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Picked this up off ebay earlier this year. It is actually an aviation media blaster, but ill be shooting sand. It has an electric hopper that feeds and recirc's the media via those big ass 5" pipes at the base, but its not in the pic. As a point of reference, my taller daughter stands 5'2". both side doors swing open and has turntable inside.
72 CB350
74 CB750
79 CB750F SS
04 CBR1000RR
Deland, Florida
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Tim Allen would be proud of, you. How much air is that thing going to need?
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Tools, i can't remember off the top of my head, did a ton of research on the thing when i got it. The hopper actually does the heavy lifting, gun inside is a simple trigger/handle like a non commercial unit. i contacted the manufacturer in an effort to get a manual, etc. and they blew me off. The company had been bought and sold several times. From what i found out, it looks like it cost about $25K new (20 or so years ago). Auction was "No Reserve".....I aid a whopping $125 Had to make the three hour drive to pick it up twice. My wife always asks what the hell I'm going to do with it. I tell her I may never do anything but stand back and admire it It's a guy thing, women just don't get it lol
72 CB350
74 CB750
79 CB750F SS
04 CBR1000RR
Deland, Florida
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I know. TOOLS
Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."
1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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Ive got a commercial compressor that will do the job
72 CB350
74 CB750
79 CB750F SS
04 CBR1000RR
Deland, Florida
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Damn, that's nice!
Mark Davis
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
amateur photographer, hot rodder, motorcyclist, adventurer
"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."
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LOL "Stand back and admire it" I like that! You could live in that thing.It reminds me of the pod you see in the pics when we landed on the moon.
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Same blaster we had at my work, used glass beads for blasting molds for injection molding. We had tables on both sides with tracks so we could roll the turn table in & out with a large mold on it. Sure miss using it for "goverment " jobs, now that I'm retired & the shop closed up.
1982 Honda CB750C
1979 HD Superglide
1988 Honda NX125
1969 BSA 650 Thunderbolt
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
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Since we're referencing Tim "the tool man" Taylor: (I think this was in the pilot episode, when he wanted to turbocharge the dishwasher to clean off stuck-on food)
"Yeah, but we've got the only in-sink disposal that can puree' a brick."
You could sandblast an entire bike frame in that thing. I see a revenue stream here...just need a paint booth right next door so you can coat them in primer right out of the blaster. Or maybe a big oven and do it in powder coat.
The mind reels...
Luke M
Used to have a 1979 CB750L, sold it as a parts bike, now riding a slightly modified 1984 VT700C. Network/Field Engineer. Central OH, USA, Earth, Sol System, Milky Way Galaxy, Universe.
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LukeM wrote
Since we're referencing Tim "the tool man" Taylor: (I think this was in the pilot episode, when he wanted to turbocharge the dishwasher to clean off stuck-on food)
"Yeah, but we've got the only in-sink disposal that can puree' a brick."
You could sandblast an entire bike frame in that thing. I see a revenue stream here...just need a paint booth right next door so you can coat them in primer right out of the blaster. Or maybe a big oven and do it in powder coat.
The mind reels...
Luke M
X2,
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I keep joking with my buddy that its big enough for the "low rent" district lol. It will easily hold a complete frame on the turntable and do a full 360 rotation. Also has the tracks to pull the turntable out either end like a railroad track. Had both daughters in there, combined weight of almost 200 lbs, held it no problem. They made me proud when they asked if they could play on it Who says you gotta have boys, they love working on all the toys
72 CB350
74 CB750
79 CB750F SS
04 CBR1000RR
Deland, Florida
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bklion wrote
Same blaster we had at my work, used glass beads for blasting molds for injection molding. We had tables on both sides with tracks so we could roll the turn table in & out with a large mold on it. Sure miss using it for "goverment " jobs, now that I'm retired & the shop closed up.
Bklion, i just took a good look inside the hopper and it is, in fact, filled with glass bead. Im thinking the unit is more complete than i originally surmised. Do you happen to remember the routing arrangement for the feed and return lines? Looks like the 1hp pump on hopper is to draw bead out of chamber and through filter screen to head to gun. It is a 110 plug and i believe it ran when we first picked it up. Id love to try this out on my snotty CB350 frame
72 CB350
74 CB750
79 CB750F SS
04 CBR1000RR
Deland, Florida
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Sorry I don't, But your going to need a large dust collecter hooked up to that or you won't see what your doing. We had a shaker type that would recover the beads & could use them again. It came from the same company that built the blaster
1982 Honda CB750C
1979 HD Superglide
1988 Honda NX125
1969 BSA 650 Thunderbolt
Lino Lakes, Minnesota
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Be careful! If you raise two girls who like wrenching, and eventually riding, you'll have the most popular girls in school! (dad's nightmare….LOL)
Mark Davis
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
amateur photographer, hot rodder, motorcyclist, adventurer
"Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."
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Mark, not to worry, I've got lots of big guns too Bk, it pulls through 2 large pipes at base inside cabinet plus there is a vent that looks like it was used for clearing the dust ( prob with some sort of exhaust fan. Either way, it beats the hell out of my Craftsman blaster-in-a-bucket mess lol. I won't have to wear a Tyvek suit anymore to keep my hide from getting blasted lol
72 CB350
74 CB750
79 CB750F SS
04 CBR1000RR
Deland, Florida
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