I have some small castings and machine parts that want cleaning, leftover paint removed, and light rust removed. Would a small sandblaster be a good tool for this? There are all sorts of sub-$100 tools out there. Biggest compressor I have at the moment is 6.5 CFM at 90 PSI.
Many years ago I used a friend’s sandblasting gun to ‘weather’ some wood for a shabby chic project. Worked OK, very slow, I was able to do it outside where the sand didn’t matter.
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I have a Sears that I bought in a bunch of junk 25 years ago. Cheap, just a pot with a screen, hose and gun. Works great but slow as I keep the pressure low.
I don't believe that will be enough air except for small jobs.
Dave, you need a blast cabinet.
HF has one for 129 bucks.
Craigslist has two pot blasters below 50 bucks.
My cousin has two blast cabinets in Parkland. I was going to look into buying one, but I won't need it for quite a while. We might be able to work something out.
+1 on the blast cabinet- it's the way to go for smaller parts and you'll use far less blasting media
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Buddy of mine has a small blast enclosure. It's a benchtop size with a couple of hand holes. Appears to me you could only do the tiniest of parts. I need to do stuff that's larger, say the size of a 5-gallon bucket. Storing a cabinet or much of anything is a hassle for me--shop space is limited, storage space already mostly filled. If I bought a blast cabinet I might have to buy a lot somewhere and build a storage building on it.
If I bought a blast cabinet I might have to buy a lot somewhere and build a storage building on it.
Sounds like a plan to me when ya startin?
I just picked up a property in Renton... acreage with several dozen sheds already standing!
Did Art create a subdivision with one of his sheds on it? ;-)
When I did some sandblasting on my car, I borrowed my neighbors compressor and made a T fitting so that two compressors could feed the gun.
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