Posted by Inno on April 14, 2013 at 07:55:59 from (70.49.198.143):
In Reply to: sandblaster. posted by charlespretzer on April 13, 2013 at 05:47:45:
First of all Stick Welding and Lou, I am sick of seeing the two of you ruin posts from people who have legitimate questions only to continue your childish bickering. There has got to be a forum somewhere on the Internet for people who love to argue. Find it and go there!
Now to the OP, if you are in a position to do so and plan to do a lot of sandblasting, buy a compressor with more CFM than you think you need because it can be a long and drawn out process if your compressor can't keep up. You will also be wasting blast media once the pressure drops off. I have a Sears Craftsman compressor that I bought 15 years ago. It says it is a 5hp (probably not), direct drive oilless with a 30 gal tank. It works great for about the first 30 seconds then loses pressure and doesn't take much material off. I did two smallish heating radiators for a friend last fall and what I thought should take me an hour or two turned into 5-6 hours. That made me want a bigger compressor and it is high on my list of new tools to buy when I have an extra couple grand. I want to do one of my tractors but wouldn't even dream of doing t with the compressor I now have. Oh, my sandblaster is a pressurized unit from Princess Automotive (in Canada) which I believe holds 50lbs of media.
This post was edited by Inno at 08:01:42 04/14/13 2 times.
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