Had some nice discussions with some of the other RUclipsrs you have recommended over the years. Talked about some fun fireworks and other fun stuff with that IanBuilder kid for example. Between vids like this, or just the fun science ones, I've got a lot to be thankful for from you! So, thank you. :) You're awesome man.
I'm a scientific glassblower with 48 years at the bench, and I have to say that you have taught me a new way to approach cutting glass, using your very simple but effective method. Well done on sharing your skill. I;m very impressed with your tips about the wax in the tube. Great video and very well delivered.
I know right ? I'm also in contact with many glass artisans and even though we are creative people, someone from outside the Beaux Arts field brings a fresh perspective and smart use of basic tools !
@Virgyy Gee please explain how you're going to put a piece of hollow glass tubing in any type of lathing machine without shattering the moment it reaches apex rpm?
Tony A scientific glassblower is a person that can make glass instruments for laboratory use, for instance, a machine can not make a coil condenser, I specialised in glassware that is used in particle sizing and blood research. Glass tubing can be put in a double headed lathe so that two different sizes can be joined together, usually this is done when the two sizes are either to large in diameter to hold in ones hands or they are very long and not possible to manipulate by hand
I mean if you already have an air compressor a sand blasting cabinet is only $130 and the sand blasting gun attachment is $20 from harbor freight. So I mean the cost to make this doesn't make sense as you get can something much better for just a little bit more money.
i have almost zero reason to watch your channel, as i never have room or money to experiment. i watch all of your videos with my eyes glued and my jaw agape. you are always so engaged and excited, it's inspiring.
Same here, though I watch it for the educational and practical lessons it shows which in turn makes me wonder about the myriad of uses something would have Either that or it's a cool project that gives you an answer to a question you might not even had looked at, like the batsignal
For me videos like this is what makes the RUclips still a premier platform for individuals sharing their ideas to other individuals. The maker's, DIYers and their viewership is some if not the best communities on youtube today
100% the subscription fee is well worth it when you come across a gold nugget, such as this video. and there is an near endless supply of gold in there thar servers
You can tape a transparent sheet inside the cabinet where you look through, so if the sand damages the see through part you can change just the transparent sheet.
This dude is an actual genius. Being able to directly use information he observes others use is one of the more difficult parts of really learning something.
I worked in the glass trade for a few years and you are 100% right about the dificulty (impossibility) of cutting internal corners in glass by scoring alone. Thank you for this so much for this, I have so many coworkers to troll with this now.
It’s crazy that this video was somehow recommended to me after months of developing my own sandblast glass cutting technique using vinyl stencils. You definitely look like you are having an easier time than I am with your smaller diameter tip, and the solid block of parafin looks a lot simpler and more effective than the thin coat of liquid resist I’ve been using. I kinda dropped the idea for a bit thinking I could get better results with a mill or something but this inspired me to make some tweaks and try again
I just love the "I figured out a neat thing!!!!" energy on display here. Thank you so much for channeling that in to such great content, sharing it with us all :D
It always amazes me how Ben breaks down professional tools to their essence and come up with a super simple design everyone can make. I'm giving this one a try once there's need for a sandblaster.
@@Nighthawkinlight Wow. That's.... unexpected, I guess. You don't find a lot of that in the RUclips science/ maker community. I'm not religious, nor do I see that as a likely outcome in my life. But I think you right there probably put a bigger pebble in the scales of that than almost any single person I've come across in this so far brief life of mine, certainly surpassing anybody who's deliberately attempted to. I guess sometimes quietly being an example is much more striking than loudly yelling at the rooftops.
@@johannesmajamaki2626 That's encouraging to hear. Hit me up anytime if you'd like to talk about it. I enjoy talking about God a lot more than the silly science projects I play with. Nighthawkvideoresponse@gmail.com
I like and appreciate how you admit to and publish the whole process, including less than successful attempts. It gives me more confidence that what I'm seeing is real. Thank you for that.
Ben, thanks so much for producing such enjoyable and clean content. My 8 year old son and I love watching your work together. I can't even imagine the amount of time, effort, and patience it takes to produce your videos. Thank you.
@@jimurrata6785 Yeah! That's the best part about it. It inspires both of us kids, me, the older one, and my son, the younger one. And the material is appropriate and completely engaging for both of us. Ben, you are remarkable! Thank you!
I worked at a sandblasting place once, I cut a hole in a glass coke bottle with a huge industrial sandblaster. This is way more controlled! Awesome wax idea
This actually solves a problem I was having. I'm going to try and make an oil lamp and I needed a way to cut the glass for the flame chamber. Thank you!
I love the mini sandblaster and can't wait to try it! I use similar blasting cabinet setups for cutting, grinding, and polishing metals and stones along with other uses. With a piece of tubing, a syringe, and a water bottle, I added a drip system for cooling/lubrication when needed. Although the bin is translucent, I need full transparent visibility for my purposes. A simple solution is to cut a window in the lid and cover it with a piece of acrylic, plexiglass, or tempered glass (2nd hand store). You can attach it using tape, adhesive, or even bungees. I made a "double layer gasket" for the opening, bonded that to the lid, and sandwiched the acrylic in the gasket for a tight seal. When the window becomes occluded (not that frequently) simply replace it. I find it easier and less costly to replace the window than a 70 quart polypropylene bin (doesn't require finding a bin that fits the lid).
Wow. This video is a year old, and I'm just now seeing it. I did something like this in Afghanistan, when I needed to etch some pieces for a display case. We didn't have a sandblaster, so I rigged up a handle from a pressure-washer with an air fitting, got some tubing from the hydraulics shop, and sand from the volleyball pit. Then used ordinary masking tape to cover the glass, cut it out in the design I wanted, and blasted away at it until it looked right. Only difference was that I just worked outdoors and stayed upwind. Great video!
Never really felt any great need to cut glass, that is until now! Thanks for getting me thinking about spending more money on something I really don’t need but want to try. I’ll post if I ever get it working!
Jeez man, the wax was een genius, cheap and easy solution for a problem you encountered. Your creativity and problem-solving skills en enginuity is stagering😍.
hot soup can plastic cutting 👍i appreciate that you always provide low tech and cheap alternatives to the methods shown. Makes it so much more accessible anywhere in the world!
elmers glue also works as a masking agent. lining the inside with the glue is an alternative to the wax. easily enough it washes off with hot water. Great work
Dang that's cool and creative! I'd probably use this the boring way though and use it to turn wine and soda bottles into drinking glasses for me to use. But the gears are definitely turning now.
i saw your original video, but it skipped my mind that you could use it for glass this is a legitimately great thing for my project. i think i might make it. thank you so much.
nice idea. i watched few of your vids you gathered good knowledge and its nice that you share it. by the way making senko hanabi - nicely working one from scratch is really challenge i can tell. thx safe
I love your video style. Straight to the point and no fluff, lots of information and how you came to the conclusions. This is what RUclips needs to be. Channels like yours are why I’m here. Keep up the great work. P.S: My kids ( 4.5yrs and 6 yrs old) love your stuff. They always want to watch night hawk.
The amount of new ideas and methods you show us on this channel is incredible! I love seeing videos like these where you start with an inspiration and make it into reality. I can't wait to see where you will take this idea!
As always you came up with some clever ideas. I went one step further with my blasting chamber. I cut a hole and inserted my shop vac hose and then let the vac send the dirty air to the outside of the building. I also made another hole and fastened a pipe T and taped a plastic bag to it to act as a ballon so that the bag would take up extra air. On the other end of the pipe T extension, I placed a ping-pong ball on the down side so it would act as an intake valve and pull in fresh air while the vac was running. The bag on the other end of the T just acted as a ballast for air to balance input to output. The T had a smaller opening on the bottom so the ball would not fall out but would seal the opening so dirty air couldn't exit there. This set-up prevented the vacuum from getting so high it would collapse the chamber.
This is a great solution to a problem that I've been exploring! I've been trying to find a way to make shaped holes in glass where the corners don't crack. This is awesome!
Just a quick heads up for any other folks out there with facial hair, your resporator will not seal properly and offers little to no protection for smaller particles. For the bearded amound us look up the resp-o-rator or a forced air mask
I've watched your content for years and it never ceases to amaze me. Truly uniquely great content. The project is cheap, easy and fun and to top it off you cite where you got your inspiration. The authentic "skaperglede" you show is a great inspiration in and of itself. (Skaperglede is a Norwegian word, directly translates to creator joy. It means joy from creation through mastery, sharing or engagement)
I always thought I could do sandblasting for glass and especially rock. Not only did you confirm that idea, you gave us the delivery system, the safety systems, and some great tips! Awesome video. I guess I'll have to break down and finally get a compressor! Thanks for your well-done video!
God every one of your videos are so good. Each time I see a thumbnail of yours I think “oh another click baiting channel” but when I see its you I know there’s no bullshit and you’re actually doing something that’s cool and quite feasible
My Wife and I are already thinking of a couple of projects this would be useful for. Thanks! Also love the shoutout to the other channels. I've been watching the King of Random since Grant taught us how to make a welder out of a microwave, but I had never heard of Cutter Master before; I'll have to check him out.
I would never have expected such a great outcome of this experiment. I'm totally amazed 👍 All your projects and inventions have something beautiful to themselves. The fireworks, the propane rockets (especially the slomos) and now this DIY sand blaster. You are gifted with a precious combination of curiosity, ingenuity and a sense for beauty 🌺 Thank you for emphasising the importance of breathing protection. Quartz sand and glass, which is made of sand, cause silicosis when their dust is inhaled 🫁
I do sand blasting art on tile and glass. To get fantastic detail I made a concoction of latex caulk mixed with a little acrylic paint, the color makes it easier to see as you are sandblasting. I put this in a small squeeze bottle and "paint" my design on. The latex caulk is rubbery enough to bounce the sand off without eroding and if it does get a spot worn down just touch up the "paint" and continue blasting after it dries. Once you're done, just scrape off the "paint" and you have a very detailed picture.
Forgive me for the clickbaity title, but I think the content delivers on it's promise!
It does.
Look at that spiral!
Edit : it's called a helix , thanks Lukas!
@Conor Michael indeed!
You always deliver! Make them titles as baity as you want. I'd click em even if you wrote nothing!
Had some nice discussions with some of the other RUclipsrs you have recommended over the years. Talked about some fun fireworks and other fun stuff with that IanBuilder kid for example. Between vids like this, or just the fun science ones, I've got a lot to be thankful for from you! So, thank you. :) You're awesome man.
il let it slip.... this time .This is so cool!
I'm a scientific glassblower with 48 years at the bench, and I have to say that you have taught me a new way to approach cutting glass, using your very simple but effective method. Well done on sharing your skill. I;m very impressed with your tips about the wax in the tube. Great video and very well delivered.
I know right ? I'm also in contact with many glass artisans and even though we are creative people, someone from outside the Beaux Arts field brings a fresh perspective and smart use of basic tools !
@Virgyy Gee it's a lot less dangerous to use than any lathing machine
What's a scientific glassblower
@Virgyy Gee please explain how you're going to put a piece of hollow glass tubing in any type of lathing machine without shattering the moment it reaches apex rpm?
Tony A scientific glassblower is a person that can make glass instruments for laboratory use, for instance, a machine can not make a coil condenser, I specialised in glassware that is used in particle sizing and blood research. Glass tubing can be put in a double headed lathe so that two different sizes can be joined together, usually this is done when the two sizes are either to large in diameter to hold in ones hands or they are very long and not possible to manipulate by hand
The last true definition of "DIY". No special tools, alternatives and easy explanation.
Well minus the air compressor, but ya I loved this video.
@@david2ljdavid2lj56 I think an air compressor is a fairly well established tool. If you do things yourself, you most likely already have one.
@@tmi1234567 I agree but I know plenty of people who don't have one.
@@tmi1234567 but that could be said for any tool.
I mean if you already have an air compressor a sand blasting cabinet is only $130 and the sand blasting gun attachment is $20 from harbor freight. So I mean the cost to make this doesn't make sense as you get can something much better for just a little bit more money.
i have almost zero reason to watch your channel, as i never have room or money to experiment. i watch all of your videos with my eyes glued and my jaw agape. you are always so engaged and excited, it's inspiring.
I watch this channel exactly because of that reason: can't do expensive stuff so I watch other people do it instead
Same here, though I watch it for the educational and practical lessons it shows which in turn makes me wonder about the myriad of uses something would have
Either that or it's a cool project that gives you an answer to a question you might not even had looked at, like the batsignal
For me videos like this is what makes the RUclips still a premier platform for individuals sharing their ideas to other individuals. The maker's, DIYers and their viewership is some if not the best communities on youtube today
Agree!😊
I think ur right 😎
100% the subscription fee is well worth it when you come across a gold nugget, such as this video. and there is an near endless supply of gold in there thar servers
You can tape a transparent sheet inside the cabinet where you look through, so if the sand damages the see through part you can change just the transparent sheet.
That's a great idea. Just use hot glue to attach some polycarb. After a. while, scrape it off and replace.
This dude is an actual genius. Being able to directly use information he observes others use is one of the more difficult parts of really learning something.
I concur.
He is really smart.
I worked in the glass trade for a few years and you are 100% right about the dificulty (impossibility) of cutting internal corners in glass by scoring alone. Thank you for this so much for this, I have so many coworkers to troll with this now.
It’s crazy that this video was somehow recommended to me after months of developing my own sandblast glass cutting technique using vinyl stencils. You definitely look like you are having an easier time than I am with your smaller diameter tip, and the solid block of parafin looks a lot simpler and more effective than the thin coat of liquid resist I’ve been using. I kinda dropped the idea for a bit thinking I could get better results with a mill or something but this inspired me to make some tweaks and try again
Every video posted on this channel entertains to no end. These got me back into the rabbit hole of obscure science topics
I just love the "I figured out a neat thing!!!!" energy on display here. Thank you so much for channeling that in to such great content, sharing it with us all :D
I always love when he holds something up to the camera with his beaming child-like smile that says " Look! I did a thing and it's so cool!"
It always amazes me how Ben breaks down professional tools to their essence and come up with a super simple design everyone can make. I'm giving this one a try once there's need for a sandblaster.
Beautiful job, Ben!
This channel is the embodiment of pure joy for me. Thank you for giving us a window to your shop.
I've been holding off on sand blasting projects because the entire system is so bulky. I never considered a small scale operation. This is awesome!
Where do u get such positive and hard working spirit? U are a very low to earth person which is awesome
Miracle of a transformed life in Jesus.
@@Nighthawkinlight Wow.
That's.... unexpected, I guess. You don't find a lot of that in the RUclips science/ maker community.
I'm not religious, nor do I see that as a likely outcome in my life. But I think you right there probably put a bigger pebble in the scales of that than almost any single person I've come across in this so far brief life of mine, certainly surpassing anybody who's deliberately attempted to. I guess sometimes quietly being an example is much more striking than loudly yelling at the rooftops.
@@johannesmajamaki2626 That's encouraging to hear. Hit me up anytime if you'd like to talk about it. I enjoy talking about God a lot more than the silly science projects I play with. Nighthawkvideoresponse@gmail.com
Awesome ! Im a 67 years old professional glazier 50 years experienced I can't believe I never discovered this.
I like and appreciate how you admit to and publish the whole process, including less than successful attempts. It gives me more confidence that what I'm seeing is real. Thank you for that.
Ben, thanks so much for producing such enjoyable and clean content. My 8 year old son and I love watching your work together. I can't even imagine the amount of time, effort, and patience it takes to produce your videos. Thank you.
As a fellow parent I agree 100%!
I'm a 58 year old kid, and I still love what Ben comes up with!
@@jimurrata6785 Yeah! That's the best part about it. It inspires both of us kids, me, the older one, and my son, the younger one. And the material is appropriate and completely engaging for both of us. Ben, you are remarkable! Thank you!
This!
With the harmonic tube series, the knowledge gained by this video could potentially lead to some great things.
I worked at a sandblasting place once, I cut a hole in a glass coke bottle with a huge industrial sandblaster. This is way more controlled! Awesome wax idea
This actually solves a problem I was having. I'm going to try and make an oil lamp and I needed a way to cut the glass for the flame chamber. Thank you!
After all these years, still an incredeble channel.
Love the work Ben!
Man that is awesome!
your ingenuity and creative problem-solving skills have to be next level on a job site.
Ooh! Now that's inspiring! : - )
You mean "inspiraling"
@@Nameisntimportant_ ro gghui
I like the fact that the blaster is self contained, just a storage tub. Back on the shelf when finished.
Sand recycling is pure genius too.
here's to one of the most wholesome and interesting channels on the platform. Awesome video, thanks for posting it!
I love the mini sandblaster and can't wait to try it! I use similar blasting cabinet setups for cutting, grinding, and polishing metals and stones along with other uses. With a piece of tubing, a syringe, and a water bottle, I added a drip system for cooling/lubrication when needed. Although the bin is translucent, I need full transparent visibility for my purposes. A simple solution is to cut a window in the lid and cover it with a piece of acrylic, plexiglass, or tempered glass (2nd hand store). You can attach it using tape, adhesive, or even bungees. I made a "double layer gasket" for the opening, bonded that to the lid, and sandwiched the acrylic in the gasket for a tight seal. When the window becomes occluded (not that frequently) simply replace it. I find it easier and less costly to replace the window than a 70 quart polypropylene bin (doesn't require finding a bin that fits the lid).
Man, every one of your videos is something I would never have thought about doing
The happiness on my face when I see a new video from you. Priceless. Thank you for the good content.
This channel is legendary
Wow. This video is a year old, and I'm just now seeing it.
I did something like this in Afghanistan, when I needed to etch some pieces for a display case. We didn't have a sandblaster, so I rigged up a handle from a pressure-washer with an air fitting, got some tubing from the hydraulics shop, and sand from the volleyball pit. Then used ordinary masking tape to cover the glass, cut it out in the design I wanted, and blasted away at it until it looked right.
Only difference was that I just worked outdoors and stayed upwind.
Great video!
This entire video is pure genius. You never disappoint
Never really felt any great need to cut glass, that is until now! Thanks for getting me thinking about spending more money on something I really don’t need but want to try. I’ll post if I ever get it working!
Jeez man, the wax was een genius, cheap and easy solution for a problem you encountered. Your creativity and problem-solving skills en enginuity is stagering😍.
Not only clever, but the project looks like lots of fun! Great for us either in "lockdown" or just plain retired! Thanks for the video!
Look up "masahiro sasaki glass" he is a Japanese artist that uses this sand blasting technique very beautifully
hot soup can plastic cutting 👍i appreciate that you always provide low tech and cheap alternatives to the methods shown. Makes it so much more accessible anywhere in the world!
elmers glue also works as a masking agent. lining the inside with the glue is an alternative to the wax. easily enough it washes off with hot water.
Great work
since you read all the comments id like to thank you for putting this clip together for all of us.. much appreciate it learned a few things
I couldn't believe it's so simple! I'm really inspired to go and make a sand blaster myself. Thanks for the good work 😉
I love how he acknowledges people who may be watching yet do not have access to many ordinary (in the USA) tools. There's a nice sincerity about that.
SUPER!!!
I just realized I've been watching your videos for 9 years… Wow! Your DIY things are super cool!
You blow me away with every video
That was amazing! And the fact that the sandblaster is DIY cheap and easy to build is just incredible!
One of the most humble and brilliant person on yt!
The undisputed king of science DIY on RUclips as far as I'm concerned. Another great video!
This idea of printing and cutting vinyl 💯
Your video has implications far beyond glass cutting, well done!
Hi! Hope you are having an awesome week!
Every tip you give in this video are tiny, little nuggets of gold! Nice!
Dang that's cool and creative! I'd probably use this the boring way though and use it to turn wine and soda bottles into drinking glasses for me to use. But the gears are definitely turning now.
I love this man, he will be much needed in rebuilding civlization after the impending fall.
The "impossible" has never been this easy!
well you've typed "i'm possible" wrong after all....
i saw your original video, but it skipped my mind that you could use it for glass
this is a legitimately great thing for my project. i think i might make it.
thank you so much.
nice idea. i watched few of your vids you gathered good knowledge and its nice that you share it. by the way making senko hanabi - nicely working one from scratch is really challenge i can tell. thx safe
Wow just wow. YOU Never stop to amaze me
I am blasted away by this video!
As a new owner of the cricut maker. I got excited when you mentioned about vinyl stickers getting used as a template.
I didn’t realize how depressed I was until I saw that he was spelling “hello” and not “help”
i thought he was spelling hell
I also thought that he's gonna write 'help'
I thought the same thing
@@km5405 same
I saw help as well.. in fact I was just a bit taken aback when he kept going. Lol
Whoa, that is absurdly cool. I wouldn't have thought that the results would be so clean
I wouldn't mind if you upload a video where you sandblast bottles of your own designs.
I love your video style. Straight to the point and no fluff, lots of information and how you came to the conclusions. This is what RUclips needs to be. Channels like yours are why I’m here. Keep up the great work.
P.S: My kids ( 4.5yrs and 6 yrs old) love your stuff. They always want to watch night hawk.
well that is pretty slick bud
The amount of new ideas and methods you show us on this channel is incredible! I love seeing videos like these where you start with an inspiration and make it into reality. I can't wait to see where you will take this idea!
The only time I've been disappointed that there's no ad segment. I wanna see birb :(
This is what YT is all about. Thanks for a terrific video, so many applications.
“I used the silica to destroy the silica.”
Fight fire with fire.
As always you came up with some clever ideas. I went one step further with my blasting chamber. I cut a hole and inserted my shop vac hose and then let the vac send the dirty air to the outside of the building. I also made another hole and fastened a pipe T and taped a plastic bag to it to act as a ballon so that the bag would take up extra air. On the other end of the pipe T extension, I placed a ping-pong ball on the down side so it would act as an intake valve and pull in fresh air while the vac was running. The bag on the other end of the T just acted as a ballast for air to balance input to output. The T had a smaller opening on the bottom so the ball would not fall out but would seal the opening so dirty air couldn't exit there. This set-up prevented the vacuum from getting so high it would collapse the chamber.
Diy oil lamp from peanut butter jar?? That's neat.
Thanks for the blasting cabinet tips, I made my own baking soda blaster and plan on making a cabinet for it.
This would be awesome for etching glass if you had glass sheets and a vinyl cutter (plotter).... If only i had the space lol
One of the few channels on my list that hasn't changed it's essence over the years. Awesome as always!
This is a great solution to a problem that I've been exploring! I've been trying to find a way to make shaped holes in glass where the corners don't crack. This is awesome!
Just a quick heads up for any other folks out there with facial hair, your resporator will not seal properly and offers little to no protection for smaller particles. For the bearded amound us look up the resp-o-rator or a forced air mask
You should spend that to: "... Offers less protection..." Because "little to no protection" is false.
I have seen very many youtube videos and this is probably the best idea I have ever seen.
Instead of using fire to remove the remaining wax, you could use a hot water bath.
It always makes my day when I see you uploaded a new video. I’m never disappointed. Thank you.
Completely astonished by the simplicity it !
I also appreciate your explanation on the protection required and your inspiration sources.
Thank you !
i love how in-depth this is
I've watched your content for years and it never ceases to amaze me.
Truly uniquely great content.
The project is cheap, easy and fun and to top it off you cite where you got your inspiration.
The authentic "skaperglede" you show is a great inspiration in and of itself.
(Skaperglede is a Norwegian word, directly translates to creator joy. It means joy from creation through mastery, sharing or engagement)
Brilliant bit of ingenuity adding the wax to give you softer support material. This is a super cool project with all kinds of possibilities !
You never cease to amaze! My dad did a bunch of hobby glass cutting in his youth and I wonder if this would rekindle that.
what picrew did u use for your icon :0
I always thought I could do sandblasting for glass and especially rock. Not only did you confirm that idea, you gave us the delivery system, the safety systems, and some great tips! Awesome video. I guess I'll have to break down and finally get a compressor! Thanks for your well-done video!
Dude it's so awesome that you're literally inventing new things on this channel
I like learning what you have to share so I thought I might share with you. We call those "no hub bands" we usually use them on cast iron pipe.
God every one of your videos are so good. Each time I see a thumbnail of yours I think “oh another click baiting channel” but when I see its you I know there’s no bullshit and you’re actually doing something that’s cool and quite feasible
You have the smile of a super-hero! But you do top-notch DIY, so from a super hero you deserve all of the features! Even the smile!
Wow, that glass spiral really turns my views around. It's making my head spin with thoughts.
I think I might make this for dad for a father's day gift. Thanks.
This is *REAL* education here. Love&Peace from Germany!
It's also cool to use a mask for decorations and frosting around that. I made all of our glassware for our wedding with etching.
My Wife and I are already thinking of a couple of projects this would be useful for. Thanks!
Also love the shoutout to the other channels. I've been watching the King of Random since Grant taught us how to make a welder out of a microwave, but I had never heard of Cutter Master before; I'll have to check him out.
I would never have expected such a great outcome of this experiment. I'm totally amazed 👍
All your projects and inventions have something beautiful to themselves. The fireworks, the propane rockets (especially the slomos) and now this DIY sand blaster. You are gifted with a precious combination of curiosity, ingenuity and a sense for beauty 🌺
Thank you for emphasising the importance of breathing protection. Quartz sand and glass, which is made of sand, cause silicosis when their dust is inhaled 🫁
I do sand blasting art on tile and glass. To get fantastic detail I made a concoction of latex caulk mixed with a little acrylic paint, the color makes it easier to see as you are sandblasting. I put this in a small squeeze bottle and "paint" my design on. The latex caulk is rubbery enough to bounce the sand off without eroding and if it does get a spot worn down just touch up the "paint" and continue blasting after it dries. Once you're done, just scrape off the "paint" and you have a very detailed picture.
This is pretty awesome man. I love the lowest tech solution idea. Simplicity is awesome.
Wow what a great setup.... There are already so many new possibilities and ideas in my head on how to use it