Collapsible Sand Blasting Booth

[firedome]

David....

will try to get a pic of the dishwasher sandblaster, he's not too far away.

This same uncle once also used a washing machine lid to repair a fender on a rusty '75 Nova... he is a great recycler!

 

[hydralique]

"washing machine lid to repair a fender "

Gotta love that! Now if it was a proper old-school lid with a porcelain enamel finish he could guarantee that part of the fender would never rust out. No doubt it would help if the Nova in question was white, harvest, or coppertone . . .

 

[d-jones]

Phil

 Unless I'm mistaken, baking soda type blasting media is essentially a powder, which means it'll get airborne and stay that way much longer than heavier media, like sand or ground walnut shells. Considering the much more open nature of this design, that could be a problem. Sand will ricochet a few times and land, but powder could engulf you in a cloud that'll leave you looking like you crashed into a flour factory, and I doubt you'd enjoy that. I'd be reluctant to try it.

 

[ovrphil]

djones - it is a powder, but how it's dispersed after application is something I never learned. Yet, we were thinking of using the services of a man who I met at Home Depot, who had this business with baking soda blasting. The interesting thing about bs blasting is the level of control, where you can effectively(as told by the man who made a living at it for a while, full time)remove paint off a car, but leave the primer. Intriguing, I thought.

Anyways, your sand-blasting tent is cool, since it collapses. Is sand-blasting equipment something you rent or own?

Phil

 

[d-jones]

Hi Phil -

I do have my own equipment, but it's probably not what you're thinking. My sandblaster is a small portable type that I bought at Sears a long time ago. It basically consists of a small portable hopper, a hose, and a gun. It wasn't very expensive, and similar set ups are still readily available. The one in the photo below is a lot like the one I have, though mine has no wheels. They're intended for small projects and somewhat infrequent use, which is exactly the way I use mine. One does need a compressor to use it though, and that will easily be the most expensive part of the affair, unless you already have one. They're a lot of fun to use, and the ease with which they remove every last trace of corrosion and old paint makes restorations a breeze. The only down side is that the cost of blasting media has risen to the point where you really want to recover as much as you can for re-use, hence the booth.

 

[tolivac]

GREAT blasting job-the connector panel looks like new.I use the sandblaster booth at our plant for corroded or dirty transmitter parts.Cleans 'em up FAST!!The blaster here uses glass bead abrasive media.It can be reused several times.Out stationary booth gets air from the main house compressor here-20Hp Gardner Denver.

 

[ovrphil]

hi David - thanks, all this gives me ideas. I need to get a compressor sometime - not this year - as there's a few projects that will be more easily finished with having that tool and the accessories.

Thanks again for stirring up the imagination.