It does work. I have put about 200 lbs of media through it. I am pushing it way past its design, cleaning paint and rust from a utility trailer. I run it at 150 psi and it keeps going. you need to get in close with the nozzle, but it gets to all the areas that the sanding wheels and brushes can't.
Great review. I've been looking at the UK version of this (Sold under the Draper name) to do a cycle frame and engine cases. Looks perfect for more intricate work.
I used my generic gun tip SnapOn sold me and repurposed it for outside frame duty. Plastic sheet laid out and actual 5 gallon bucket with my modified Venturi pickup. Clean filtered air is required as I run 120 PSI thru hose. The ceramic tip is large enough to slide a pencil into without wear. As truck / semi trailer shop next door to a place I worked used 1” hose & 1/2” ceramic tip and could cover 1 square foot every 30 seconds. That would be fine but I am not loading my C10 frame up for a trip. I don’t have plans to read “War & Peace” anytime soon, but I’m sure I would complete the book if all I had was 50 psi and this HF rig! ASE master tech since 78, retired.
I considered renting a blasting tank. $70 for a day. So I started looking around for a purchase option. I have an entire frame of a trailer to clean up. Might just use the wire wheel for the wide open areas, and the blaster for the tight spots, but for the comparable inexpensive options, this one seems to work with the least amount of fuss.
I like it. I bought the gun one for like 22 bucks. I probably would’ve bought this if I seen it for 30 I didn’t see it actually I did see it but I’m doing knife skills so. I definitely would make a box so I’m gonna go up some kind of wants to capture the media and protect yourself from the
LOL It probably would! I really didn't know what to expect when I purchased it. The bucket is so small I knew it would be for smaller jobs. My Eastwood media blaster in my cabinet would eat that little bucket of sand in no time. For small jobs, it will get the job done. You would for sure need another solution for bigger jobs.
@@1D10CRACY It certainly was not a slam against you. Because I had been looking at that same bucket to do my pool walls.. There has to be an easier / faster way to get that paint off versus using a sander pad on a grinder
Did you end up getting it? I just read HF reviews and a poster commented that they were using it to clean horseshoes to make hangers, lamps, other stuff, etc. lol just wondering if that was you. Take care either way!
Looks like per the manual it requires 2 CFM @ 50 psi. Tanks size would help to use it for short bursts if the compressor couldn't keep up. If you go to the harbor freight website and look the product up, you can download the manual and get more specs. I run mine on a compressor with only a 23 gallon tank, but it also has a 14+ cfm @ 90psi compressor head. I set the pressure regulator to 80 psi and use fine coal slag.
@@afterworldgoodkarma I had the same problem, the internal nozzle had been assembled and put in backwards. The small hole needs to point toward the ceramic output nozzle. That hole is centered right over the media input tube. It creates the vacuum needed to pull the media. It works great even with my 4 gallon, 2 HP, 2.6 scfm @ 90 psi, Campbell Hausfeld compressor set at 50 psi output with Harbor Freight glass bead, 80 grit media.
You said it comes with everything you need but if it doesn't come with a compressor then it doesn't come with everything you need now does it ahhhhhhh 😉👉
It is about 10 bucks a bag at the tractor shop. A friend of mine did the frame on his truck, but kept sweeping up the media off the garage floor, sifted it and reused it.
I personally wear a face shield. Also keep in mind some media like sand can be extremally harmful to breath, so you will want to wear a respirator if you can't avoid breathing it in. Gloves probably isn't a bad idea, I'm just use to it. The media will bounce back and get all over you and your clothes as well.
It may clog up and for sure wouldn't be as effective. You also would probably use twice as much to get the same work done as coal slag. Coal slag is sharp and it is also safer to breath the dust from.
I know your comment is from 9 months ago. I have tried multiple bags of sand you can commonly find at the local big box stores. None of them are picked up by this blaster, not even a little.
It's good for cleaning small areas that need to be welded. Welds need clean metal. Use it in conjunction with the sanding disk and wire wheels that are used on the broader areas
Maybe, I'm not really sure. I painted the chrome bumper on my truck and I ended up using a disc sander with some course paper to scuff it up enough for the paint to stick.
LOL She must have some tough nail polish. :). I stripped the paint off of a tractor frame with it just before winter sat in. The pattern is a bit small, but it still gets the job done.
It does work. I have put about 200 lbs of media through it. I am pushing it way past its design, cleaning paint and rust from a utility trailer. I run it at 150 psi and it keeps going. you need to get in close with the nozzle, but it gets to all the areas that the sanding wheels and brushes can't.
What media are you using?
Looks like a great tool to quick spot clean a weld spot in hard to reach areas. Good video.
Great review. I've been looking at the UK version of this (Sold under the Draper name) to do a cycle frame and engine cases. Looks perfect for more intricate work.
Did you get it? I got a couple of bikes I want to strip.
Good vid.
How long will a bag of the media last? Are you using an Harbor Freight compressor? If so, which one?
How much area do you think you could cover with 1 bag of the coal slag from TSC? Thanks!
Looks like I might have to get one of these. I have their small, handheld gun. But due to the design, it can’t be used on upside down surfaces.
I could see myself buying one of these
Do you think it would work for removing paint from car wheels?
I used my generic gun tip SnapOn sold me and repurposed it for outside frame duty. Plastic sheet laid out and actual 5 gallon bucket with my modified Venturi pickup. Clean filtered air is required as I run 120 PSI thru hose. The ceramic tip is large enough to slide a pencil into without wear.
As truck / semi trailer shop next door to a place I worked used 1” hose & 1/2” ceramic tip and could cover 1 square foot every 30 seconds. That would be fine but I am not loading my C10 frame up for a trip. I don’t have plans to read “War & Peace” anytime soon, but I’m sure I would complete the book if all I had was 50 psi and this HF rig! ASE master tech since 78, retired.
Absolutely my thinking. Used it on my outside rocking chair. Perfect with fine at 25psi.
just picked me one up brand new at a rummage sale for $5
I considered renting a blasting tank. $70 for a day. So I started looking around for a purchase option.
I have an entire frame of a trailer to clean up. Might just use the wire wheel for the wide open areas, and the blaster for the tight spots, but for the comparable inexpensive options, this one seems to work with the least amount of fuss.
I like it. I bought the gun one for like 22 bucks. I probably would’ve bought this if I seen it for 30 I didn’t see it actually I did see it but I’m doing knife skills so. I definitely would make a box so I’m gonna go up some kind of wants to capture the media and protect yourself from the
I need to blast my pool walls. For the time you took, it would take me a month and a pallet of media
LOL It probably would! I really didn't know what to expect when I purchased it. The bucket is so small I knew it would be for smaller jobs. My Eastwood media blaster in my cabinet would eat that little bucket of sand in no time. For small jobs, it will get the job done. You would for sure need another solution for bigger jobs.
@@1D10CRACY It certainly was not a slam against you. Because I had been looking at that same bucket to do my pool walls.. There has to be an easier / faster way to get that paint off versus using a sander pad on a grinder
Does anyone think this would work well to remove dirt, grime & rust out of old horseshoes for some projects? Wire brush takes foreverrrrr
Did you end up getting it? I just read HF reviews and a poster commented that they were using it to clean horseshoes to make hangers, lamps, other stuff, etc. lol just wondering if that was you.
Take care either way!
Good enough reasons to buy a new tool!
How big is your compressor? Mine will blast then do straight air! You have to pulsate the trigger to make it keep spraying!
14ish CFMs, the tank is 28 gallons. Dry media is important and I only use fine coal slag, I get it from TSC.
I just got one from a friend and want to try to use it as a soda blaster. Have you tried soda as a medium and how’d that go?
Well done video. Thanks so much.
Great review!
Alright! ScoutCrafter in the house!
Would this work on old heat registers to clean off old paint and dirt wanting to restore registers and put back in place?
I think it would work just fine for that!
Hello great video what did you use in it to blast the door
Black Diamond Brand Coal Slag, Fine Abrasive, I buy it at Tractor Supply. ua-cam.com/video/JdSbMMIWTC0/v-deo.html
Does it work for detailing furniture for areas that you can fit the Sanders?
Awesome 👌 Equipment.
Been looking for this for a while. Unfortunately is not available in my Country.
🥺🥺🥺
Might be a good thing at the moment. 😂.
Is that resulting gray area the color of the clean steal or the stain left by the media used with rust still underneath?
Clean steel.
This aint a paint gun, lmfao
That looks like it would take a long time.
Legend has it, he is still sandblasting that piece...
I plan on uploading a video of the finished project, in a few years when I'm done sandblasting it. :D
What would be the smallest air compressor which can keep up with this blaster? What was your PSI setting? Thank you!
Looks like per the manual it requires 2 CFM @ 50 psi. Tanks size would help to use it for short bursts if the compressor couldn't keep up. If you go to the harbor freight website and look the product up, you can download the manual and get more specs. I run mine on a compressor with only a 23 gallon tank, but it also has a 14+ cfm @ 90psi compressor head. I set the pressure regulator to 80 psi and use fine coal slag.
@@1D10CRACY Thanks. I think it needs a large tank and compressor as the one you have.
How does it compare to the cabinet is the cabinet faster or slower do they work about the same?
The gun is slower than the gun that comes with the harbor freight large cabinet.
For $30 bucks?! Yea
It was on sale a few weeks ago for 25 bucks, but I missed the sale. LOL
what type of air compressor did you use in this video
This one. ua-cam.com/video/GEEnL_UjCIg/v-deo.htmlsi=YyUdFtodWL7wfOhx
How did you get that to work? I can't get mine to blow anything more than air.
The biggest issue I've seen with these not working is the media being used. Personally I use coal slag abrasive from the tractor shop, grade fine.
I have same problem and the piece inside the nozzle portion was reversed
@@afterworldgoodkarma no sh1t.. did yours work after you corrected the nozzle positioning?
@@afterworldgoodkarma
I had the same problem, the internal nozzle had been assembled and put in backwards. The small hole needs to point toward the ceramic output nozzle. That hole is centered right over the media input tube. It creates the vacuum needed to pull the media. It works great even with my 4 gallon, 2 HP, 2.6 scfm @ 90 psi, Campbell Hausfeld compressor set at 50 psi output with Harbor Freight glass bead, 80 grit media.
You said it comes with everything you need but if it doesn't come with a compressor then it doesn't come with everything you need now does it ahhhhhhh 😉👉
What planet do you live on?
Do you need to provide an air compressor or does one come built in?
No, for $27 dollars no Air compressor. Just gun, hose, and plastic hopper/bucket.
Y no price sand
Isn't all that blasting media expensive as hell?
It is about 10 bucks a bag at the tractor shop. A friend of mine did the frame on his truck, but kept sweeping up the media off the garage floor, sifted it and reused it.
Do you recommend getting the gloves and hood?
I personally wear a face shield. Also keep in mind some media like sand can be extremally harmful to breath, so you will want to wear a respirator if you can't avoid breathing it in. Gloves probably isn't a bad idea, I'm just use to it. The media will bounce back and get all over you and your clothes as well.
What happens if you use 5 bag of sandbox sand?
It may clog up and for sure wouldn't be as effective. You also would probably use twice as much to get the same work done as coal slag. Coal slag is sharp and it is also safer to breath the dust from.
I know your comment is from 9 months ago. I have tried multiple bags of sand you can commonly find at the local big box stores. None of them are picked up by this blaster, not even a little.
What PSI were you running this at?
Looks like 2 psi.
@@vids595 110 PSI. I'm using a fine grade black color coal slag, the blast doesn't show up well on the camera.
Geez, you will be there for weeks at that rate.
LOL yup, it's definitely not for large projects, but then again it's bucket is pretty small too. ;)
It's good for cleaning small areas that need to be welded. Welds need clean metal. Use it in conjunction with the sanding disk and wire wheels that are used on the broader areas
Do you think it will remove chrome?
Maybe, I'm not really sure. I painted the chrome bumper on my truck and I ended up using a disc sander with some course paper to scuff it up enough for the paint to stick.
What size is your compressor?
~14cfm with a 27 gallon tank.
@@1D10CRACY is that a true 14CFM or SCFM rating .
Seems ofully slow
Seems too slow
20 years later. 🧽
Incredibly slow!
the only thing thats good for is removing my wifes nail polish
LOL She must have some tough nail polish. :). I stripped the paint off of a tractor frame with it just before winter sat in. The pattern is a bit small, but it still gets the job done.