DIY Sandblaster

[terranosaurusdoug]

So after watching some youtube vids I thought I could improve a little. Spent nothing, used a cheapo tyre inflator, some brass fittings off an old fire back boiler, a dirty soda stream bottle and a smaaaaaalll aubergine :lol

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

This about 2 seconds worth, it's a bit late now for compressor going though.

 

[Banshee]

This about 2 seconds worth, it's a bit late now for compressor going though.

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WTF that looks mad lol send some more pics and a vid lol!!!! I want one

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Will do mate, they are only bout 20 squids from machine mart etc., I was just a bit bored

 

[Blocky10]

That's cracking. What did you put through it?
And I know I shouldn't ask but why a smaaaaaall aubergine.

 

[solarman216]

Kiln dried sand, what they use for block paving, works a treat, for decent blasting you do need loads of air though, and I do mean loads, I will be getting my blaster going in the not too distant future as need to sort some tin worm on the front of mine that was there when I bought it but never got round, so it will have advanced a good bit by now, but got to sort the compressors out first,one petrol ex portable air hammer/breaker, one max rating on a 13 amp plug both run together and still I have to pause every now and again to let the pressure build, Rick

 

[Blocky10]

These are the springs I bought off Mark at the Wiltshire meet.

 

[solarman216]

so I guess you would like to blast them? with the little hand held blasters will take you a week, Rick

 

[Blocky10]

I used a drinking straw with a toothpick glued to the side and a large satsuma and now they look like this
:lol

 

[solarman216]

very nice so how? Rick

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

I used a drinking straw with a toothpick glued to the side and a large satsuma and now they look like this
View attachment 7889 :lol

Pmsl, there used to be a series on telly, goodness gracious me, the mother could "make it at home for nothing," cheese, money, you name it. All she needed was some basic ingredients and a smaaaaall aubergine

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

Kiln dried sand, what they use for block paving, works a treat, for decent blasting you do need loads of air though, and I do mean loads, I will be getting my blaster going in the not too distant future as need to sort some tin worm on the front of mine that was there when I bought it but never got round, so it will have advanced a good bit by now, but got to sort the compressors out first,one petrol ex portable air hammer/breaker, one max rating on a 13 amp plug both run together and still I have to pause every now and again to let the pressure build, Rick

I've only got a small one , but I reckon it will do what I need it to, and I have a piece of pipe off a gas valve to make a smaller nozzle if I need to. I was thinking of childrens play sand but it'll be easier to find the paving stuff, and probably cheaper too

 

[Banshee]

I used a drinking straw with a toothpick glued to the side and a large satsuma and now they look like this
View attachment 7889 :lol

Oh mate they have come up really well!!!

 

[Blocky10]

very nice so how? Rick

We have a grit blaster at work. The cabinet style with big rubber gloves fixed to the front.
Soaked them in a sonic tank for a few hours first then blast away for an hour each using crushed walnut shell.
Gonna give them the Alex treatment. But unsure of colour :naughty

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

We have a grit blaster at work. The cabinet style with big rubber gloves fixed to the front.
Soaked them in a sonic tank for a few hours first then blast away for an hour each using crushed walnut shell.
Gonna give them the Alex treatment. But unsure of colour :naughty

Sonic, walnuts, gloves, it's gettin too posh on ere for this yorkie :lol

 

[Blocky10]

Sonic, walnuts, gloves, it's gettin too posh on ere for this yorkie :lol

Ha ha ha. Nothing special here. :thumb2

 

[solarman216]

We have a grit blaster at work. The cabinet style with big rubber gloves fixed to the front.
Soaked them in a sonic tank for a few hours first then blast away for an hour each using crushed walnut shell.
Gonna give them the Alex treatment. But unsure of colour :naughty

Ah yea used them for dynamos and starters at a refurb place in Shepherds Bush many years ago, got to be PINK, Rick

 

[Banshee]

We have a grit blaster at work. The cabinet style with big rubber gloves fixed to the front.
Soaked them in a sonic tank for a few hours first then blast away for an hour each using crushed walnut shell.
Gonna give them the Alex treatment. But unsure of colour :naughty

If you want my opinion I've always been a fan of Silver and Orange or Silver and Green but each to their own :nenau

 

[solarman216]

We have a grit blaster at work. The cabinet style with big rubber gloves fixed to the front.
Soaked them in a sonic tank for a few hours first then blast away for an hour each using crushed walnut shell.
Gonna give them the Alex treatment. But unsure of colour :naughty

Just for the record what is the CFM rate for said blaster, I guess at around 100, Rick

 

[Blocky10]

Just for the record what is the CFM rate for said blaster, I guess at around 100, Rick

Couldn't find any info/plate on it but online it says max air consumption is 700 litres per minute (7bar) which equals around 25cfm. According to Google :nenau