New sand blaster!!

stubbysteve · 02-16-2008, 10:42 PM

I got a new sandblaster from orchelins farm and home last week and that thing is great. I have used it quite a bit and I have glass bead abrasive for it, and let me tell you all something, if you have ever tried to clean an engine block with carb cleaner or oven cleaner and it's still dingy looking, don't work so hard. This sand blaster does it all at one time. It doesn't give the shiney apperance but it does get it super clean and just blow the dust off or wipe it down and prime and paint. It is made by Clark and was $89 and $42 for dthe glass bead (50lb barrel) well worth it. And it works great on metal. Makes rust dissapear instantly. And I also got a free shop vacc that I am foing to make a cabinet out of. Any one else have a sandblaster??

jeep2003 · 02-16-2008, 11:10 PM

I think its one of those tools that you put off getting. Then when you do get it you dont know how you ever got by without it. No i dont have one :)

**steven Durham** · 02-16-2008, 11:33 PM

I got a big triple cylinder compressor that is single stage for the 18.5 cfm volume. And then I bought the bigger Harbor Freight blast cabinet and I am also using glass bead . I use it for a lot of rusty parts for my trike project. The Bonanza BC100 should fit inside . But I do need to hook up the vacuum to the cabinet the fine glass leaks out a bit.

stubbysteve · 02-16-2008, 11:43 PM

I like the glass bead because it doesn't pit the metal or alumin when you are cleaning it. I have a friend who uses alumin oxide?? He say that he can blast a car hood and not have to prime it for a month. He buys it in the city for a wopping $6.00 a 50lb bag!!! I have to get some.

**Jleon** · 02-17-2008, 08:21 PM

I have a water filter on my compressor yet I still have a problem with moisture. It stops up the sand at the very bottom where the sand feeds into the discharge hose. Any advice?

**steven Durham** · 02-17-2008, 09:32 PM

You could make up a drip leg in your air line away from the compressor just before the attachment to the sand blast cabinet . It can be made of schedule 40 PVC and set up a drain on the bottom of the leg and tap the air of the side of the pipe and most of the moisture should go to the bottom of the drip leg to be drained out.
Steve

**Jleon** · 02-17-2008, 10:59 PM

Gotcha- sort of like an inverted hammer lock I put on water pipes to keep them vibrating. Anyway I know what you're saying. Thanks Steve.

**steven Durham** · 02-18-2008, 12:10 AM

Exactly right. Don't be afraid to use large pipe like 1 1/2 inch, but use fresh glue and primer if your pressure is over 100 pounds.
Steve

stubbysteve · 02-18-2008, 01:24 PM

mine has a water filter on it when I got it and I don't have one on my compressor. I know I know I need one on it too, but I haven't had any problems....yet. I plan on building a blast cabinet before I use it any more so I don't waste any more abrasive.

dopowa · 02-18-2008, 04:24 PM

Look up the "franzinator", Usually on the welding forums.