For those with sand blasters.

[mrsleeve]

ding ding

[White325is]

north end of town, in the best/cleanest shitty motel I could find, up near the harbor freight on old 15 heading out towards hepbunville

Budget motel?

[mrsleeve]

north end of town, in the best/cleanest shitty motel I could find, up near the harbor freight on old 15 heading out towards hepbunville

That would be awsome. Where in Williamsport you staying?

[White325is]

i have a very similar unit as you (mines an eastwood but similar size) i dont see a shop vac hooked up. the shop vac pulls all the dust out and the vent in the back allows fresh air in. you should adjust your vent with the shop vac running so that your gloves stand straight out. thats the point where theres the proper amount of vac to suck particles out as if you had jflip there. does that make sense? do you have a vac hooked up??

Thats the only photo I have of it.
But on the left side of the box where the cord is wrapped up is where the vac goes. So thats where I have it hooked up.
I dont think, or atleast dont know if the vent on the back is adjustable. I will check into it before I leave..

[White325is]

Yeah we have a tractor supply about 30 minutes up the road from here. I will have to run up sometime when I get back from vacation..

[blunttech]

Im using just regular play sand that I put through a screen.
Bad idea Im sure of it. but thats all I found local so far. I need to see if harbor freight has what I need. Just need to find out what I need.



Can you snap a photo?





I will look into resealing it. So I should block off the vent box on the back of the blaster?

This is what I have.

i have a very similar unit as you (mines an eastwood but similar size) i dont see a shop vac hooked up. the shop vac pulls all the dust out and the vent in the back allows fresh air in. you should adjust your vent with the shop vac running so that your gloves stand straight out. thats the point where theres the proper amount of vac to suck particles out as if you had jflip there. does that make sense? do you have a vac hooked up??

[pureaudio]

If you have a tractor supply store they will have the black blasting sand you need. Harbor freight has plastic media that can be reused but I'd bet you will cut down on the amount of dust just by using the black stuff.

[White325is]

That would be awsome. Where in Williamsport you staying?

[mrsleeve]

since I am local to you at the moment (on a job up in canton staying in williamsport) once we get rolling here in he next couple of weeks, I will snag you a bag or 2 of black beauty blasting sand for ya.

[White325is]

are you using regular sand, or black beauty/similar?

Im using just regular play sand that I put through a screen.
Bad idea Im sure of it. but thats all I found local so far. I need to see if harbor freight has what I need. Just need to find out what I need.

Are you doing it in a box? There are vacs made just for sand blasting in a box. My dad got a new one for around 200. Its also possible you need new sand if it has all turned to dust.

Can you snap a photo?

you need to reseal your box or adjust the air intake. i dont know what you have but no blast cabinet is dust proof. but you can minimize it. be sure youre wearing a good respirator regardless of what youre using. silica causes cancer.

Mine came with a large vaccum with a trap. I keep it outside and the blaster boot is in the garage. I used weatherstriping to reseal it.

I will look into resealing it. So I should block off the vent box on the back of the blaster?

This is what I have.

[M-technik-3]

Mine came with a large vaccum with a trap. I keep it outside and the blaster boot is in the garage. I used weatherstriping to reseal it.

[blunttech]

you need to reseal your box or adjust the air intake. i dont know what you have but no blast cabinet is dust proof. but you can minimize it. be sure youre wearing a good respirator regardless of what youre using. silica causes cancer.

[Wishno87]

Are you doing it in a box? There are vacs made just for sand blasting in a box. My dad got a new one for around 200. Its also possible you need new sand if it has all turned to dust.

[HiTheNameIsBJ]

are you using regular sand, or black beauty/similar?

[White325is]

Them kids down the street..........

Perfect answer.. We can make it happen?
I can always tell there mothers : Should have kept them locked up inside :