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Old 07-04-2011   #1
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Default Harbor Freight Cheap Blaster

Bought a blaster from Harbor freight, could not get it to work at first, then upon inspection I found gun used to deliver the media was messed up...drill it out, worked like a charm, stripped a injector housing down to bare aluminum for repaint or PC have not decided yet.

Anyone good for the 39.99 I paid for it, used Walnut Shell.

http://www.harborfreight.com/portabl...kit-37025.html


for a cabinet, I used I tupperware bin with a plastic sheet secured with a rubber band, worked well
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Old 07-04-2011   #2
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Default Re: Harbor Freight Cheap Blaster

Lee,

Maybe I'll bring my top end over for re-do to match cam covers.
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Old 07-04-2011   #3
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Do you have a pic of your setup?
I was leaning towards a soda blaster.
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Old 07-05-2011   #5
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I can take one......in no time you can be blowing more nuts than Ron Jeremy......actually if you used the nut shells if you move outside you might not have to worry about the cover...safety glasses, long gloves, and respirators are a must

Using sand without ventilation can also make you very sick
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Old 07-05-2011   #6
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Harbor freight is good for tools you use a few times then throw it away. I did three top end port jobs and burned up two Harbor freight electric die grinders. And you can tell when they're getting ready to go because they get so hot you can't even hold on to them anymore. The good thing is they are only $39 and they replaced both of them free under warrenty. The bug zapper tennis racquets are pretty cool though. Wasps expload when you hit them with it. 1500 volts baby.
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Old 07-05-2011   #7
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My harbor Freight grinder has 9 plenums and still going strong!
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Old 07-05-2011   #8
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They must have fed them that day in china when they made yours.

Both my grinders did 3 Siamesed/plenums and 6 I/H housings and thats all I got out of those grinders.

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Old 07-05-2011   #9
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They must have fed them that day in china when they made yours.

Both my grinders did 3 Siamesed/plenums and 6 I/H housings and thats all I got out of those grinders.
I went thru some of the cheap grinders - ended up with the Makita (constant speed) for the electric, and a Snap-On for the pneumatic... Oh baby, oh baby, oh baby! Those items made all the rest look like "battle axes" in comparison! HUGE differences in control and wear resistance! Pricy, but I'm just sayin, you get what you pay for, I recon! The two of those machines made porting a friggin breeze, compared to some of the cheaper crap I started with.

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Old 07-05-2011   #10
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Maybe its all in the skill of the craftsman......great ones don't need all this high priced stuff!
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