rficalora Rob Ficalora Willis, TX (2764 posts) Registered: 10/24/2007 02:46PM Main British Car: '76 MGB w/CB front, Sebring rear, early metal dash Ford 302 |
simple home made soda blaster for small parts
Ran across a link to this on the main MGE board. Thougt I'd pass it on since a lot of folks don't look there very often... There's a text write up w/pics & a link to a video showing it being used...
[www.aircooledtech.com] |
Bill Young Bill Young Kansas City, MO (1337 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 09:23AM Main British Car: '73 MG Midget V6 , '59 MGA I6 2.8 GM, 4.0 Jeep |
Re: simple home made soda blaster for small parts
Thanks, Rob. A nice thing to know, especially when I have three Mikuni DCOEs to clean up for the MGA. I might even try it on the Midget's intake parts as well.
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britcars Phil Ossinger New Brunswick, Canada (346 posts) Registered: 02/02/2009 07:58PM Main British Car: 1977 MGB Roadster, Rover 3.5 ADVENTURE BEFORE DEMENTIA! |
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Hey Bill, I like the lumberjack outfit you're wearing in the pic of a younger Bill Young in your avatar. ;~)
Phil O |
B-Fast B-Strong William Smith (144 posts) Registered: 10/17/2009 11:28PM Main British Car: Bugeye Bodied Spriget |
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Dang ! And I went and spent 400.00 for one ! That's the cheap one from Eastwood , but it works great !
Great idea but you should buy the soda that is made for blasting it will cut faster and better and it does not cost that much, also you will want to clean the parts real good as the soda leaves a residue that you can't really see. If you are going to paint what you blasted if you don't clean it real good and I mean real good the paint will fail ! Who ever thought that up did real good , you could rig that up in your bead blasting cabinet as I don't think the soda would hurt the glass beads at all and I think would be removed by the vacuum when you use the glass bead gun. You would have a two for one'r ! Soda is so gentle yet powerful that it is perfect for carbs and such. |
flitner John Fenner Miami Fl (168 posts) Registered: 03/11/2010 10:58AM Main British Car: 1972 MGB 350 CHEVY |
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Just was talking to my A&P buddy and he was telling me about using cut up credit card fragments in his blast cabinet and how it strips the paint very effectivly and does not shot peen the metal & or remove plating as in cadmium. It even leaves the etched part #s intact on valve seats, shafts and such.
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B-Fast B-Strong William Smith (144 posts) Registered: 10/17/2009 11:28PM Main British Car: Bugeye Bodied Spriget |
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I can see two problems with that ;
(1) Where would you get enough credit cards to cut up to make a cubic foot or so to blast with ! (2) How would you find the time to cut them all up in tiny pieces ! |
flitner John Fenner Miami Fl (168 posts) Registered: 03/11/2010 10:58AM Main British Car: 1972 MGB 350 CHEVY |
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Its already set up in media form and sold in drums or pails,i'm waiting on a link to get some then i'll post where to get it.
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HealeyRick Rick Neville (489 posts) Registered: 12/19/2007 05:01PM Main British Car: 1963 Austin-Healey 3000 Ford 5.0L |
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Rob.
Posted the link on a couple of other forums. It's a big hit. Rick |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1365 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
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Showed this credit card thing to the lovely Lynne and she's horrified.
" Who would do that to a perfectly innocent card? What kind of people are you?" Then she thought that it could be used for some sort of dermal abrasion treatment. And all's good in the world again. Cheers Fred |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
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That's one very special girl ya got there Fred.
JB |
DiDueColpi Fred Key West coast - Canada (1365 posts) Registered: 05/14/2010 03:06AM Main British Car: I really thought that I'd be an action figure by now! |
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Yep,
26 years and still ticking. Hey, has anybody seen the air powered sand pail? It's basically a very large funnel with an air nozzle at the bottom to agitate the sand. Built one a while ago from plans from somewhere... might even have been here? The thing works perfectly, just turn on the air and drop in the parts. Use a regulator or your going to be cleaning up for a while. I will try to locate the plans and post them. Cheers Fred |
BlownMGB-V8 Jim Blackwood 9406 Gunpowder Rd., Florence, KY 41042 (6468 posts) Registered: 10/23/2007 12:59PM Main British Car: 1971 MGB Blown,Injected,Intercooled Buick 340/AA80E/JagIRS |
Re: simple home made soda blaster for small parts
Hadn't heard of that one but I've got a vibratory tumbler that works pretty good for small parts. Uses no air. Makes a little noise though.
JB |