DIY $5.00 Sandblaster

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I have some rust on my driveway and some old rusty tools I got from my grandfather years ago.

I have been looking at sand and soda blasters for about 6 months. They are either inexpensive and cheap or very well made and expensive!

So I decided lets just make one.

Go get some crap at Harbor Freight. This air gun kit ran $4.99.

Now find a bottle in the trash.

This optional but important step may be the difference between you succeeding or failing.

Remove the locking neck for the cap.

Grab a 3/16" bit and drill the neck just under the cap.

Push the air rod in. It should be very snug!

Mark the bottom of the air tube. Spin the tube around so you can hold the handle while you file.

File a hole through the tube to let your media in. When you're done spin the tube back so the opening is at the bottom.

Get the tube back into the hole.

Not looking for the glue to actually stick here.

Just looking to prevent the hole from opening up too much while under pressure.

Put your Saftey goggles and gloves on and give it a good blast. I shot at the rust on the drive way and removed a spot (the white part) in just a few seconds.

I will give you an update on the driveway once I have time to do some actual blasting on it.

An old set of needle nose (rusty as hell...)

Clean as a whistle!

Because everyone keeps asking this is my air compressor a California Air Tools 10020c running at about 40 PSI for blasting.

I also use 20/40 crushed walnut for my media.

For PPE I use gloves, a P-100 respirator, long sleeves and a face shield. No excuses! Do not mess with your Safety!

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