Hello, nice vid! I made my own sandblaster as well but was wondering, what should the internal diameter of the hose be that goes to the nozzle? I can blast for a few seconds but then pressure drops and no more sand comes out. The internal diameter of the hose i used is 14mm and the nozzle 3mm but I think the 14mm are too much. Any suggestions? Thanks.
@motorcycleengineer Hi. It sounds like a air supply problem what size is the supply line from the air compressor. If you look at the air hose ends and fitting that is were the most of the restriction is usually. My hose on the air and sand end is 1/2'' ID. or looks about 12.5mm ID. I would think that 14mm would be just fine. My supply line is a littel to small but if you look at the ends of the hose some of the brass ends have a bigger openings than others plus don't use couplings either.Thanks
@oldpacrat Hi again I used a small Allen wench that I cut off the 90 Deg. angel. Any high carbon steel punch should work fine . You could try and start it just with the hammer first but try not to enlarge it or it well crack the porcelain when you drive it the rest of the way. If it flattens out grind it down or you could grind it some first . They are a little had to get started I put mine in a vise to hold it. Sometimes I get a small chip at the J end of the plug but it well still work.
@oldpacrat Hi. The spark plug must be a old Champion J-11Y J12-yYJ14Y there the only only ones that I could drive out the electrode. I broke off the J of the plug and drove the electrode out from piston side moving to the plug wire side. Hope this helps :)
Hey, it works great! The only thing that I think about changing on my own is to make the bottom of the tank in a cone shape, otherwise when you get short on sand it will stick to the concave bottom because of the above air pressure. I need to shake my tank in order to get it all out. The spurkplug works great with sand but when I switched to corindon it wear out in a couple of hours. Good that I have a lot off spurkplugs in my shop.
@daredan111 Hi I think that the idea of cone shaping the bottom is great ! I've never used corindon where can you buy it. And what type of tip would hold up to it can't imagine only two hours a spark plug tip. Sound like you would need a tip made of diamond. But I'M glad that it seems to be working for you. PS if I get low on sand I give mine a shake to . Thank :)
@plumcrazzzy from diamond would work because it's the only material harder than corundum :) I bought it from a german company and it costs like 1,5$ a pound. It's grate because you can use it many times (up de 90 cycles according to the producer). Thanks for your video, it was my inspiration in building the sanblaster.
@Jessem4681 I think so as long as the air is dry. You could use steel shot for shot pinning with a larger nozzle as long as the medium flows like an hour glass I think that it would work. Dry ice not sure how they do might need a feeder?
@plumcrazzzy i used old spark plug(drilled out) two conical metal peaces , between it is small hole 3mm for sand(just normal playground sand i use) , i will post picture or movie later, that will make everything more clear. problem is the small compressor i have. it works but i have to w8 for comp to built up pressure. it sucks, i have painted garden house this summer and my comp was on fire after 2 hours haha. greetz
@gildardo011 Hi there. I bought the hose at Farm&Feet in the Ag department it's 1/2" ID it works fine at 100psi but I wouldn't go over that . Not sure but regular air hose mite work Don't know if the smaller ID would hurt that much. Thanks alot . Had fun making it .
@grumbern Recycle and it was free not sure how much nozzles cost maybe $10.00ea . I wounder if anyone found other plugs that work old champions are all I found sad to say that was all they where good for. I could ruin a set In a afternoon in a 67 barracuda I had in the 70's . They worked fine for most cars but I swapped them out for A/C's never had another problem .
Down Under Australia- Thanks for sharing this information. I have some old Cabinets- Steel offc ourse with Surface Rust that I wish to restore!! Are you using Beach Sand??
@panos215 Hi there in Australia. I have always used silica sand but any sand should work fine.I have thought some time I would try some aluminum oxide because of how bad sand is on the lungs. One thing is make sure that the sand is dry. Good Luck !
@panos215 sup im also down under.... also a sand blaster.... We use grit and garnet for the job.... but your looking in sand grit is idea for you so your job is easy and fine sand that cleans nice... in adelaide air port i did all them steel work ;)
Hi, Please, you could be more specific and write the kind of material that you used to make this sandblaster. I want make it, but I haven't a lot experienced,
hey everybody, i have the same system. its very very simple. i use 120psi and 1/4 inch tip and valve at bottom of tank about half open. you will go through a 50lbs bag in about 10 minutes and this will cover about 1 square foot of blast area if you work quickly, depends how bad the paint is stuck on the metal. basically this is only good for small jobs. if you need to do a large job its gonna be a little expensive and it will take forever, but its alot better than using a wire brush on a grinder
Hi from the U.S.A. I'm sorry to say if I had plans I'd be happy to send them to you but it was a in the head plan build as you go kind of. Most of it was stuff from the local junkyard. the principle is described in the video and is fairly straight forward but if you have some questions I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks for asking and good luck on your build.
hey i like ur video and gives me an idea. how much PSI goes into the tank? and what are the diameter of all those inlet hoses and outlet hoses? thanks in advance . cause i'll make one to clean the cylinders of my bike that are impossible to make shiny. more power dude!
hello!! look.. i got some plans to do that, and im gonna need some sandblasting for some stuff at work.. so i was thinking in building something like this.. (we are a plumbing contractor company, so we should have all the needed parts in the warehouse) but i was wondering if you could show me how it works before i build mine... it would be nice if you upload a video showing it working :D thank you!!
dont you need a regulator for the air going into tank that holds the sand?
shortyjk95 1 month ago
@shortyjk95 No just as long as the pressure is the same on top as the bottom the sand well flow like a hour glass smooth and steady.
plumcrazzzy 1 month ago
Hello, nice vid! I made my own sandblaster as well but was wondering, what should the internal diameter of the hose be that goes to the nozzle? I can blast for a few seconds but then pressure drops and no more sand comes out. The internal diameter of the hose i used is 14mm and the nozzle 3mm but I think the 14mm are too much. Any suggestions? Thanks.
motorcycleengineer 1 month ago
@motorcycleengineer Hi. It sounds like a air supply problem what size is the supply line from the air compressor. If you look at the air hose ends and fitting that is were the most of the restriction is usually. My hose on the air and sand end is 1/2'' ID. or looks about 12.5mm ID. I would think that 14mm would be just fine. My supply line is a littel to small but if you look at the ends of the hose some of the brass ends have a bigger openings than others plus don't use couplings either.Thanks
plumcrazzzy 1 month ago
thanks for the reply. one more question. what did you use to drive out electrode?
oldpacrat 3 months ago
@oldpacrat Hi again I used a small Allen wench that I cut off the 90 Deg. angel. Any high carbon steel punch should work fine . You could try and start it just with the hammer first but try not to enlarge it or it well crack the porcelain when you drive it the rest of the way. If it flattens out grind it down or you could grind it some first . They are a little had to get started I put mine in a vise to hold it. Sometimes I get a small chip at the J end of the plug but it well still work.
plumcrazzzy 3 months ago
can't figure out how to get sparkplug apart. please help>
oldpacrat 3 months ago
@oldpacrat Hi. The spark plug must be a old Champion J-11Y J12-yYJ14Y there the only only ones that I could drive out the electrode. I broke off the J of the plug and drove the electrode out from piston side moving to the plug wire side. Hope this helps :)
plumcrazzzy 3 months ago
Wow, this is cool. Gonna give it a shot. I will show sum vid.,also. Thanks
bubbatron4 5 months ago
@bubbatron4 Good luck and have fun. I'll be looking forward to the video.
plumcrazzzy 5 months ago
Hey, it works great! The only thing that I think about changing on my own is to make the bottom of the tank in a cone shape, otherwise when you get short on sand it will stick to the concave bottom because of the above air pressure. I need to shake my tank in order to get it all out. The spurkplug works great with sand but when I switched to corindon it wear out in a couple of hours. Good that I have a lot off spurkplugs in my shop.
daredan111 7 months ago
@daredan111 Hi I think that the idea of cone shaping the bottom is great ! I've never used corindon where can you buy it. And what type of tip would hold up to it can't imagine only two hours a spark plug tip. Sound like you would need a tip made of diamond. But I'M glad that it seems to be working for you. PS if I get low on sand I give mine a shake to . Thank :)
plumcrazzzy 6 months ago
@plumcrazzzy from diamond would work because it's the only material harder than corundum :) I bought it from a german company and it costs like 1,5$ a pound. It's grate because you can use it many times (up de 90 cycles according to the producer). Thanks for your video, it was my inspiration in building the sanblaster.
daredan111 6 months ago in playlist RUST REMOVAL , NUT REMOVAL , AIR COMPRESSOR
@plumcrazzzy Hi! Here is a photo with a sparkplug that I used for about 7 hours :)
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daredan111 4 months ago
i also like the nozzle! :D
lexichronicle2 8 months ago
I know you use this for a sandblaster but can i also use this for a sodium blaster?
Jessem4681 10 months ago
@Jessem4681 I think so as long as the air is dry. You could use steel shot for shot pinning with a larger nozzle as long as the medium flows like an hour glass I think that it would work. Dry ice not sure how they do might need a feeder?
plumcrazzzy 10 months ago
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I know your design is for a sandblaster but can i use this same design for a sodium blaster? Or can i put any kind of medium in it?
Jessem4681 10 months ago
I know your design is for a sandblaster but can i use this same design for a sodium blaster? Or can i put any kind of medium in it?
Jessem4681 10 months ago
i made my own sandblaster, the sparkplug is a good idea, it works nice.
MrToolmakerman 1 year ago
@MrToolmakerman Hi just wondered what brand of plug and number you used. Thanks
plumcrazzzy 11 months ago
@plumcrazzzy i used old spark plug(drilled out) two conical metal peaces , between it is small hole 3mm for sand(just normal playground sand i use) , i will post picture or movie later, that will make everything more clear. problem is the small compressor i have. it works but i have to w8 for comp to built up pressure. it sucks, i have painted garden house this summer and my comp was on fire after 2 hours haha. greetz
MrToolmakerman 11 months ago
hey there... what did you use for the hose? awesome project by the way....
gildardo011 1 year ago
@gildardo011 Hi there. I bought the hose at Farm&Feet in the Ag department it's 1/2" ID it works fine at 100psi but I wouldn't go over that . Not sure but regular air hose mite work Don't know if the smaller ID would hurt that much. Thanks alot . Had fun making it .
plumcrazzzy 1 year ago
Using an old spark plug for ceramic nozzles is a nice idea! :-D
grumbern 1 year ago
@grumbern Recycle and it was free not sure how much nozzles cost maybe $10.00ea . I wounder if anyone found other plugs that work old champions are all I found sad to say that was all they where good for. I could ruin a set In a afternoon in a 67 barracuda I had in the 70's . They worked fine for most cars but I swapped them out for A/C's never had another problem .
plumcrazzzy 1 year ago
thank you now i gonna make some :P
lundinoZ 1 year ago
very good idea with the spark plug m8
;-)
2102Chris 1 year ago
Down Under Australia- Thanks for sharing this information. I have some old Cabinets- Steel offc ourse with Surface Rust that I wish to restore!! Are you using Beach Sand??
panos215 1 year ago
@panos215 Hi there in Australia. I have always used silica sand but any sand should work fine.I have thought some time I would try some aluminum oxide because of how bad sand is on the lungs. One thing is make sure that the sand is dry. Good Luck !
plumcrazzzy 1 year ago
@panos215 sup im also down under.... also a sand blaster.... We use grit and garnet for the job.... but your looking in sand grit is idea for you so your job is easy and fine sand that cleans nice... in adelaide air port i did all them steel work ;)
Hope that helps you.
grimreaperws 1 year ago
@panos215 i used sand that is used in concrete, works fine, big problem is capacity of compressor
MrToolmakerman 11 months ago
Hi, Please, you could be more specific and write the kind of material that you used to make this sandblaster. I want make it, but I haven't a lot experienced,
Thx ....
Dragones99 1 year ago
You have a good day to....great video
Darrenvikes1 1 year ago
I like the spark plug idea.
butkatrello 1 year ago 7
hey everybody, i have the same system. its very very simple. i use 120psi and 1/4 inch tip and valve at bottom of tank about half open. you will go through a 50lbs bag in about 10 minutes and this will cover about 1 square foot of blast area if you work quickly, depends how bad the paint is stuck on the metal. basically this is only good for small jobs. if you need to do a large job its gonna be a little expensive and it will take forever, but its alot better than using a wire brush on a grinder
crashchiefwoodcutter 1 year ago
Greatings from Europe!
I want to build something like this, can you help me? If you want to share the plans for your blaster, please, give me an answer.
paraplegicu 2 years ago
Hi from the U.S.A. I'm sorry to say if I had plans I'd be happy to send them to you but it was a in the head plan build as you go kind of. Most of it was stuff from the local junkyard. the principle is described in the video and is fairly straight forward but if you have some questions I'll do my best to answer them. Thanks for asking and good luck on your build.
plumcrazzzy 2 years ago
Good tip
MrBlaze001 2 years ago
very good is the best idea on it
sagitario7402 2 years ago
hey i like ur video and gives me an idea. how much PSI goes into the tank? and what are the diameter of all those inlet hoses and outlet hoses? thanks in advance . cause i'll make one to clean the cylinders of my bike that are impossible to make shiny. more power dude!
owvenus 2 years ago
can i ask how you drove the centre out, because my brother has tried but it just crack ? any help please?
bassmandompanter 3 years ago
hello!! look.. i got some plans to do that, and im gonna need some sandblasting for some stuff at work.. so i was thinking in building something like this.. (we are a plumbing contractor company, so we should have all the needed parts in the warehouse) but i was wondering if you could show me how it works before i build mine... it would be nice if you upload a video showing it working :D thank you!!
aampudia8 3 years ago
maybe it doesn`t work??????
evolution2015 3 years ago