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""you can't sand blast without a air dryer that works.""

i dont have a dryer,, but i have a HUGE compressor,,
works fine but i can regulate the back pressure, that forces the sand down and out..


jc

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I have a huge diesel compressor that I have been using for years now, it still needs a air dryer.
If you think you don't need a dryer, then you must not have done much blasting to have a water problem.

But like I said above, if your trying to get a sipon blaster to work...Good Luck!

I've done a lot of blasting in the last 30 years, I did every inch if this tank and painted the whole thing and truck myself in 3 days. Completely painted in 3 colors in 3 days. Honest.

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Didn't know they could take 'silica' out of sand?

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The black plastic one is a sipon feed blaster, it'll never work right or any better. Not sure about the HF one you mentioned if it a pressure pot or a sipon feed.

Got to use a pressure pot blaster to be able to get anything done.

Second You should run your air through at least 50-100' of metalic pipe before it get's to your air dryer so it can cool. Can't remove water from warm air. And you can't sand blast without a air dryer that works.
As your finding out, don't wast your time with sipon feed blaster because they don't work well at all.

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The black plastic one is a sipon feed blaster, it'll never work right or any better. Not sure about the HF one you mentioned if it a pressure pot or a sipon feed.

Got to use a pressure pot blaster to be able to get anything done.

Second You should run your air through at least 50-100' of metalic pipe before it get's to your air dryer so it can cool. Can't remove water from warm air. And you can't sand blast without a air dryer that works.
As your finding out, don't wast your time with sipon feed blaster because they don't work well at all.

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I've had the siphon feed blaster working well in the past, both with glass bead media and coal slag. That's what's bugging me.

I have a pressure pot blaster from Harbor Freight. It's filled with play sand, not blasting sand, so I'm pretty sure it's silica sand.

Thanks

Scott

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Gottcha, Get real blasting media which is dehydradeted and comes in plastic lined bags so it stays dry.

Play sand is just that, play sand. It's not dehydrated and is made for playing in, Is that what you want to do it with it? Play?
I have blasted many bags of silca sand over the years, about 10 years ago they quit selling it here. Now they sell blasting slag which is low silca, it works just good as sand did and comes in at least 5 grades for different jobs.
You buy blasting media from a place that sells bricks, because the use it to tuck point brick.

Then there is plastic which is even better and won't warp panels.
I did my gold 71. I blasted the underside and interior with slage and all the outside panels with plastic,urea plastic.

Getting back to your blaster, I hate to say it again, but. Invest in a pressure pot, you won't be sorry.
I buy my media by the pallet, I have been on jobs 20 years ago where they had the blasting media delivered with a dump truck!

This blaster is the best unit to invest in, best value and performance. web page

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Sometimes you can put your hand over the nozzle and blow out the plug by back feeding the pressure. Use a glove.
Also I use a dryer before the hose and a dryer at the blaster. Never had a moisture problem.

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NOW thats NUTS!!! mine will take your skin off!!

no dryer, yet.....did this with my small hopper.




I have the 250 model pull behind,, and YES,, best investment i have bought, , It paid for itself in the first year!!! i am thinking about getting a dryer,, for soda!! no water problems,, i blead it out before filling the hopper,, my hopper has a water catch.

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The black plastic one is a sipon feed blaster, it'll never work right or any better. Not sure about the HF one you mentioned if it a pressure pot or a sipon feed.

Got to use a pressure pot blaster to be able to get anything done.

Second You should run your air through at least 50-100' of metalic pipe before it get's to your air dryer so it can cool. Can't remove water from warm air. And you can't sand blast without a air dryer that works.
As your finding out, don't wast your time with sipon feed blaster because they don't work well at all.

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I've had the siphon feed blaster working well in the past, both with glass bead media and coal slag. That's what's bugging me.

I have a pressure pot blaster from Harbor Freight. It's filled with play sand, not blasting sand, so I'm pretty sure it's silica sand.

Thanks

Scott

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Gottcha, Get real blasting media which is dehydradeted and comes in plastic lined bags so it stays dry.

Play sand is just that, play sand. It's not dehydrated and is made for playing in, Is that what you want to do it with it? Play?
I have blasted many bags of silca sand over the years, about 10 years ago they quit selling it here. Now they sell blasting slag which is low silca, it works just good as sand did and comes in at least 5 grades for different jobs.
You buy blasting media from a place that sells bricks, because the use it to tuck point brick.

Then there is plastic which is even better and won't warp panels.
I did my gold 71. I blasted the underside and interior with slage and all the outside panels with plastic,urea plastic.

Getting back to your blaster, I hate to say it again, but. Invest in a pressure pot, you won't be sorry.
I buy my media by the pallet, I have been on jobs 20 years ago where they had the blasting media delivered with a dump truck!

This blaster is the best unit to invest in, best value and performance. web page

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