Homemade Soda Blaster

Hmmm.. interesting.. I actually have a media blaster that I bought from Harbor Freight.. it uses glass bead media.. I wonder if it would work if I put Baking Soda in it instead..

http://www.harborfreight.com/portable-abrasive-blaster-kit-37025.html

it's messy as heck with the media - not to mention, dangerous as hell. even with goggles and a face mask on, I managed to get a particle of the broken glass media in my eye, .. it lodged in there 8 yrs ago, and has still never come out. Doctors can't see it because it's so small, and of course when glass gets wet, it becomes invisible... so I have been living with this feeling of having something in my eye for the last 8 yrs. I haven't used it since... baking soda might be better :)