sand blaster

MrNoo

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Arable Farmer
Location
Cirencester
anybody got one , just for doing od jobs, they any good ,worth the hassle ????
I use a Sealey one, the larger of the two they sell. Use fine crushed glass through it, ideal for smaller jobs. Done a couple of Fergie T20's, a MF35, spaceframe race car chassis and countless other bits and bobs. You need a decent compressor with moisture traps, glass needs to be kept in a dry environment.
Tips wear out as does the rubber hose and also the tap at the bottom of the pot but I have put circa 2-3t of grit through it so far.
Professional kit costs a fortune, screw compressors, air driers and blasting pots etc etc but if just small items to do then the Sealey kit is fine
 

MrNoo

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Arable Farmer
Location
Cirencester
how big a compressor do you need to run that
Depends on how much of a hurry you are!! Think mine is circa 23cfm, am sure it would run off a smaller one but the average 12cfm ones I am unsure, prob be ok but never tried it.
I would guess that a lot of their kit would be designed to run off the standard 12cfm compressor but what I have found is that although they are advertised as 12cfm quite often they produce a fair bit less.
Maybe Google them and see what others have used re compressor, am sure they'll be plenty of info out there on them, good and bad!
 

Tonym

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Location
Shropshire
I have one of the Sealey ones and run it with a two tool road compressor I used to use for blowing off the combine. Too much air is not a problem but not enough is. I have a 12 cfm in the workshop and I think that would struggle. I have done larger jobs but found it cost in materials is almost as much as getting the job done by a professional and unless you have an air fed mask it is a dirty sweaty horrible job.
I found you had to sieve all the sand to prevent blockages and also moisture in the air was a problem as Mr Noo said i the previous post. Only a job to do with the sun shining as if the air is humid it will start to rust again very quickly.
I only use it now for odds and ends and the bit that get missed.
 

Onion grower

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We have this going spare if it is any good to some one , not done very much at all as got an industrial one
 

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