Has anyone made thier own sandblaster? I would really like to know how to make one, if someone could let me know. As it stands I know nothing about sandblasters. I do already have a compresssor to run it.

 

There is info on a home made cabinet sand blaster in the 'tech article' section of FTE. Not sure if what you are inquiring about, may want to take a look.

 

I have made a couple out of propane tanks. Put a fitting in the bottom with a valve going to a tee. One side of the tee is the output. The other side is an air line to the fitting at the top thru a second valve. You fill the tank with sand. By adjusting the two valves, you can control how much sand and the rate that it comes out. The trick is to get some ceramic nozzles for the gun.

 

T.I.P out of ohio makes and sells sandblast cabinets, they also sell a manual on how to make your own,

 

"Chinese pressure pots" can be purchased from the likes of Harbor Freight or Northen Tool for less than your cost to make one. They come with the pressure vessel, fittings, hoses, valves, gun, and nozzles that you need to do the job. The pot has a pressure relief valve and is at least nominally rated for the pressures you intend to use. Of course, the Chinese are not particularly concerned about product liability, but one of these purchased units is probably safer than anything you put together yourself.

The shut-off valve, hose, and nozzles are "consumables", so you will need to find a source of replacement parts. Some of the local tool specialty suppliers do have at least the ceramic nozzles.

You will need to sandblast outside, or within some sort of enclosure able to contain and control the dust. An enclosure can also enable you to recycle the abrasive.

For an outlet for your "do it yourself" skills, I'd suggest you build an enclosure of plywood and glass, and provide a way to connect a shop vac to pull the dust out of the air so you can see what you are blasting.

You need a compressor capable of at least 10 CFM sustained to blast with a 1/8 inch nozzle. Typically, this is a 5 TRUE horsepower, 20 amps at 240 volts model.

 

I built one of the T.I.P. ones; it worked great. They used to sell a kit with the gloves, gun, hose, and plans. You build the cabinet. Make sure you build it big enough!

 

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unless your in china why use a chinese pressure pot, i own a american truck,i use only american parts, whenever possible, buck fush,

 

With some MDF/Plywood, glass/plexiglass, glue/screws/biscuits and a little blessing from Norm Abram, you to can make your own sandblasting cabinet. Get your gloves and glove holders from www.tptools.com , and a siphon feed blaster from walmart.

I made mine 4' wide and can put a 351C block in there with room to spare, with some MDF, spare glass and welded a base for it. Bout $100 all said and done

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http://www.autodidactics.com/sand.htm
http://www.lonestarts.com/DripPan/SandBlaster.htm

 

That's really cool. Makes me feel like an idiot for having forked over so much cash!

 

Not an idiot, just uninformed. What you don't know can hurt you ......

 

I have the instructions for making one for use with a 180 CFM compressor but couldn't figure out how to downsize it for my home shop compressor and blow more than a couple grains of sand a minute so I opted for the harbour frieght models. They work great for small parts.

If anyone is interested and can e-mail me I'll be glad to send directions for the gun. I've made them for use on construction projects and they work great but require top quality personal protection and an environmental enclosure.