Building And Testing A Homemade Vapor Blaster!
This is a DIY Vapor blaster built and tested on an aluminum cylinder. Below are links for all the supplies I used in this video.
1. Sand Blast Cabinet
www.harborfreight.com/40-lb-c...
2. Pump - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
3. Hose Adapter - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
4. Vapor Blaster Gun - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
5. 10 Gallon Buckets - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
6. Aluminum Oxide - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09...
7. Glass Bead - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
8. Hose - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
9. Hose Splitter - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
10. Glass Sprayer - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
11. Garden Hose Bulk Head
12. Garden Hose 90 - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
13. LED Light - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08...
14. Drain Spigot - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
15. Glass Thumb Nuts - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
16. Water proof Tape - www.amazon.com/Gorilla-Waterp...
17. Foot Valve - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01...
18. Pressure Regulator - www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
If I forgot anything let me know and I will update this list
Contact Info
MarleyJaxGarage@gmail.com
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This is what KZhead is about. Fantastic video and excellent step by step. Thanks
Exactly, you said it first lol.
Got 80% of it. Excited to use it.
Great job. Thank you for posting.
Absolutely insane setup, well done buddy.
very nice... not too complicated... not expensive.... looks to do a very good job... Big thanks for sharing!
This is the best vapor build video, add wipers, vacuum is not needed
Yea I might put a wiper on it and make a video if I get time. If I’m not filming it’s pretty easy to see what I’m doing as long as I don’t blast back into the glass.
@@MarleyJaxGarage Great tutorial! You could run an airline with a small blow gun to shoot air at the window to clear it as well as spray on the part to clear it of water and media so you can inspect it easier. The hose with a sprayer is a great idea and doesn't take up too much room in the cabinet. Thanks for taking us through the entire build, and giving us a bunch of tips and techniques. Keep up the great content. I'm looking forward to building this project in the future.
Great how to and setup.
Very well done video! Thank you.
Great video simple, I plan on doing the same! THANKS!!!
Excellent video! I am going to replicate your ideas for my shop. You have a lot of worthwhile advice and your vid was well put together. Thank you!!
Need ya a windshield wiper in there on a timer. Great work
Very nice. Great instructional video!!
Wow.. it does a beautiful job! 👍
Thanks for watching
That is one nice killer setup! I think my dry sandblaster will be only used for under chassis of a vehicle now, as you cant fit a vehicle in that cabinet lol... Definitely the way to go fir All Removable parts though fure sure!
Nice build.
Well done
Nice work brother
I am considering turning my dry blast cabinet into a build like this, but I have been running a blend of aluminum oxide and glass bead for a balance of cleaning power and a decently smooth finish.
Great video!
Great video 👍👍
Very good show brother 👏
Awesome video, I would recommend a small water pump with flexible nozzel o. Inside to run constant to wet glass, and install a water proof windshield wiper put inside with speed adjustment, and add a big piece of rubber mat hanging down inside by door, so u open door push up rubber mat put your dirty part in the mat falls and protect from any water or glass bead shooting around door seals and no leaks or mess around door
I didnt know where u was going with this but after i seen it work yer cool works good. U could use another foot pedal for the glass sprayer an maybe add a small car wiper set up to. U opened my mind to out of the box ideas. Well done😁
Awesome setup, Marley, KZhead suggested your video to me and then I saw the V3 Vapor Blast gun. It's great to see it working in your cabinet. I've had great success using Harbor Freight's 80 grit glass beads to decontaminate aluminum parts the size you are working with in your video and then switching to 175-325 US sieve glass beads as the finishing polish. Keep up the great work. New subscriber here.
Thanks for the tips Victor!
good job bro you saved yourself a ton of money you just need to install windshield wipers to solve the blurry window I think the small vapor cabinet is 2500 so you did good worked good
Thanks for the video. It’s a good set up!
Thanks for watching
Great video! The list of what you need and where to get it is very helpful. I'm trying to duplicate your setup, but there was also a little confusion in the comments about what size reducers you used for the pump to mount the hose splitter on, and the fitting that goes on the hopper; where did you get them and what size is needed? Thanks for the help, I'm pretty stoked about getting mine up and running!
I have a large plastic IBC tank and am going to try using that for a wet blaster. You can find those pretty cheap, I paid 25 bucks. Get one with the metal cage around it and use that as a stand and frame mount for the door. They are larger so more room and plastic to wet is no problem. I was going to make it a dry bast cabinet but am picking up a used harbor freight unit tomorrow for cheap so using that as my dry bast unit. Wonder if a pressure washer would work for this using a siphon style tip?
Do you know what CFM your compressor is at the 60psi? Thanks!
Thank you for sharing. Where did you get the hose connector from? At 4:22 in the video. Very useful video
Will the media Buggar the sub pump?
What compressor did you use?
What size compressor do you have please ?
ProjectFarm style narration.
Hi do you have a outlet on the pump opened up to swirl the media around in the bucket to get a better bead water ratio
Great video sir. I am just completing a machine, inspired by yours. I found an old dry blast cabinet to use. Are you still using any kind of cabinet ventilation? Also, do you have accurate data on how much media you use per gallon of water? Last question, for now, do you have a wiper or any automated sprayer setup for you window? In my trial runs I had nothing and it seemed to be pretty easy to see what I was doing. It still would be nice to at least have a fixed spray head aimed at the window, with an easily accessible valve.
What was your total cost for this project?? Thanks for all your hard working doing this video..
Quanti bar di pressione aria usi? Bellissimo progetto.❤
Great build video. I've been wanting to build one as well, but I've be deterred because I think my compressor is too small. I have a 110V 2hp 20 gal compressor. It might do 3.5-4 cfm at 60 psi. What size of compressor were you running?
I have an old 5hp 60 gallon single stage compressor. It’s not the best but it can keep up with my projects. You could do it with a smaller compressor but it would take forever. The duty cycle on those small compressors aren’t great either.
Awesome video! Noticed your hoodie, you from Va?
Where'd you get the check valve?
Thanks for all the info. The only thing I noticed (I bought most of the parts you listed) is that the link to the fitting that attaches to the pump is wrong. It 1 1/4” to garden hose threads. It needs to be 1” to garden hose threads (thankfully Amazon gave me a refund with out a return.). Instead I just 3d printed a fitting. Good work.
Thanks for pointing that out. I will try to get my parts list updated. Thanks for watching.
The only constructive criticism I could give you is it only takes a second to wipe up the white adhesive as your putting everything together and would have made your new cabinet look like a commercially bought one. The second thing is you probably don’t need a vacuum with a vapor blast cabinet. One suggestion on how to keep the glass clean. Maybe try a small plant mister. You could maybe leave it running while you’re blasting, hopefully without adding much to the water level. Either way it Looks good Dude!
I'm not seeing a link to the one way valves. could someone send one that would work with this setup. thanks in advance!
Wouldn't the glass bead kill the pump?
Excellent conversion!, and well explained too!, I send you a like and subscribe to your Channel.
Great video! Best one I've found by far. What size compressor do you use? Tank size? CFM at what psi? Power level?
Would also like to know
Can u use a sand blaster cabinet but put sealant as u make it?
I'm too impatient hahaha that exactly what u done. Should at least watch video before asking. Sorry.
Looks great, i am going through a build right now but seems to be lots of back and forth on the pedals, Victor Bared says you need to see the full 1/2 air through, yet other guys say they notice no difference using 1/2 or 3/8 airline/pedal. Curious if you feel the pedal in yours is a hold up at all? looks to be just 3/8?
I don’t think mine is affected that much but I haven’t tried without the peddle. It’s just a hobby machine and it has met all my expectations and needs. It probably depends on what you are using it for.
@@MarleyJaxGarage I ended up building it over the break here with the same pedal as you and I feel it's ok, I blasted a bunch of stuff and it looks great in my opinion. Appreciate the response and this video was a great help to me building mine! 🤟
What size compressor
have you tried air at 100 psi itll make quick work
HIgher pressure will consume a lot more cfm
Total Cost?
total cost?
Great video! I just finished building this and have one issue (other than a few leaks that need fixing haha), the pump will stop after a while, i guess it is clogged. Now i have been using very fine grit glass beads (170-340) because i had them, and the create a dense mush on the bottom of the bucket. I will get 80 grit glass beads and try those, but can you share which ones you are using? thanks!
I did show the box, I believe it was 80 grit from harbor freight. The pump should not stop, it’s a trash pump so should be able to handle the media. My guess is either your not agitating the media in the bottom of the bucket enough or the pump is bad.
You may be using to much media if it is mushy. Try much less and then ad more until it stops then back off a bit. Should work without needing that much media.
I thought your video was good. Everybody has lots of different was and ideas to do things. What did you think of Victor Bared’s gun? Good job!
His gun does a good job and it’s worth the money. I think the two biggest factors are the sump pump your running and the air compressor you have.
What about the machined surfaces? Like the cylinder bore. Does the glass bead or the aluminum oxide mess them up?
Yes it does mess them up a little. I don’t worry about the gasket surfaces or threads but piston rings need a honed finish. This is a cylinder that got bored and honed after this process. It looked so shiny and new because I had already practiced doing the machine work on it but didn’t take it to final size. Some people put big sponges in the cylinder and then ball hone it after a good wash if your just trying to restore.
🙂
Doesnt the media eat up the pump ?
everything should have wheels
I've watched a few of these vids and the funny thing is is that everyone contorts themselves around trying to silicon these all around on the inside when guess what? All those seems are on the outside also where you can get to them much easier and use half the amount of silicone, Apparently no one thought of that!!
It wasn’t hard at all to silicone this on the inside. Everyone does it on the inside because they don’t want a smeared mess all over the outside and it will be a better seal. It makes much more sense to spend 5 minutes inside doing it the right way.
definitely not enough caulk! haha jk nice build!
Hi! What pressure does this machine need?
Eleventeen, only if the flooglebinders are installed with a left hand Kanuter valve. You. are. welcome.
@@JustMike2791 That's with the fluflooreglemanators though. Otherwise it starts to end in Nocember.
@@JustMike2791 wow, “Kanuter valve”.. been a very long time since I heard that one!!! 😂😂😂 Thanks for a laugh this morning…
@@r.joseph8911 Have a great day!
i have seen this much calk since drakes home videos got leaked/
Why would you call this a vapor blaster if there is absolutely no vapor?
When you blast with soda it turns into a vapor upon impact. Which in turn removes material. Hence vapor blaster. Vapor blaster & soda blasted are interchangeable, and a matter of personal preference on which one you use.
What compressor are you using?