$15 DIY Soda Blaster

After watching pete from south west rod and customs he was explaining VW Steve had built a sodablaster himself at home. So i went on the lookout for this magical device. And from the pictures and short forum posts this is what i came up with. It works well, but does need improvement, and on top of that you cant reuse the baking soda once is been fired. 1KG could most probably happily do the the out side of a carbie.

I'm always open to questions and suggestions.

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• DIY
• soda
• blaster
• cheap

[supereatards]

What a peice of shit

[djeraser]

@supereatards yar i threw it in the bin and got a real one ;)

[tom11r]

Ok not sure if this is appropiate but how about using and old spay painting pot  ??

[djeraser]

Before this i tried to use a water spraying attachment where it has a pot with a hose in it and then the air supposedly pulls it up, but i couldnt get it to work for the life of me.

[MyAussieDay]

great i was thinking of making one, can you use sand, or is that to cause.

[djeraser]

I suppose you could, i mean you can experiment for the cheapness of making this. But i have seen actual 10L sand blasting drums that connect to the air compressor for about $180 down here in adelaide.

[1annivas]

good and very clever...

[xnova5]

this makes me want to buy a real soda blaster but good job never the less.

[bigairsoftidiots]

dont use cheap masking tape... MAN UP AND USE DUCT TAPE!!!

[nokithecat]

Just dump acid on it and it cleans up fast. Commercial aluminum cleaner or commercial toilet bowl cleaner with 23% acid, you can get 46% if the job needs something stronger. Then just hose it off. Makes aluminum come out white and iron or steel cleans up to base metal. Its ready for painting once the water dries.

[auzziman911]

why dont you set up a funnel on a wire stand to use as a soda feed?

[MysteryBowl]

@ramclam1 I dunno, he seems to be able to convey complete ideas using proper spelling and capitalization; maybe you'd better hope he's not.

[revdimara]

So this is what Lars Ulrich does in his spare time...

[vmxmxr]

In industry use of sand (beach/river or where ever sourced) is illegal due to it breaking down to silica dust which can lead to silicosis which is not a nice condition to live with. If you are going to use abrasive media buy garnet or aluminium oxide and please ALWAYS use respiratory and eye protection at the very least.!

[EnvyInc]

@MyAussieDay If you plan on using sand, make sure to use all the necessary protective gear to protect yourself from silicosis.

[UpcomingJedi]

How much TP did you have to expend after eating all that baking soda?