Horror Story CHINESE blast guns Harbor Freight sandblasting cabinet upgrade !WARNING! Stay Away !!
Poor quality, low price CHINESE blast cabinet guns are being sold on Amazon and by major, name brand US companies (including Eastwood !!) as an upgrade for your Harbor Freight and similar 40 lb abrasive blast cabinets. We provide an in depth, side by side comparison of two different examples of these terribly manufactured Chinese knock-off guns and our own high quality, made in the USA blast guns sold by Best Tool Upgrades ( www.partswasherupgradekit.com ). See for yourself why these CHINESE knock-off guns are worthless!! You will be shocked at the poor quality !! Don't be fooled by the exterior similarities between these poorly machined imported knock-offs and the Best Tool Upgrades blast gun. You get what you pay for.
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Glad I bought my whole kit from you.. Because it had crossed my mind to buy all the stuff cheaper and build the kit myself..
We are glad that you did as well. Happy blasting !!
Thank you so much for this extremely informative video. I’m just getting started with sandblasting and found this hugely useful. P.S. I will be buying my stuff from you when the time comes, thanks again.
Great to hear! We are ready when you are !!
Great, thank you. I'll be ordering one..
Excellent. If you want to order prior to seeing the listing on our website, please reach out to us at our email address: partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com thanks for your interest in our products
Found the same issues on the Y style gun as well
Why does that NOT surprise me LOL !! Thanks for your comment. Regards
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 May I share your video on Facebook
@@axisvaporhoningindustries4312 Sure. Happy to share it. regards
I checked out your website and it appears you do not sell the gun alone, only kits. I have everything I need but my ALC gun got destroyed (long story) and wanted to try one of yours. Let me know if it is available for purchase without all the extras.
Reach out to us at partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com and we can assist. We don''t have them listed separately right now because of low inventory but we can probably spare one for you. Thanks for you interest
I’d bet my life on your guns are still picked from a Chinese warehouse, just chosen one with a better spec and construction.
Lol and no comment
Thank you for making this video. I’ve been struggling with a Chinese gun and a Eastwood gun, they both will not work now I know to throw them out.
The Eastwood gun is probably Chinese. So sorry you bought these cheap knockoffs. Since we uploaded our video we have received many similar comments. We can supply quality parts and get you up and running. Reach out to us at partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com Regards
I tried the link above, and can find no link where you sell, just the gun. How much is it????
Appreciate your comment. We are unable to offer the gun separately at this time due to heavy demand for our full kits. Should be seeing more of the guns in a couple of weeks. Please send us a message through our business email (partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com) and we will be happy to put you on the list to contact when they arrive. Sorry for the inconvenience Best regards The Team at Best Tool Upgrades
How long do these bodys of sandblasters last if they are made of aluminum that is soft? Wont sand eat them away ?
The nozzle is definitely a wear part and easily replaced. The body of the gun (handle portion) is a place where the speed of the media slows down and so wear in this area should be pretty limited. Never heard of one 'wearing through' . Interesting question -thx
Wouldn't a corundum nozzle last a lot longer than clay mineral ceramics? Those sintered minerals are quite soft.
Yes - boron and other metal nozzles do last longer but can cost up to 10x the price. Most guys prefer not to invest that much money in a nozzle. regards
Any idea when these blast guns are going to be back available again??
End of January. Sorry for the delay but our shipment was held up. THanks for your interest in our products
I can't find any guns to order on your website. How could I purchase a gun
Please contact us at: partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 hi how much is your kit
@@icontools1345 We have many different kits with a range of prices. Please visit our site at partswasherupgradekit.com to see all of our great products. Thanks for your question.
Do you guys sell just th gun? I bought a kit from you guys minus the gun
Happy to sell you a gun to add to your kit. Please contact us a partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com Regards
What sort of cfm do i need for your gun
We sell three different sizes of gun. The smallest requires 6-9 CFM at 60 PSI. More air up to a point, is always better. If you can get to 12+ cfm you are in a great situation to shoot a wide range of media and grit size. Hope this helps. Thanks for your question
Is there some golden rule about the size of the hole on the ceramic nozzle and the orafice?like a golden ratio or something for maximum efficiency?
Yes - in general the ID of the nozzle should be 2x that of the orifice. Hope this helps. regards
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 Spark plug has a hole of 4mm trough it so i will drill a 2 mm orifice in my home made version . Do you know by any chance how mucch cfm 2 mm orifice needs ? Is there any rule for a sand intake hose size ? Thanks a bunch (im too poor to buy a real deal and not rich enough to buy chinese,plus my compressor is weaker hobby version and only option is to build something optimal for it from the parts i have)!
@@zumbazumba1 That's going to be a very small orifice size. The smallest we sell is 3/32 (about 2.4mm). You will need about 5 cfm. Media hose should be 1/2"ID but with your very small orifice 3/8 might work better for you. Might need to try it and see for yourself. You will need to use very fine media - maybe 120 grit or smaller. Hope this helps. Good luck
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 Thank you for answer,i can output 5 cfm i even got a bit more -6.5 so it should work. I have cheap source of river bank construction sand that is fine 0.1mm so i will try that. Was thinking about making ball mill out of water heater and windshield wiper motor and crush some jars and bottles and use it as a sandblasting media.Recycle a bit :)
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 Should i angle the sand intake port and which angle works best? -i red something about 10-12° should work fine.
You got a little mixed up.....The "shiny" chinese Eastwood gun DOES come with both Oring and internal sleeve as shown by your disassembly.
Actually, as we said specifically in the video, the one with the sleeve was missing the o-ring and the one with the o-ring was missing the sleeve. Neither of the 2 Chinese guns we tested was a complete gun with all parts present.
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 I guess you need to watch your own video a little closer :D kzhead.info/sun/gat-pLKrb4ONo68/bejne.html You take the SHINY gun's air jet apart, it has the red sleeve. Then shortly after you remove the nozzle and show that it is the one with an Oring also. The non shiny gun had neither... Then you proceed to state the Shiny one didn't have the sleeve when your disassembly showed that it did.... Since I had just bought the Eastwood gun, your video made me a bit nervous, so I disassembled my new gun, I can confirm the Eastwood chinese gun does infact come with both Oring and sleeve. The thread tolerances aren't perfectly tight, but they definitely aren't awful either. Alignment seems good as well... Maybe they have tuned their manufacturing a little in recent batches. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to say your gun isn't better by any means, just that the Eastwood one isn't awful like many of the other chinese models.
@@Applesupnorth Apple - The film was edited in clips and the guns and parts moved around a bit during the process (red sleeve orifice on top at one point, on the bottom at another). You can not tell from that video which part came from which gun because of the editing. It is not a continuous uninterrupted video. Further, why would you say our gun (the non-shiny one) was missing both parts? Why would we show our gun if it was missing parts? - we assemble it from the parts to make sure it is complete :o). Sorry you weren't there to see it in real time. It would be exactly as we said it was. Each of the Chinese (shiny) guns was missing one part. Dropping the mic on this issue here. We are glad that your particular Eastwood gun was not missing parts and was reasonably well aligned and the thread engagement not too bad. But we continue to hear from some of our customers who first bought the Eastwood gun and it was worse than the one you were lucky enough to purchase recently. That is certainly good for you. And thank you for seeing that our gun is superior, we do appreciate that. Happy blasting !!
@@partswasherupgradekit6028 Firstly, I never said your gun was missing the parts... I stated the non shiny chinese model was... which is EXACTLY what your video shows. Secondly, edits/cuts in the video cannot change the fact that you removed the red sleeve and oring from the shiny chinese gun, which is EXACTLY what the video shows...EX> You pick up the Shiny gun, unscrew the air jet revealing a red sleeve...Then later pickup the Shiny gun, and remove the nozzle showing the Oring...Then after a cut in video, you have the red sleeve sitting with the non shiny gun... If each gun was infact missing one part, then you had to have mixed them up during or before making the video. My own mic drop goes here :P Again, I'm not trying to talk crap about your gun or anything like that. It's obvious the manufacturing of your gun is indeed better.... Just saying that your commentary states inconsistent info compared to what the video actually shows. Wish you all the best, USA manufacturing for the win! Honestly, if I wouldn't have had a nice Eastwood coupon to get my gun and foot pedal for $45, I would've bought your gun instead.
Hi do you sell just the gun?
Reach out to us at partswasherupgradekit@gmail.com about selling of individual components like guns, etc. Regards
you guys sell the gun only?
we will be selling them individually in about 2-3 weeks when we have a restock. Sorry for the inconvenience but supply chain continues to be an issue. Thanks for you interest in our products.
@@partswasherupgradekit6028I sent out an email today, didn’t hear back, looking to buy some orifices and possibly an entire gun without the metering valve or tubes. Let me know if you are selling just those parts please, looking to order ASAP.
Chinese production quality (ALL quality is a deliberate CHOICE) tends bad because the workers don't care because their bosses don't care. Passing parts which decent manufacturers would scrap reflects normal Chinese manufacturing when not held accountable by customers. Siphon feed guns are extremely simple unsophisticated tools but that doesn't stop them from phooking them up.
I’m sorry all I hear about is someone upset about the Chinese guns needing some ptfe tape to tighten up the threads and winding the lock but further up the thread to not over exaggerate your “point” and a o ring worth pennies.
Interesting that you left out the biggest problem, the misalignment of the orifice with the nozzle. No quick fix there. Just trying to inform people of substandard products. Why spend good money and then immediately need to make repairs?
why isn't it easier to buy just the gun on your site ?
We are currently not selling the gun separately because we have had problems getting enough of them from our supplier. If you want to purchase one please reach out to us at our business email found on our website and we can quote a price. We have grown large enough now because of our great products and prices to be able to go direct to some manufacturers in order to have a direct supply without the middle man. We are growing in order to better meet the needs of our customers and potential customers. Regards
If your guns are great, why don't you sell them without buying your whole kit?
Excellent question. Due to huge demand for our kits and limited supply of our guns, we have not been able to list them separately because we want to be able to meet the demands of people wanting the full kits. But here's the good news. We recently had a major resupply from our factory partner and will be listing them separately and in smaller kits in a matter of a few days. So we will be able to provide one for you. Appreciate your question. Happy blasting !!
So buy the Chinese gun for the housing and buy a nozzle from these guys. 😂. Joking joking. But I do believe for something so simple the cost is outrageous and why there is a Chinese market for them.
Everyone knows usa made is better but for the price for a diyer, the china made tools are better for short time usage
Understand where you are coming from but in this case, if the cheap knock-off doesn't work or works poorly, then it is just not worth the cost. It's not like a box wrench that may work for a period of time unitl it breaks under a higher load. These blast guns work with small vacuum pressures. If the gun is missing parts and poorly cast, it just doesn't work. Regards
With all due respect, I don't see a horror story except in the clickbait. No criticism of your gun or the design but if one spends $5 for a cheap Chinese made gun you'll likely get one worth $5, buy a US made gun and valve for $100 one should expect to get a better system. Harbor freight bought and sold on price rather than quality, so if one bought from them, they got what they paid for.
Don't disagree with you at all. Our point was that the harbor freight style gun sells for $20 and the Chinese knock-off sells for $50 and is offered by major US companies. Hence the potential inference that it is of good quality. Thanks for your comment. Best regards
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