I found a 25$ solution for hard to reach rust on those ch***is's and brake parts!! I bought this sand blaster at a local hardware store brand new for cheap.. I have it hooked to my 20'ish gallon harbor freight air compressor and it is AMAZING at the job this thing will do! Actually, Ill never pick up an angle grinder with a wire disc and give my hands a nerve bashing again if I can help it.. Just thought I'd share my luck with this with everyone.. Ps: make SURE you wear a respirator, goggles and a suit!!! This stuff can be dangerous
haha! Please, it should go without saying, wear some eye protection and a respirator while doing this. I seem to remember a HAMB member a few years ago that was sand blasting his car, at home by himself, and the blaster went across his leg and cut an artery and he died.
Mod one of the nozzles, jam the pick-up tube in a jar of flake and hey presto, instant dry flake gun!!!! Works a treat!!!! More fun than blasting
Wow!! Yes I should have said that I do wear everything needed to protect myself.. Definately a respirator and full clothes.. I by all means dont blast whole cars for a living and I'm sure there are a hell of a lot better of ways to do this but say I need to change a ball joint and everything is covered in surface rust, I'll have at it lol.. And yes, use a respirator!! I hate to hear that about the man who lost his life.. This thing is definately not a toy!!
Yea dr jones I have, I mainly clean up parts with this.. It's not something I woulad use in a full a+ resto
My friend does small sand blasting jobs at his beautiful house, out on the 3/4" crushed gravel yard. He spreads a large canvas tarp, and blasts right thru small jobs... I helped him roll the tarp up halfway to empty the sand into a 55 gallon drum. HEAVY! I have a 15 gal. sandblaster I use alongside my shop. My side yard is all sand, so it just changes color a little... Can't imagine someone commiting Hari-Kari with one of these things. Also surprised there aren't restrictions on them yet. Maybe the Att'y General hasn't been caught walking them across the border yet...
lol.. this thing does spread it aroung pretty damn good!! the first time i did it all i had on was the mask and goggles so i looked like i walked out of a sand storm!! haha.. the only plus to the 'media' i use and where it winds up is i live on a dirt road with a dirt driveway.. its just smart to wait 15 minutes before i run in the house or dive in the truck due to the dust cloud! we have a creek with a small sandbar so its all free and dosent matter where it ends up.. ill take some screen mesh and a 5 gallon bucket to sift through it.. all this is crude and primitive as hell but it sure does make that metal easier to spray a little paint on.. i have pondered that a****er mike.. i dont know how they can sell these to the general public to reak havic with!! if you have some sense it is a nice tool to the collection none the less.. honestly i didnt know this would be such an iffy thread haha!!
i use them when i dont feel like rollin out the big boy. they seem to do ok.it does make quick work of gettin rid of rust and paint.i have a portable carport we just put down a tarp on the ground and use one big one for walls and you can recover almost all your sand or gl*** beads.
I'm surprised the 20 gallon HF compressor would keep up, maybe they are better than I ***umed.. Or do you need to wait for it a lot ?
well you get about 3 minuts of good blast time then have to wait about 45 seconds to start again.. it is annoying but it does work.. it all depends on how you have it regulated of course.. i generally use the smallest tip and that cuts down on cfm as well.. as far as running a cuting wheel.. pssh, hell no, but this thing really is worth what you pay for it.. i just bought a 100 gallon compressor setup that needs a new compressor head.. thats gonna be a VERY appreciated/needed upgrade..
Very familiar with that stuff. Still have quite a bit of blasting to do at some point, bet I have a nice little beach area when I am done.....well expect for all the lead based paint all over the ground...
They work great but they are what they are. A small job blaster. I did the whole engine compartment and underside of a 60 Ranchero once like that. 3X5 patch on, 45seconds wait, lookin like one of those sand dudes from Star Wars. Keep the exitement, bro. Theyres a whole world out there waitin fer ya.
Is that blaster a soda or sand blaster? Also, where did you get it and how do you like it? I'm in the market for a soda blaster. Thanks, Ed
That's awesome shadams!! Do like me, now u gotta place to get you're tan on.. Haha!! Yea they definately are a patience testing deal, especially with the small compressor but 100% worth the h***le for me.. I do wire as much of the surface as I can and get the edges and crevices (<-spellcheck?) with this device! When it comes time to resurface a rear axle pumpkin, it makes quick work!!
I used a similar setup to sandblast the frame for my 48 in 1980 I didn't have too much problem with the mess it made as Mt St Helens had just blown a couple of weeks earlier covering the area in ash. The ash worked pretty well for blasting agent though mixed in with regular blasting sand. That took two days to get done and a serious shower to get all of the sand out of places it shouldn't have got into. For small stuff I'd build me a blast cabinet out of something. Maybe a 55 gallon barrel on legs like a Texas Barbecue with a window to look in and holes for the blast cabinet gloves that are pretty easy to find. '
I'm not sure if its appropriate that I post this hear but if you're going for some DIY sandblasting on a budget, why not just make your own blaster and gun? That stuff looks pretty light weight if you ask me... I mean my dad put this thing together like 20 years ago and we've used it regularly from small stuff to entire frames. Never had any issues, and it cost like 30 bucks to make.
yea mr 48, its nice to be able to walk away from the mess and leave it there, kinda like being a kid again lol.. thats cool as hell bein able to mix the ash in for volume!! i was thinking about building a cabinet the other day btw.. thats a nice setup ford mike! the gun is lightweight but mine has been durable for about 3 years now.. how about some pics of youre nozzel? that does look like a nice ***et..
on a similar topic, wrenches really tighten bolts good! i just seems to tighten it up real good! i'm going to go see if gas works as it should.
No problem, as expected the nozzle is about as straight forward and simple as it gets. Just a valve with a length of 3/8 pipe that then steps down at the end so you can add a ceramic tip. You could easily shoot 50lbs of media through in 1 shot, although you need a large compressor in order to keep up. We used a small compressor at first and it worked out fine, as it was playing catchup you could step back and take a breather!
I collect and use this really fine sand that is abundant around here. Its the consistency of tal*** powder once its sifted. I have only used one of those hopper guns for small things but been wondering if one of those siphon guns would be worth a shot.
ford mike, im building one!! ill brag on it when i get it made and post it up.. thanks man, i can tell theres a reason that things been around for 20 years! frank, it is QUICK to sift a bucket and throw the hose down into it.. i really love the convenience of this thing.. i didnt sift my sand good enough once and it would clog every minute, but i promise thats the only time i wanted to break it haha!!
Tractor Supply, think it was $100 bucks. Make sure you screen whatever you put in Yea I have a 80gal dual stage and it pretty much runs the whole time I am using it, so I can imagine having to wait. But it makes short work of almost anything, and is very versitile as you can use really fine stuff on low pressure for delicates or heavy stuff for cutting.
The Jalopy Journal
