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Category: Tech Tips

Tech tips to make it easy to maintain, repair, or upgrade Vaniman equipment.

Posted on April 8, 2026March 30, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

The Vaniman Guide to Microabrasive Sandblasting Media

An image showcasing a variety of different sandblasting media types, including white aluminum oxide, white glass beads, brown

You can’t un-blast what you’ve blasted, so you need to get it right the first time. Use this guide to microabrasive sandblasting media and make the right choice the first time, every time!

Categories: Sandblasters, Tech Tips
Tags: abrasive, sandblasting media
Posted on April 2, 2026March 30, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

Vaniman Mobile Problast Setup and Maintenance

Image shows two mobile dust collection units with hoses, control panels, and accessories used for dental laboratory equipment

Got a Mobile Problast or Master Mobile Problast? Great! This is a setup and maintenance video, please watch this first to get the best performance and longest life out of your unit!

Categories: Tech Tips, Video
Tags: mobile problast, sandblaster
Posted on March 12, 2026March 12, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

Filter Bag Replacement for Dust Collectors (The Importance of Proper Maintenance)

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When’s the last time you replaced your dust collector’s filter bag? It’s the most commonly missed dust collector maintenance area. Here’s why this matters more than you thought.

Categories: Dental Lab, Dust Collectors, Tech Tips, Video
Tags: dust collector, dustcollection, filter bag, filter bags, filterbag, filterbags, filters
Posted on March 4, 2026March 4, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

Sandblaster Nozzle Size Chart for Sandblasting Applications

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There’s a reason Vaniman’s sandblasters offer different nozzle sizes — and why all our sandblasting nozzle tips are changeable.

Categories: Sandblasters, Tech Tips, Video, White Papers
Tags: accessory, dental sandblaster, dust collector, micro sandblaster, sandblasting nozzle tips, tips
Posted on February 16, 2026February 16, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

What’s the Difference Between Our “Master” or Instant-Off (I/O) Sandblasters and the Standard Kind?

Image shows three Vaniman instant-off sandblaster units with various color-coded connections and hoses, used for dental lab e

One question about our sandblasters we get a lot is: what does “Instant-Off” mean?

Categories: Sandblasters, Tech Tips
Tags: dental sandblaster, instant-off, master, sandblaster
Posted on January 27, 2026January 21, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

The Vaniman SplashVac Dust Collection Station Accessory: What’s In the Box?

SplashVac Unboxing Video Blog Post

Vaniman’s range of accessories covers a wide variety of individual workstation types, and the SplashVac in particular is popular for its simple solution to dust.

Categories: Tech Tips, Video
Posted on January 22, 2026January 19, 2026 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

Winter Maintenance Tips for Dental Lab Equipment

Winter Dental Lab Equipment Maintenance

Winter can be tough on more than just your heating bill.

Categories: Dental Lab, Tech Tips
Posted on January 19, 2026January 19, 2026 by Bil Gaines — 2 Comments

A Practical Guide to Dental Lab Suction Design in 2026

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So you’re designing a dental lab and you’ve thought of everything except dust collection…

Categories: Dental Lab, Dust Collectors, General, Tech Tips, White Papers
Tags: centralized dust collection, dental lab design, dental lab suction, design center, dust collector, dust collector valves, dustcollection, lab design, lab suction, pvc pipe, suction system
Posted on April 28, 2025May 1, 2025 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

VIDEO: How to Fix the Foot Remote (Or, Really, the Remote Air Switch)

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Foot remote not working? Chances are it’s not actually the foot remote, but rather the remote air switch that it connects to. Here’s how to fix it.

Categories: Tech Tips, Video
Tags: how to, video
Posted on November 13, 2024December 5, 2024 by Bil Gaines — Leave a comment

VIDEO: How To Install the Internal Post Filter on a Vaniman Dust Collector

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This video tutorial walks you through installing an additional internal filter in some of our dust collector models, including the Vanguard Platinum 2X.

Categories: Dust Collectors, Tech Tips, Video
Tags: dust collector, how to, van-i-vac, vanguard, video, voyager

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