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drail · December 10, 2012, 11:27 AM

Yup, I used to work in an aviation facility and our bead blast cabinet would zap you really good. Every one hated to use it. Guys called it the VanDegraff generator. We finally had to hook a grounding wire clipped to the part to stop getting zapped.

December 10, 2012, 11:27 AM	#5
drail Junior member Join Date: February 2, 2008 Posts: 3,150	Yup, I used to work in an aviation facility and our bead blast cabinet would zap you really good. Every one hated to use it. Guys called it the VanDegraff generator. We finally had to hook a grounding wire clipped to the part to stop getting zapped.