Rat_ranger
Coast to Coast
So when I moved back to OK early last year I finally got a compressor and blast cabinet. The plan was always to turn it into a vapor blaster, so the inside was painted white, extra silicone was used to seal everything, and then it sat. I needed atleast a 220v outlet in the garage, and with covid it just languished. 2 weeks ago I finally got an outlet set up, only to find the auto switch for my compressor was broken. So fast forward and new switch is on, and it's time to plumb. I chose a rapidair kit to plumb the garage only to realize it doesn't come with mount screws and I need a few more fittings.
So while I wait for the final few pieces of the puzzle I watched and read more on vapor blasting. I noticed the cheap guns work, but the taper nozzle ones work better and a little math can make it more efficient depending on compressor size. Down side is they aren't inexpensive, which led me to just looking at nozzles. And that rabbit hole ended with me ordering 2 kennametal C1 nozzles and getting busy on the machines. The air jet is currently 4mm and has a 1/4" gap from its tip to the back of the nozzle, and the nozzles are 6 or 8mm. So hopefully within a week I'll get to test it on a set of engine cases.
So while I wait for the final few pieces of the puzzle I watched and read more on vapor blasting. I noticed the cheap guns work, but the taper nozzle ones work better and a little math can make it more efficient depending on compressor size. Down side is they aren't inexpensive, which led me to just looking at nozzles. And that rabbit hole ended with me ordering 2 kennametal C1 nozzles and getting busy on the machines. The air jet is currently 4mm and has a 1/4" gap from its tip to the back of the nozzle, and the nozzles are 6 or 8mm. So hopefully within a week I'll get to test it on a set of engine cases.