for-sale Need to use a sand blaster

[Warrig]

I've built a few guns as a hobby. 

Need to use a sand blaster before I can parkarize them. If I can come over and use yours I'll pay you for the time and provide all my own expendables.

 I'm located out of Clarksville.

704 989 4008

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[Jeb48]

May not be a good answer but if you don't find a willing person in your area you can setup your own small sandblaster relatively on the cheap. They make a small hand held unit that works pretty good for small jobs, a bunch of them are available on Amazon and at Harbor Freight for $25-50. I have one that I have used for years. The expensive part is an air compressor to run it. To get a compressor to run even a small sandblaster gun continuous can be expensive but smaller units with a storage tank can run for short times than wait for pressure to build. You can make an auxiliary tank out of an old propane tank to run in series with the tank on the compressor to get longer run times. The bigger tank lets you blast longer but you wait longer to start again, so get as big a compressor as your budget allows. Used compressors are another option.

[Warrig]

Appreciate the help. Do you think I need a sand blasting cabinet? 

 

Or can I do this in the back yard and not worry about the aluminum oxide hurting my dogs on the back yard?

[peejman]

The best blasting cabinet you can get is someone else's.  As mentioned, it takes a huge compressor to run one effectively, they're big, and really messy. 

That said, the media won't hurt your critters. 

[Jeb48]

20 hours ago, Warrig said:

Appreciate the help. Do you think I need a sand blasting cabinet? 

 

Or can I do this in the back yard and not worry about the aluminum oxide hurting my dogs on the back yard?

I usually just go outside. There are many kinds of blasting media and you may want to try a few to get the finish you want. Crushed walnut shells is one if the more gentle. One advantage to a cabinet over outside is it captures the media for reuse and you don't have to wear face protection while blasting which is usually and over the head hood which can be hot in the summer time.

[Darrell]

Harbor Freight sells a small bench-top cabinet. I have their floor-standing model, and with a few mods it works great for my purposes, which is primarily auto and motorcycle work.

I'd be happy to let you use my cabinet, but it's much too far from your location. If you're coming through, though.......

Edited January 17, 2023 by Darrell

[Warrig]

13 minutes ago, Darrell said:

Harbor Freight sells a small bench-top cabinet. I have their floor-standing model, and with a few mods it works great for my purposes, which is primarily auto and motorcycle work.

I'd be happy to let you use my cabinet, but it's much too far from your location. If you're coming through, though.......

I appreciate that. I'm trying to save the $400 for the set up and put it into a parkerizing set up so Im still hopefully I can find one lol