Sand Blasting tank......

banjoman09

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For some of you who use a sand blaster.....could you look at this number on Ebay and advise whether you think it would be satisfactory for me to use to clean up old tractors- and other farm things....thanks! #172443279969
 
Most anything like that will do. Just depends on your compressor and how much time you're willing to spend blasting. Pressure tank type is the best way to go. I have a home-built setup and 13 CFM will barely keep up. Also have a gun from and old Econoline cabinet that I use with a siphon tube in a bucket of sand for quick jobs.
 
How many CFMs and at what pressure does your compressor have. Unless you have tons of time you need an engine powered compressor 50CFM AT 70LBS or in that area.
 
I wouldn't buy it. Sand is heavy and the base is so small and spindly it would constantly be falling over. Then you are suppose to fill the tank through a funnel? Can you imagine holding a heavy bag of sand while the sand slowly goes through a funnel. You would have to store the tank somewhere very dry. Mine in very damp weather the sand will pack together. I sometimes pour out the sand and put it back in to stir it. You couldn't do that with that tank. They also don't show the nozzle in the pictures very well so you can't tell much about it.
 
My brother bought that same thing and I wouldn't waste your money on it unless you want to do a little upgrading right out of the box.
I think the issue is the plumbing size of the discharge at the bottom. We had awful issues with the sand continually plugging down there. I think it's 1/4 pipe at best. I think if you made that bigger like 3/8" or so and have a bigger ball valve to throttle back the sand flow then it might work better. We never tried it, got tired of fighting with it.
 
We have the same thing from Eastwood (same price too) and have really never had a problem with it.

1. It's not as tipsy as it looks

2. I have never filled ours by using a funnel. Cut the corner off of a bag of silica sand and fill away

3. Only has it clog a couple of times and that was because I was blasting in the winter. The unit was inside in the heat and when the hose went outside the temp change would cause some condensation. Did clog it once in the summer but that was because the inline water filter gave up.

We've had ours for over 10 years and I have blasted I don't know how much stuff. Biggest thing is your air compressor having enough available air to work.
 
Buy it-cheap, you can't build one for that. The main thing is to keep your sand dry and clean to prevent plugging. I am cheap and people say you can't reuse your sand but that is not true. I built my own years ago and use it a lot.---Tee
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ok- have read the reply's- and there are both pros and cons- I guess I better look at my compressor- all I know right now it is a "30 gal upright tank" - 110v... I'm sure it should be fine; also remember I'm doing one or two tractors...I have time...only doing the fenders and metal... not something I'm using all day long. Thanks!
 
I think I will head to our city- 50 miles- they have a "Harbor Freight"...same thing...but not pay shipping. What PSI do you run to the sand tank ?
 
You can get the job done with a compressor that is too small. You might have to stop from time to time and let the compressor catch up and you especially need to pay attention to how hot it's getting. You may need to do something else from time to time and let the compressor cool. This isn't so bad anyway, sandblasting gets old fast and taking a break from time to time helps.
 

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