just bought one of these cheapy portable sandblasters on ebay

>>1144464
>Australian
They are the IRL shitpost masters m8, take a wild guess.

Discrimination

They’re not bad but you could have saved $100ish by buying from somewhere like Sydney Tools. Check out some of the Youtube videos on ways to improve the grit feed so you don't get clogging.

If you are using sand, the time taken to sieve it is well worth the time it saves by not clogging up; both the sand and the air from the compressor should be dry, as damp sand is the next biggest cause of clogging.

Ideally, you'll want to run it from a decent compressor with a free air delivery of 8cfm/200 l/m as a minimum starting point, so if your current air compressor weighs less than about 40kg, or it has to run continuously to keep up (duty cycle on compressors is around 70%) it's not big enough.

Soda blasting is fun, but I haven't found anywhere that sells sodium bicarbonate for blasting at decent prices, so I buy the stuff for swimming pools instead, but check the price against buying it from the baking isle of the supermarket. I use a small handheld gun for soda blasting; avoid the temptation to add some citric acid to it as that's just too much like blasting with lemon sherbet mix.

A decent respirator is a must, as is clothing without too many openings as the grit gets everywhere.

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>>1144486
i disagree
>clickspring
he's an example of a moderate shitposter.
>Not all emus
>Nation of peace

The tank is solid, but immediately replace all the rubber. Mine would blow a chunk out of the line every hour and I would lose tons of sand shutting it down. Lines are cheap and not worth getting hurt over