HARBOR FREIGHT SAND BLASTER (MOD/REVIEW)
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- In this video I reviewed and demonstrate the harbor freight 40lb sand blaster. Also go over the pro and cons plus modifications. Thanks for watching and please like and subscribe and stay tuned for more videos.
Sharing an idea I use:
Recycle your sand or whatever type of blasting material you use.
When I sandblast something large outside, I setup a large tarp around it. A cheap tarp works. As you blast your item, the tarp will catch 90% (+or-) of your blasting material. Then you need a shop vac without a bag in it and which is empty with no trash in it. I vacuum up all the blasting material from the tarp. I then use a mesh screen filter inside the red funnel which came with the Harbor Freight sandblaster like you have. I pour the blasting material from my shop vac through the filtered funnel and back into the tank. It saves a bunch of money on buying the blasting material and the gas it takes to go get new blasting material, plus the time you're saving from not having to drive top the store for more blasting material!
After using one of these for a few years, I moved over to using a poly wheel on an angle grinder, and a drill motor with a poly wheel, wire brush or scotchbrite/sandpaper, depending on the contour of the shape. These are a lot quicker, not as messy and cheaper. Occasionally I go back to the blaster for certain inaccessible surfaces only.
What is a “poly wheel”? I tried to google it but I got “polyurethane wheels” for moving things. Lol
@@johnnyh64 if you google poly abrasive wheel that should give you what you need.
Great video! 1 thing I noticed is your handles are backwards from when its packed in the box they put them that way to save space.
I have the same blaster and they work well once you get them going. I made quite a few modifications on mine, i might make a video of it. Couple of things, get a full face respirator. you can get 3M ones on ebay from hong kong for less than $50, but it is important to reduce the risk of silicosis. That mask wont prevent you from breathing the fine air borne dust (and paint particles). Big compressor helps alot, i used 2 infact, 1 to charge the canister and another to run air through the hose... the one for the hose i used a 150ltr 3phase unit.. biggest problem was keeping up blast medium. Hopefully ill make a video and share it..
Aaron James i got a harbor freight 40 lbs pressurized tank and the bottom hose keeps plugging. I switched out the ball valve at my hand and took out the o ring as i saw on a RUclips channel. But when i turn on air it works good for about 5 seconds then it Plugs. It’s not the elbow or the ball valve under the tank because when i take the clamp and hose off it blows. I take the hose and put air to the tip and it blows out a lot of media. It’s fine black beauty so it’s not to big. Any suggestions??
Did you have any trouble with the bottom ball valve I wore a whole in it also
4020jc i had same issue but what is going on is two things. Take the end nozzle off and replace with a deadman’s valve from HF like $10. The hose issue is yr adding to much media to fast. You will never have the valve at bottom of tank open 100% hell you won’t even get it 50%. Mine opens 15-40% and works good. Soon as i go over that instant plug. I’m also useing black diamond fine in red bag from tractor supply about $10 a bag. But just start with opening the valve very very slow to start with. Soon as you get the feel where it needs to be to operate perfect then replace the nozzle. Let me know how it goes for you.
Turn those handles to the outside as they come that way only to save space in packaging. Get yourself a kid or helper to periodically shake the tub of the sandblaster and that is always helpful to prevent air flow clogs, as the media can pick up moisture and clog. A dead man's nozzle will help, as well and HF sells them, too. I have used the larger one from HF for years and was very happy with it in blasting my Model A frames over the years, I was stationed at 29 Palms, in the middle of the desert there and used my won sand and recycled it with a sieve to use. I also lay a cheap tarp down to use around the home, as it can mess up a yard and waste reusable media pretty quickly. Get some cheap ear plugs to protect your hearing and to keep that dust out of your ear canal as you use these units. This type of blaster will outdo any grinder on the market when used properly. I recently bought a larger one of these from HF, as well as the small plastic one and a handheld one. Each has a unique purpose and most of any complaints actually are user error from the reviews. I have not tried your mod on the tip, but it seems like it would work well. Have to consider that. That media is up to maybe $12 bucks at TSC now days and not $7-9 anymore. ;-( Soda blasting with these units is a pretty bad method, as that media is really a soft abrasive. Going to use my HF blasters on my 1925 Model T when I tear it all down. I rate them a bit higher than you do though, but we shall see. Thanks for the video.
Dan that thing looks like a CLAN hood . TIP - Don't wear it to a Black Panther meeting hahahaa
😆😆😆 hilarious
Hey Tim thank you for shooting this video and demonstrating the HF blaster. This was super helpful. I can't decide if I'm gonna get one of these or just try a small hand-held, or save up for a more expensive one. But you did a great demo of using this unit. Thanks again!
Thanks
Very Cool... I'm off to buy one! Thanks, Harbor Freight owes you for this!
No problem man
Thanks, ...best setup video I have found for blowing out the media and getting the job done.
Thanks for this info. Bought one the other week . need to get some media from tractor supply. Gonna strip a 41 olds ( sections at a time)
Humidity may be a big issue here in the south IDK .
Add a shop vac and cut a pvc fitting to fit over the blast nozzle, connect shop vac to the fitting. then some soft hose to make a flexible shroud. Dust free blasting.
Love this and all the review & how to videos about sand/soda blasting. Gotta learn somewhere. But none have really gone into the actual pressure and/or CFM they use. My neighbor uses my compressor, 11.5 CFM @ 90 PSI. But has it set at almost max @ 150 PSI. I told him 90 to 100 PSI is all you need, but he insist 150 is the only way to go.
I noticed at about 8 min. in it looks like you were set at about 90 to 100 PSI, (hard to see in video).
I'm talking about body panels, not deep rusted chassis frames.
Great video. Will buy one tomorrow. I like the valve that got blowed up. 2 Thumbs Up!!
Excellent down to earth video. I was just given one that is brand new. My friend said it got blocked up a lot. Good to see it is a problem that can be remedied.
How do you remedy the problem?
@@kallenfish8576 by doing the mods in this video?
Thank You Tim, & Good Mod removing The End Valve = simple logic but then that escapes a few of us in the frustration of The Plugged Up Anger situations. Also Ide = Put Down a large 3 Sided tarp To Reclaim Sand & Strain It Thru an Old Screen Door Screen. Repirators Are good bcz U Breath In Dust particulates & even Oil fumes From the compressor. When Ur Young & Strong It Don't Make a Difference but What U Put Into Ur Body Is what It Becomes = Toxic! I spent 2 many Years in Body Work The Furniture Varnish Fumes & It WILL Kill You Slowly (& Painfully) Much Faster Than Normal... & Dumb Narrow Minded rockafeller Medicine drs Don't Understand Nor care!!!. = TRUE FACT!!!
Awesome review. I've been thinking about getting one of these for a few small projects, but have been wondering how well they would work. Looks like they work great.
I am wondering since I've never used a sandblaster before, how much sand this goes through compared to a higher quality unit?
They work pretty good. They all use a lot of sand.
I just wanted to know how a sand blaster worked. This video answered that.
Thanks.
Thanks for doing this. I would tarp it and collect the sand but small jobs, maybe not worth it. I appreciate the real time work on the piece.
No problem. Let me know if you need any help
Thanks for the video. Debating on buying one similar at Northern Tool . Glad you showed it's potential.
Great video! Thank you for taking the time to make it!
to convert to a wet sand blaster you must first install a tee just before the nozzle add a ball valve and hook it up to you garden hose. Start blasting and slowly turn on the water until you get a 50-50 mixture of sand and water. the silca dust is then saturated with the water and becomes runoff.
I know this video is kind of old I didn't go through the comments what size compressor do you have and any details you could send me on that that would be great I noticed you're not running out of air and it seems to work pretty good
Thanks for vid, harbor freight sells aluminum oxide 50lbs for $50
Great demonstration.
Great video, I would mod and add somehow a pneumatic vibrator, I see you struggle kinda shaking things.
Thanks for the video Tim. I've been kicking around the idea of getting one. This helps.
Your welcome
You're* :D
Hey Man thanks for the video! I need one of these bad..
Nice video! What compressor specs for this job? Thank you.
Beach sand works great.
Great 👍
good video. I can see the hose needs a deadmans switch , the camera person needed to zoom in at times. and be steady when looking at gauges couldn't see what it showed but over all good video thanks
Excellent camera work and review!
Thanks
You got it working good.
It is interesting, but the sandblaster that is the gray plastic one at HR uses basically the same nozzle as you modified your sandblaster handle at the nozzle to be. Nothing there but that 0 ring. ;-)
Very helpful video, thank you!
mine came with a gun that has a rubber stopper at the end of a large pink ceramic tip. that one you're using appears to be the one for the soda blaster? It looks pretty effective though.
How small compressor can I use if I have a small nozzle on the gun?
Harbor freight stuff is hit or miss. I have an air powered pop rivet gun from them and it is great!
Your right some stuff is great for the money and some things are a waste of money
What about respirator so you don't breath in silica dust,very dangerous stuff!
You ALWAYS get what you pay for and never get what you don’t pay for. If your a cheapie muddling around in Harbor Freight you will get cheap. Never cry or be disappointed.
Some great shots of the guy's elbow and armpit! Nice camera work bud
Agreed. My sentiments exactly.
They do sale abraisives to use with it but the coal slag is MUCH cheaper.
Nice Video, however if you flip the handels around will help with the moving the sandblaster
Ahhh a fellow Bostonian … recognize that accent anywhere 😏
can you list the parts you used for the conversion to get rid of the deadman? I tried but I am missing something to put my tip back on the pipe threads. I have tried to pause the video to see what you did but I can't find a closeup shot.
Great vid 😎 and perfect timing as mine arrived today and hope to put it to use tomorrow 👍 A quick QU... once the metal is blasted would you recommend using grey scotch pads to clean any sand from the metal followed by Wax and Grease Remover (panel wipe) prior to spraying epoxy primer/sealer? I’ve heard this is essential but as we all know, ‘one mans advice can be BS to another’ and I’m left confused 🤷♂️😜
I blow it off good and wipe it down with wax and grease remover and then epoxy
I blow it off good and wipe it down with wax and grease remover and then epoxy it
What are you blasting
Tim's Automotive Garage I’m stripping my Porsche 993 down to bare metal since the shell is completely stripped since I plan to convert to a dedicated track car (it’s been resprayed previously and suffered micro-blisters from water in an air-line I guess 🙁). By far the worst part has been removing all the underseal which I used a combination of multi-tool, various wire wheels on the angle grinder and heat gun with sharp chisels... worked well but slooooowww. My aim was to tackle all the worst jobs first so I could follow the stripping with paint stripper first to remove the worst and then finish off with the sandblasted to get in all the hard to get areas. I worked on the front of the tub today and used a fine media with a 3mm tip. Went well but again slow... I could do with a bigger air receiver to keep the 20 gallon blaster above 100psi. Did clog several times. I actually purchased some tungsten tips which are far better than the white ceramic ones the blaster comes with. There is also a conversion kit you can buy to allow the use of Soda media (not purchased one yet but will do - there are some vids of the kit if you search). Any how today was the first time I’ve used a blaster and what a f’ing messy job it is 😂😂😂👍
I used the biggest tip that it came with it works fast but uses a lot of sand.
Also If Ur On a Budget To the Price of sand, Take 5 gal pails To a local Gravel Quarry & Strain Them Thru an Old Screen Door Screen to Save $$$$
100lb bag of stucco sand from you local big box home improvement store works well and will be cheaper than the black diamond.
but the silica is very harmful to your lungs! he needs a good dust mask!!!!
Are play sand at Wal-Mart, the silicon stuff is just to unhealthy
@@georgespangler1517, *Or play sand...
What kind of aircompresor did you use???
What do u run yr PSi at? Also i just hooked mine up and i did what you said i should do but for some reason the bottom hose gets plugged. Not the elbow or ball valve under the tank and i don’t have nothing in my hand but the tip. I take the hose off and blow shit load of media out. I’m using fine black beauty. Anyone have suggestions
what size compressor you using
I need to remove old paint and rust from a entire dump bed of an f350
Would this blaster be good that project?
Yes I will work but uses a lot of sand
Do you need to put the ball cap back on with the hood also 😂 lo
Respirator! Don't blast near your truck or anything else you don't want blasted. That stuff goes everywhere.
I bought just the tank online, no hose or nozzle. Harbor Freight doesn't sell the hose or nozzle separate. Any recommendations on where to purchase those part and how to assemble them. I know that the hose is supposed to be 1/2 thick and a 10 foot run. What adaptors do I need? I seen some just have the automotive clamps... Will that hold?
Its a hydraulic hose, held on with worm drive clamps. The original loos to be about 1/2" ID. HF sells a deadman valve for it bit the spring is really heavy. I wouldn't want to use it for extended periods of time.
@@roscosnyder3584 Thanks, I used it today to clean the whole frame of a truck. I didn't mind the spring. Towards the end the bit that allows it to be close wore down a bit and since I recycled the media a couple of times rocks and other debris kept getting stuck. Very annoying. Nevertheless job got done, but never again!
HF sells the deadman valve (I think you got one) but Scat-Blast and Eastwood Company both have hoses, nozzles, and various parts. There are others, too, but they are more for heavy commercial work.
The blaster works great, but the sand materials are VERY expensive and this blaster uses it up very quickly!!
Harbor freight DOES sell the sand, walnut shells and glass beads for this unit.....but again, very expensive.
DO NOT try using Home Depot or Lowe's "washed" playsand....it's WAY too dusty and will plug up your blaster.
Video is better when played at 2X speed.
What diameter nozzle did you use for that?
What size compressor are you using to keep it going
80 gal. 5hp
What pressure are you using?
125
@@TimsAutomotiveGarage - You must have a really decent sized compressor or maybe two.
80 gal 5hp
Just another piece of cheap junk shit I bought the 110 lb spent more time unclogging and taking apart went and bought an American made for $60.00 more works great. The needle chipper I purchased fell all apart. Ingersoll Rand makes one that fits on your air hammer for$47.00 H.B. is $57.00.
What air compressor are you using how many gallons and horsepower
I have a 80 gallon 5hp compressor
Great video but why do you have KKK mask on 😂
I guess you will have a "it's Trump's fault" next. I swear do you people ever rest? Guess not working doesn't help.
Larry the cable guy only dumber
Wasss up You Tube
Harbor Freight sells this crap without advising as to the compressor specs. Unless you have a very health compressor/tank, the unit is nothing more than a piece of useless crap.