50 ft 3/32" 60 lbs Refer to the table in Figure 16 for suggested air jet and 3/8" 25 ft 7/64"...
M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster Sand Type Abrasives This abrasive is easy to find and gives an average finish that is acceptable for most projects. Sand has a good recycling life and is very economical. Plastic Type Abrasives Applied at low pressures of 30 to 50 PSI, plastic abrasives should be harder than the coating being removed, but softer than the workpiece to avoid damage.
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M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster PARTS 15-4 15-1 15-2 15-3 PART # DESCRIPTION PART # DESCRIPTION XM1115001 TANK 20 GALLON XM1115016 NOZZLE ARBOR NUT XM1115002 FILLER CAP XM1115017 AIR HOSE XM1115003 SPECIAL O-RING XM1115018 MANIFOLD XM1115004 SAFETY RELIEF VALVE XM1115019 PRESSURE GAUGE...
M1115 20-Gallon Portable Sandblaster Label Placement Safety labels warn about machine hazards and how to prevent machine damage or injury. The owner of this machine MUST maintain the original location and readability of all labels on this machine. If any label is removed or becomes unreadable, REPLACE that label before allowing the machine to enter service again.
Warranty SHOP FOX Woodstock International, Inc. warrants all machinery to be free of defects from work- ® manship and materials for a period of two years from the date of original purchase by the original owner. This warranty does not apply to defects due directly or indirectly to misuse, abuse, negligence or accidents, lack of maintenance, or reimbursement of third party expenses incurred.
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