Sat, Dec 11, 2004, 1:48am (EST+5) snipped-for-privacy@sbcglobal.splinter.net (John=A0Moorhead) says: As for the earlier post about sandblasting, my compressor isn't big enough to run one and rental is nearly $150 a day....
Oh, I don't know. You just want to "beat up" the wood a bit, and, as you say, redwood is pretty soft, so it shouldn't take a lot of pressure.
I'm thinking you could make something pretty easy. All you want to do is pick up some sand and blow it on to the wood. A couple of bent piects of tubing should do that. Just stick the pickup end into a can of sand, and reuse the sand. Or, you could get one of those el cheapo little sand blaster nozzles for just a few bux.
Hmmm. Or set a vacuum to blow instead of suck. Stick a piece of tubing over the end of the hose, with a hoe in it, then pour sand in the hole.
Or, just find a sandbox, with a bunch of kids in it, and let them play with the wood for a day.
JOAT Remember: Nova is Avon, spelled backwards.