Cheap and easy small parts soda blaster

Check this out, easy simple and effective.

http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/

 

I'm going to try this on my thermoquad bases and tops, and maybe some other little bits.

Thanks for the link !

Derek

 

Cool...thanks...even I can afford that!

 

awesome.

 

Has anyone tried this? What was the success?

 

looks like it would, I'll try.

 

Now that's one cool and useful idea! Thanks for posting it!

 

Just bought 3x2 for the HOT ROD. I am for sure going to try this, thank's for posting............PINCHER

 

u can buy soda at the farm supply////farmers feed to their cows.....10 bucks a bag 50 lbs bag...

 

I did it, rebuilding my Weber 48 IDA. Worked like an absolute charm. Rinsed clean, no toxic ****, and dirt cheap. Cost me a grand total of 4 bucks!

 

great idea. i use soda in my bead blast cabinet from time to time. works great for small stuff. i don't run the vacuume when using soda because it plugs up the filter very quick.

 

I tried it and it didn't work that well for me. I emptied the baking soda box quickly and got minimal results on the 97 carb that I was blasting. I used the same set-up, including the 60 gallon compressor.

 

I will have to try it out!

 

You have to have a way to adjust the soda flow. I bought a small hand blaster from HF that had an adjustable nozzle.....$9.95 on sale. I use this for my carb soda blasting and for bead blasting in my cabinet. I have another one with a ceramic tip for sandblasting manifolds.

 

You have to jiggle the tube (heh heh) going into the box of baking soda every now and then to get it flowing, but I didn't need to have the flow adjustable. I used it pretty much exactly as pictured, and the parts came out like new.

 

I'm going to give that a whirl I have everything including the soda right here.

 

If you put the parts in the oven afterwards do they rise well and get a nice crust on the top??

 

No...but if you use baking powder instead...they might!

 

http://www.harborfreight.com/21-oz-hopper-gravity-feed-spot-blaster-gun-95793.html
I run soda thru this spot blaster, and I love it!!! Great way to clean carbs before rebuild, I just wash them off with water and forced air dry them (blow gun) Only problem is your covered in a fine white powder when done, and I hate the taste of baking soda. Keith

 

i have made this blaster, i didnt use it to blast i used it as a vacuum cleaner, the tube was small enough to slip into a sparkplug hole after i ran a tap in the hole, worked great.

 

BTTT because it's simple and cool. I cut the ends off an ink refill to make the nozzle smaller and used 3/8 hose. It took a whole box of soda($2.50), but the AFB on my Nailhead looks great. The carb was filthy with varnish and greasy crud. Now all I have to do is get the secondaries free and install the rebuild kit. Beats the heck out of soaking for hours and scrubbing with a wire brush. Be aware you will likely wear through the tip of the hose over the course of blasting a heavily soiled 4 barrel.

YMMV

 

can this be used for stuff other then carbs ?

 

Sure, Paint and gunk off just about anything. It's just another media used for blasting. Doesn't do much to rust.

 

That's really cool, I'll have to try this on something.

 

This post is too cool! It is almost free99!

 

I sand blast iron rusty bases of carbs with sugar, as a complement.
Just clean with water = no more blasting media, instead of sand.