One question we hear frequently is, Which blast machine do I need…HP or LP? Here’s a hint: it all has to do with your breathing air respirator. When choosing a complete blast machine package, you will see...
Tag - Sandblasting
John Gula
Turn your trash into cash: 5 of the coolest DIY Sandblasting Projects
As the fleeting summer lapses into its cooler counterpart visibly through your office window, you may find yourself longing for one last, slothful weekend on the beach — however, sand doesn’t only have to enable...
JJ
How to Choose the Correct Air Hose for Your Blast Pot
What size air hose do I need to hook up my new blast pot? As the “sandblasting expert,” a question I receive quite often is, I just received my new blast pot, but it doesn’t have the air hose to hook...
5 oddly satisfying GIFs that prove SANDblasting is a misleading term…
Sandblasting — flat out — is a misnomer. Though silica sand was once the exclusive blasting abrasive, the potential health hazards of using sand far outweighed the cheap cost. So while many first-time buyers...
How Does a Blast Machine Work?
It’s a blast Sandblasting is an incredibly useful process that can be used for a variety of purposes, including cleaning, deburring, removing coatings, and shot-peening, among other ways which generally finish or...
Sarah Simonovich
Blast Away Plaque: Air Polishers are the Sandblasters of the Dental Health Field
If you’re familiar with sandblasting, you have probably already realized its incredible potential as a multi-purpose machine: blast equipment can be used to clean graffiti off walls, remove corrosion and coatings from...
Blast the Weeds Away: One Man’s Approach to Organic Farming
Agricultural Sandblasting in the Age of Recycling You might be asking yourself, what does recycling have to do with sandblasting? And what does sandblasting have to do with agriculture? Historically speaking (since at...
VIDEO SERIES: How to Build a Sandblasting Machine
In the market for a sandblasting machine? Maybe you don’t want to shell out a few thousand dollars up-front to purchase a pre-assembled one, or perhaps you enjoy taking the time to see how things work and want to...
Matthew Blockus
Anatomy of a Homemade Blast Machine
Here at Sandblastingmachines.com, we enjoy hearing stories from our customers about the jobs they have undertaken with the tools they purchased through us. One such loyal customer with a story to tell is Tom Frederico...
VIDEO SERIES: How to Assemble a Sandblasting Machine
In the market for a sandblasting machine? Maybe you’re a do-it-yourselfer who enjoys seeing how things work and takes pride in building something from the ground-up. If you are, then we have the video series for...