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Introduce Problem and Gather Parts

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This sand blaster was useless, Until I did this.

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The video begins with the presenter introducing the problem with the Harbor Freight 110lb pressurized abrasive blaster: it tends to waste media and clog frequently due to small internal orifices. He explains that he had previously tried to build his own sandblaster but encountered issues with his air compressor. He then lays out all the new parts he purchased from Ace Hardware to modify the sandblaster. These include a 1/2" x 3/8" hex nipple, a 1/2" ball valve, a 1/2" galvanized steel close nipple, a 1/2" T-fitting (black iron), and a 1/2" ID x 1/2" MIP brass hose barb adapter. He also mentions a 3/8" FIP coupling and a 1/2" male to 1/2" female 45-degree elbow.

Goal: Understand the problem and gather necessary replacement parts.

Tools and materials

  • 1/2" Ball Valve ProLine — Controlling media flow
  • 1/2" T-fitting VIEGA — Creating a three-way connection for media flow and air input
  • 1/2" x 3/8" Hex Nipple Unspecified — Connecting various plumbing components
  • 3/8" FIP Coupling Unspecified — Connecting the air hose to the sandblaster

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If your Harbor Freight sand blaster wastes media and clogs, this video is for you. Stay tuned. So, I picked up this 110 lb Harbor Freight sand blaster, I don't know, like 2 weeks ago or something maybe after a failed attempt at building my own. I had a 30gallon air compressor ready to go and sprung a leak and I [ __ ] it, I got to go get I got to get something that'll work. So, upon opening the package, and I read online everywhere, I read that these don't work the best, right? Like, like this part down here clogs up all the time. U you got to do modifications to it. You got to do all this stuff to it. So, today I'm going to show you how to do the modification. Let's get after it. So, I went to Ace this morning and I picked up some parts and pieces. Right. So, the first thing I picked up, if the camera focuses, was this 1/2 in to 3/8 coupling. And that's going to go on the bottom of the tank here. See if I can move this over. That's going to go to the bottom of the tank. After that, our half inch is going to get screwed right into our half inch ball valve. After the ball valve, we did a/2 inch close nipple. From there, we're going to go to a/2 inch T. Off of the 1/2 in T, I'm going to go to a half inch by half inch brass hose barb. which is going to go to the end of our hose with our nozzle on it. Okay, this side we're we got a 45 male to female half inch. And that's going to go to this other 1/2 in by 3/8 coupling or hex nipple, I guess. 1/2 inch 38 nipple. Now, I did buy the This is where I'm getting it at. Now, I did buy the 3/8 coupling to go from our air hose to that nipple. So, let's start out by taking this apart. So, we're going to go ahead and take this this air hose off the front. And this just unscrews from the top here. Just unscrews from the top here. If you follow it all the way down, you'll see it unscrewing at the bottom there. And that hose is out of the way. So now we can go ahead and remove this bottom piece. And as you can see here how small that orphice is. Can you see that in there? Wait for the camera to this is all 3/8. So basically we're going to bump this up to/ inch. And instead of this weird like dead end, see if you can see that in there. I don't know if you guys can or not. But see that weird dead end in there? That's where all our media is getting caught. With this new one, it's just gonna it's going to flow continuously through that 45. So, this is trash. I'm going to keep it in case I ever need it. But I consider…

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