Pro sandblaster equipment
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Pro sandblaster equipment
I purchased an old industrial gas powered air compresser this summer. I haven't used it yet since I haven't needed it. I was hoping to find some sandblasting equipment to use with it. The compressor puts out 125 cfm @ 100PSI.
Anyone know about sandblasting equipment? I looked on the internet, but I came up with the small pressure units.
Also interested in reclaiming the sand. I don't want to just shoot the sand once and keep buying it- escpecially at the rate I might consume it.
Hopefully I can find something used.
Any help?
Anyone know about sandblasting equipment? I looked on the internet, but I came up with the small pressure units.
Also interested in reclaiming the sand. I don't want to just shoot the sand once and keep buying it- escpecially at the rate I might consume it.
Hopefully I can find something used.
Any help?
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Might be worth trying a commercial sandblasting yard, in case they had some old sandblasting equipment around they'd sell cheap. Shipyards also do a lot of sandblasting, and around here they're routinely going out of business.
Thomas Register smust have listings for industrial sandblasting equipment. Try McMaster-Carr.
It shouldn't be too hard to build a large siphon blaster; find a source for the appropriate hardened nozzles, then build the rest of it. They're not as efficient with air, but you've got plenty of that.
As far as reclaiming: the ideal would be to build some sort of completely enclosed shelter using tarps or plastic. A lean-to against a garage wall might be enough, depending on how big a project you're doing. This should also keep the noise and dust down, which your neighbours may appreciate.
Thomas Register smust have listings for industrial sandblasting equipment. Try McMaster-Carr.
It shouldn't be too hard to build a large siphon blaster; find a source for the appropriate hardened nozzles, then build the rest of it. They're not as efficient with air, but you've got plenty of that.
As far as reclaiming: the ideal would be to build some sort of completely enclosed shelter using tarps or plastic. A lean-to against a garage wall might be enough, depending on how big a project you're doing. This should also keep the noise and dust down, which your neighbours may appreciate.
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TIP is the name of the sandblast supplies company. Have seen thei catalog. You need pressure pot with that and you can buy them from rental stores. Used a Clemco a while back that worked quite well. I am fortunate to have a sand processing plant near here so I can buy bulk. I have liners for pallet boxes and get a couple at a time for about 20$ a ton. I am not sure where you could get bulk, but at that rate I dont re-use it and it actually gets dull after a use, twice its shot.
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Chick,
You never said what you were working on?
How big are you planning on going.
Building? Cabinet?, Enclosure?
Do a basic search on the internet.
Try:
1. Cyclone
2. Glastar
3. Norton
4. Sandblasting-ez
This will keep you busy for awhile.
KingFisher
You never said what you were working on?
How big are you planning on going.
Building? Cabinet?, Enclosure?
Do a basic search on the internet.
Try:
1. Cyclone
2. Glastar
3. Norton
4. Sandblasting-ez
This will keep you busy for awhile.
KingFisher
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Sberry,I kinda wondered ifn you were'nt a Ford person.
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Howdy Bull.
It's funny the people you bump into on different sites.
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It's an odd combination--F-350 4x4 and VW Bugs
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I dont know if I am a Ford fan, I happen to own more Fords than the others but it dont make much difference to me. You know how it goes, if it has tires or **** sooner or later its gonna do something to **** you off. Very few things am I brand sensitive over.
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Thanks for the help. I will look on the net for more info.
I will try to find some bulk sand somewhere. I am wanting to sandblast my trucks to prep for painting. If all works out, I may end up building a small shed to sandblast in later.
I will try to find some bulk sand somewhere. I am wanting to sandblast my trucks to prep for painting. If all works out, I may end up building a small shed to sandblast in later.
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ChickenTruck
I have started using a product my supplier calls "ground glass"
it is cheaper than silica(and I buy it at work = cost+10%)
it works better than silica
and he states it emits no free silica so it's safer than silica
My .02
Mike.
I have started using a product my supplier calls "ground glass"
it is cheaper than silica(and I buy it at work = cost+10%)
it works better than silica
and he states it emits no free silica so it's safer than silica
My .02
Mike.
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I bet the ground glass is for paint removal, it would be excelent for that. In most blasting operations there is a special media for what is being done. Fine sand, like beach sand (we call it soft sand) is for rusty surfaces so it penetrates into the pits and cleans them out well. Hard sand, or course and sharp, usually a bit bigger particles is for paint removal. Soft takes forever on paint. I have been getting a blend lately so I stock only one kind, has some of each, its a toss up.
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All,
I just caught that 125 CFm at 100 psi. My Butt! Is this sand blaster mounted on the back of a tractor trailer. Your going to need near 75 HP to get that kind of flow.
I use a 40lb. blaster and deliver at 90 psi average. I've got a 5HP motor and it can barely keep up. This a small rig and moves about 9.9 cfm at 90 psi. Assuming a linear relation ship: 125 cfm at 90 psi = 63 HP.
KingFisher
I just caught that 125 CFm at 100 psi. My Butt! Is this sand blaster mounted on the back of a tractor trailer. Your going to need near 75 HP to get that kind of flow.
I use a 40lb. blaster and deliver at 90 psi average. I've got a 5HP motor and it can barely keep up. This a small rig and moves about 9.9 cfm at 90 psi. Assuming a linear relation ship: 125 cfm at 90 psi = 63 HP.
KingFisher