DIY Home Built Vapor Blasting/ Honing Cabinet , wetblasting

[duffymahoney]

It’s a centrifugal pump. Basically keeps it agitated always. Even if you blow flow it would still keep it that way. 

 

I think the milkywater in the video will help me solve the glass/ water ratio. Mix till I get that color. 

[duffymahoney]

 

 

[duffymahoney]

Got the leds installed and sealed. Just waiting on some parts. Then it’s blasting time. 

[dutchzcarguy]

I use a high pressure cleaner.. with a special part on top that has a special nozzle and a hoze that suckes sand or glass or any ...   I do this on my drive, only need a plastic (big) sheet..  works very well..

If i used sand i let it dry and i can brush it all away after a few days.. haha..  Glass is also not difficult, a day and you can brush it together and filter and use again..

 

Before..

 

after..

after a ground and silver paint..

 

ready..

4 on a row..

 

looks a mess but is easy to clean.. just a sheet of (garden)pond-rubber.. for not damaging the drive..  The bag of glass is behind the fence. not to get wet..  Very important that it stay's dry otherwise the sucktion stops..

 

The high pressure pump is around 130 bar.. but the nozzle hole of the sandblaster is bigger so i think the pressure is around 30-40 bar when it hits the surface of the alu- wheels.

 

 

Edited March 12, 2018 by dutchzcarguy
explanations by pic's.

[Namerow]

1 hour ago, dutchzcarguy said:

looks a mess but is easy to clean.. just a sheet of (garden)pond-rubber.. for not damaging the drive

It really does look like a mess.  I'm surprised that you've been able to clean the dirty stuff off the uncovered part of your drive without any residual staining.

[dutchzcarguy]

It's glass realy fine, and black.. after a day drying you can swipe it up and use again..   You see the driveway under those 4 wheels.??. that pic is made after the glass blasting.. no extra cleaning was neccessary 

What count's is the end result.. I use that machine only this way ones a year or so.. you can't have all the tools.. 

[Patcon]

@duffymahoney

http://vaporhoningtechnologies.com/wet-blasting-abrasives/

Might want to look at this page. The "anti microbial" agent and "anti packing" agent might be good adds. Also his price on beads isn't bad either...

"Anti corrosion" would be good too if you are gonna do any steel items

[duffymahoney]

I won’t do any steel stuff. 

 

I got got all the fittings in the mail. Should work awesome. I went quick marine disconnects partial because I had some laying around and they are cheap. I like the  fact that I can take the whole thing apart and put all the parts in the cabinet for storage. 

[duffymahoney]

I ended up using more of the water tight cord connectors, I also used a shower drain to make the vent pipe. Stock vent was just a aluminum cap with holes. This vent is just like vapor honing uses. 

 

Trying to dial in how much air to use. Might get to try tomorrow. I think I’m done for now. 

[240260280]

You could also open a 1 minute pet washing service.

[240260280]

btw most use a windshield wiper too.   I was thinking that a hatch from a car could make a nice door with wiper for a big unit.

Edited March 17, 2018 by 240260280

[Captain Obvious]

Cool! Can't wait to see how it works!