Awesome... that's why I made this video, I had the same question and figured others would too.

Thank you!

Thank you.

I ran a couple tanks in tandem a few years back for a huge painting project. The extra air capacity really helped a lot. I wish I had room for that now.

Thanks David, I appreciate the kid words.

They cleaned the heads up real nice on my 72 Buick. I actually just finished the engine last night and should be firing it up soon if you'd like to follow along. Thanks for the comment.

Lol same. I have 3 furniture projects to be completed by Xmas.

Thanks... that dust is nasty stuff.

Great, it's a heck of a tool. Make sure to wear proper PPE to keep your lungs safe. Take care

Awesome, thank you.

Glad you liked the video.

Awesome, thank you.

Thank you

Thank you!

@@JackofAllTrades1 really appreciate you give specific info about the different compressors but specially about how to work It safely. Best review i ve seen about this gun

Yea, I can't imagine I lasting too long, but it's heald up to 4 major projects in 3 years.

Thanks for the video idea!

Np man, glad it was helpful.

Thank you

If you have the time then it will do it. You will get about 5-6 seconds of good blasting out of each full pressure charge.

The nozzle on this one is pretty small which I believe helps. Not so much wasted material either.

This will for sure work with walnut and is small enough to not take up a ton of space. I have limited space here in my shop so buying a large tool that I may use once every couple of years just doesn't make sense. Here in a week or so I'll be testing out the Harbor Freight blaster... I introduced it in my most recent video if you are interested in it as well. Thanks for the comment.

Thank you for the fast reply! Very much appreciated, I'll definitely get one in that case, I'll test it out on some carbon fouled parts before I pull the intake manifold off. Thanks again for the video and for sharing your thoughts.

Hello...yes Both the high pressure and low pressure sections have normal speed and sped up sections.

I never thought of pool salt and I have a ton of that laying around.... actually filming another pool related video now. Not sure where a .pdf would be of this. Thanks!

That is some good information, thanks for sharing your setup.

Thanks for the heads up, I figured a respirator would be enough protection outside. Luckily I'm done blasting.

You got educated from the youtube school and not accredited institute ANY normally commercially available respirator who had passed the 42 CFR Part 84 approval is 99.97% efficient You got all the info on the box when you buy it. Breathing “fresh air” without a respirator accumulate more carcinogenic and particles than breathing asbestos WITHOUT proper respirator

Yes, it should work.

For wood, I would try baking soda first. Several people here have indicated the use of baking soda for wood trim detail. If that doesn't work, then move to the walnut shells. Larger grit size is for bigger areas, smaller for finer detail.

I recently got a face shield that I hope helps with the sand ricochet... another issue is the amount of dust it creates which the shield will do little for. Maybe a fan blowing across the area would help.

I didn't try that setup out but it could very well be true. I went into this test assuming it would need high flow but if you have a small air compressor I believe you could probably delay it from kicking on and off a little with a lower flow nozzle and still be effective.

Yea. I actually used this gun for a similar job... I busted some corrosion off all 4 aluminum wheels on my wife's van.they were not huge spots but took it down to nothing.

Thanks!

If you can get one that has a separate motor and pump... those are far better than the combined all in one units and also quieter. 20 or 30 gallon should do you well.

Ingersoll Rand 47708908001 P1.5IU-A9-H Garagemate 20 Gallon Horizontal Air Compressor www.amazon.com/dp/B08ZJXDGJS/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_DZNBNQQDYS0WSNESD19J Gosh, when did these get so expensive!? Here is the setup I speak of ... maybe you can find one for a better price across the pond.

My first thoughts are the hose and the filter. Can you try it with a smaller hose? Did it possibly come with a little hose in the box? Also remove the filter drier for now.

Thanks!

It would come off... the blast pattern for this gun is about the size of a penny. Keep that in mind cause a boat is huge. You may be able to pull back some and make it larger, will just depend on how easy your paint is to strip.

@@JackofAllTrades1 Oh yeah, that would.def take forever. 34ft boat. Thank you

Consider using soda blasting, it may not be as damaging to the fiberglass

That sounds like a great idea. I was trying to figure out how to do that in my garage without making a mess. I think I will try this. Thanks!

Hey man, sorry I guess I just felt like I had a lot to explain. I thought of adding chapters to help people navigate who just want to see the results and don’t care to hear about anything else.

@@JackofAllTrades1 Don't get me wrong, I appreciate you making the video, just maybe include in the title that you'll be covering other aspects such as safety. Chapters are always a good idea. Keep on keepin' on, dude. :thumbsup:

Yea, this gun will work just fine but a frame is a huge project... you will be refilling this gun a lot. Something with a bigger hopper like the 50lb one I reviewed may be a better option for something so big.

@@JackofAllTrades1 thanks man i really appreciate it.

I hear ya man... just being honest, that would kill my watch time though. It's a balance, like I want to make things easier for the viewers as much as possible but I also need people to watch more of my video so KZfaq will push me more viewers. It's a struggle for sure, KZfaq considers your content "worthy of more viewers" the longer viewers watch it. What you are referring to is called "Chapters" and I know KZfaq encourages it for longer videos. Thanks for the suggestion, it's definitely something I need to figure out on this channel.

@@JackofAllTrades1 thanks for the effort though. I have very small space and was wondering if a small compressor (like a 50l) would possibly do the job. Your video answered my question :)

@@jogalong Glad I could help man. I had the same issues for years and I know other people struggle with that.... was hoping to help others with this demo. Good luck with your project.

Thank you

Hello... LordHog does sound familiar. I believe I put all the specs to the compressors in the video description. Check it out.

@@JackofAllTrades1Thanks, found it.

Hello Bobby, the large compressor is a Craftsman 30 gallon 3hp 220 volt (pump and motor separate) with 14 CFM of displacement. It operates at 7.5 SCFM at 125 psi and 8.5 SCFM at 90psi, max pressure is 125 psi (regulated cutout). The smaller compressor is a Craftsman 1.5 Gallon 120 volt (oil free) that operates at 2 SCFM at 90 psi, max pressure is 150psi (limited info on this one because it's pretty basic). I hope this helps.

@@JackofAllTrades1 It helps a lot. I'm surprised the 30 gal 3HP can deliver that much CFM. I'm curious if there are any formulas out there to calculate how long a particular tank size can provide adequate CFM to run a sandblaster like that. The more impressive part of your demo is that the cheap HF gun can do that well with the adequate pressure behind it.

@@bobbyfoster3769 the 30 gal unit is made for painting, so its supposed to keep up with high demand. The pressure switch kicks on at 100psi as well. Not sure about formulas or calculators but I'm sure there is something out there. Cheers

@@JackofAllTrades1 think a 30gall 5.5cfm at 90psi would still be tedious?

@@brodieobrien-pickering2202 5.5cfm at 90 is decent. You should be fine. If the pump is working a lot then just check for moisture buildup in the line if you don't have a filter.

For small jobs it definately should.

Yea it can walnut blast, and the nozzle does unscrew, so I assume as long as you found the identical threads, it could be changed.

@@JackofAllTrades1 thank you! 🍻

I think you bring up a valid concern. You will have dust in the air that will get on things around you... in your area if you have vehicles or bushes you might notice the dust on them or if you are close enough... even debree from the medium you are using or the item you are blasting. Since I was using sand I can just brush it into the grass but you may need to put down a tarp or drop cloth to contain it. If you are out away from most stuff than that may be all you need... especially if you don't plan to reuse the medium... if you do then you will need to have a box setup similar to mine. Good luck.

@@JackofAllTrades1 Thanks for the quick reply! I caught a good video on making a blast cabinet out of a big plastic tub. With some modification, I think that's going to do the trick and can be used indoors as well. I already talked to my closest neighbor about occasional compressor noise, but I wasn't thinking about dusting everyone's cars (or winter)! As far as comments about too much talk in this video...it's called listen and learn folks! This is the ONLY review that showed you could use this gun type with a small compressor. I'll just take breaks for the compressor's health. Not like I'm going into business (yet...lol)!

@@TYoung023 thanks for the generous comment, I appreciate it and wish you luck with your project.

Soda is a tad bit softer but has fewer health hazards.

The smaller your comoressor, the more patience is needed lol

Drop a few bucks on some high flow connectors... I got my hose and connectors at HF and they have held up well. I think if you keep an eye on the compressor and allow it to cool down when needed, you will be fine. Good luck.

Thanks George, that's a lot of helpful information to add to this video.

@@JackofAllTrades1 Glad to share. Been blasting since the '80's when I got started by going big. An old friend & I had started a biz doing auto repair, body & glass & auto parts. Picked up a state surplus blasting setup w/ a Davey 6 cyl diesel driven compressor & 60 gal media tank, (those 8' trailers you see hung from the crane, at night, in a road construction zone). Got the thing cheap for personal use for restoring antique autos & building street rods, then discovered the local blaster who'd been in the biz 40+ yrs was a drunk & had ran off most of his customers, potential & long term. Once it got around we could blast cars w/ pressure or temp warping the metal & we'd give people a great price on blasting little stuff if they weren't in a hurry, we got swamped, (we'd gather stuff up for a monthly blast-fest, then stack all the little stuff on top of frames or body parts & blast 2 for 1). In 6 months, hired 1 employee, then Willamette Industry's fab shop, which was in the same town came calling. Fed up w/ the drunk, & excited we could blast & paint, we got all their in-house equipment & repairs they did for the entire NW. Two months in, added a 2nd blasting employee & Willamette saw us & raised by branching out into contract work. We did some cool projects for them, & our fledgling Industrial Blasting & Painting Div carried the biz thru the recession of the early '80's & the usual growing pain re: starvation. We blasted & painted, (w/ catalyzed polyurethane in a spatter finish), the world's largest electron beam smelter oven, destined & still operating in the Ukraine. The feed auger was 47' long, 8' in diameter! We blasted in a 3 x 8 hr shifts for just over 3 wks, then my partner & I painted in 2 x10 hr shifts for 3 more. Paint & media were delivered on pallets, & Willamette parked a small diesel truck in the old lumber barn we were working in, so we could keep going. Got done ahead of schedule enough they got an early completion bonus, which they gave us a cut of. For 2 guys who were starving & trying to recover from severe industrial/work related injuries in '79, we were riding high. The other, much smaller, but very cool item we did for Willamette was, at the time, the largest glass lens polisher ever built. Made for Kodak, we never learned what the 48" capacity polisher was used for, as it was classified. Willamette didn't know. I've speculated since then; this was at the same time the Hubbel telescope was being built. Since the 1st set of Hubbel's lens turned out to be garbage & had to be replaced, in space, I never pushed to find out if Kodak made lenses for the Hubbel! LOL... My old friend got weird re: our partnership & how much I was needed. Since he owned the property & the partially built building I turned into a dream shop & business, (employees did the day to day, he & I built hot rods & race cars), I was the one to go. Turned out I was fairly crucial to the biz; he & his new GF's dad, (who'd been whispering in my partner's ear re: me.), lasted 6 whole months after I left. I've had smaller blasters every since. Had a customized combo cabinet/outside blast tank unit I built, starting w/ a common brand cab. Over the years, I've blasted just about anything that could be blasted, & a few things that shouldn't be blasted, (low pressure peels bark from logs & rines from certain fruits; getting it free of media, post peeling, is the challenge. Tried almost every media looking for a safer, high quality abrasive, except for water slurry; keep coming back to green grit for 80% & silica for the special jobs. Gettin' old, (70 this month), in 4th year & 3rd bout of cancer, so I 'spoiled' myself by hiring a local soda blasting outfit to do a vintage fire damaged, (plastic soot), metal cabinet destined for my machine shop area, to store metrology equipment. Didn't quibble over $150/hr or how long it would take. Got it back & it turned my stomach. Still rusty, OEM paint only half gone; from the looks of it, the kid who blasted it was too lazy to bend over & get the bottom side of anything, or stick the wand inside, (probably couldn't handle the blow back). Hey, blasting's chitty work; it's why it's $150-200/hr. So, w/ ½ the money refunded, my old azz is going to have to do what the 20-something couldn't/wouldn't. Let me know if you wanna pick my brain on blasting process or equipment repair/design. If I survive the cancer long enough, I'm planning in launching a YT channel I started planning pre-cancer. Been making, fabing, doing & repairing since the '60's; no kids or grandkids interested, & a lot of hard mile knowledge & experience is gonna go with me if I don't share. Sorry to go on; nature of the beast in my head. Need to get busy, installing new mill this week. GeoD

I would think to run it effectively without a lot of breaks your going to need something middle of the road.... 20 to 30 gallon in capacity and probably at least 4scfm at 90psi. You can use less like I did here but it would have to be for smaller jobs. Something that has a higher pressure rating (like 175 vs 135) will also cut out a lot less but may take longer to rebuild pressure once it does.

It would remove paint from wood for sure. If you are asking if it will smooth out the wood... I'm unsure, I think it would actually make the wood surface a bit fuzzy if you hit the same area too long.

You can take paint off from that distance but it's all over the place. Closer is def better... within 2 inches will give you a blast circle the size of a nickel.

Does it have a storage tank?

I think you could use this blaster for small things. Yes

True, it wouldn't take much time if that is what somebody wants to do. I'd need to find a cheap or junk strainer first.... I'd never get away with using one of my wife's strainers lol. Thanks for the comment.

Lol. If you saw the conditions of those cars, they are not special at all.

I don't think sand would be strong enough... maybe glass beads? I'm not sure.... my first impression is no.

I guess because it's just too simple. I was surprised to have a part number list though... who knows what could actually be done with that.

@@JackofAllTrades1 may be but not everyone knows about air compressors, tools, etc. a beginner in the DIY world needs info

@@lynnmetcalf3432 true, this box was bare bones. Hopefully my video helped with any questions you may have had.

@@JackofAllTrades1 yes it certainly did!

@@lynnmetcalf3432 that's good to hear man, that's why I made it. Thanks!

I've heard that people just want to watch sandblasting...I thought it would be boring. I guess I won't speed it up next time lol

Lol... it was a huge pain in the butt too.... lesson learned for sure.

Check out my car videos to see it burning rubber lol

You obviously have never seen how tiny the steel shot used at a machine shop to clean cylinder heads & blocks. It's so small that they have to cleaned many times, and then when you recieve it back you have to clean it again. So it won't be any more difficult then cleaning out steel shot.

@williamallen7836 yea, and both those heads were cleaned up about 0.010 and tanked after the sand blasting, so I knew it would be ok. Thanks for the comment.

And then people complain when I dont explain enough. Fast fwd past the stuff you don't wanna see.

Definitely use proper PPE if you are going to use sand.

@@JackofAllTrades1 There’s not a mask made that will catch the particles that using sand will put it off in the air

Derek, check out the video details... it's all there.

I guess... thanks for the view? Why complain? It's not like I can edit the video for just you.

@@JackofAllTrades1 why complain, because I can ,thought you would want constructive criticism, and no you don’t have to edit just for me , seems like I’ve touched a nerve. Lol

@@christopherjohnson6056 very few people have had issues with the talking but I have had that comment before. I also have had comments about not enough detail for people who have no clue what they are doing. You can't please them all right?

Thanks for the view.

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