Can one operator run a mobile soda blasting business?
According to SBS, one trained operator can run any of its sets.
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According to SBS, one trained operator can run any of its sets. You can therefore start by selling your own labour. A two-person crew is a comfortable arrangement for longer jobs. The second person can relieve the nozzle operator or top up media during a break.
Scheduling the solo operator’s day
Quote the whole day you will spend on site. Count setup, test patch, refilling, hose handling and handover alongside nozzle time. On repeat jobs those records tell you when bringing a colleague would release enough time to justify a second person.
At training, practise a complete solo job from unloading through test patch to rewinding the hose. Note where you have to leave the work area to fetch equipment. Moving cases or staging media nearer the next section can save more time than simply increasing nozzle time.
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Published by SodaBlast Systems Europe, the knowledge hub of the SodaBlast Systems brand, operated by SBS SYSTEM, Łódź, Poland.
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