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Message started by verslagen1 on 09/23/11 at 11:43:22

Title: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuilding
Post by verslagen1 on 09/23/11 at 11:43:22

http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/

http://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/6.JPG

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuildin
Post by Boule’tard on 09/23/11 at 12:10:40

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WARNING: Blasting should ONLY be done outside in a well ventilated area such as a patio or concrete driveway. Of course proper eye protection and a face mask should always be worn. Baking soda is not poisonous but it feels like your breathing a soft drink if you inhale it and it's irritating, so protect those lungs!!

Oh, NOW they tell me >:(

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QMRLyAEclGA/TLaBf1sCzkI/AAAAAAAAIZQ/OjVjj_HoePg/s800/2010-09-30%2020.52.15.jpg

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuilding
Post by bluesavage218 on 09/23/11 at 12:29:09

Did you guys watch the video?
http://www.garagenight.tv/diy-soda-blasting-build-your-own-rig-cheap/

That's awesome! What all could you blast without messing antyhing up?

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuildin
Post by Gyrobob on 09/23/11 at 12:47:48

I heard of one guy doing something like this for bulky items too large to put in his little cheapo Harbor Freight blasting cabinet.

He set it up just like you describe, but he worked the parts inside a large cardboard box,... something like a wardrobe box that he stooped over into to work the larger parts.

At the bottom of the box, he cut a hole and inserted the hose from his shop-vac, so the airborne soda particles would get sucked into the shop-vac.

He said it worked okay except for two annoyances:
-- 1. His "friends" made fun of him for the low-rent tackiness of it all,..
-- 2. The shop-vac got clogged up every ten or fifteen minutes or so, requiring him to stop what he was doing to clean out the filter. I think he also said that a box of baking soda didn't last all that long anyway, so the cleaning of the shop-vac filter only increased the annoyance somewhat.

It DID work, though.

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuilding
Post by verslagen1 on 09/23/11 at 13:27:17

My plan if I ever need to do this would be to hang a clear plastic sheet from the ceiling. folded to form a tube and tape the edge. The hanger at the top will hold it open and provide for exhaust thru several layers of material. The bottom will be untaped and you'd pass the part and blaster from the bottom. Drape it enough so that you can fold it over for closure. And a pan to collect and dispense the media. Hold the part and the gun thru the plastic sheet.

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuilding
Post by Gyrobob on 09/23/11 at 16:15:53

574453524D4046444F10210 wrote:

I can't visualize this.

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuilding
Post by verslagen1 on 09/23/11 at 16:42:16

526C677A777A77150 wrote:

[quote author=574453524D4046444F10210 link=1316803402/0#4 date=1316809637]My plan if I ever need to do this would be to hang a clear plastic sheet from the ceiling. folded to form a tube and tape the edge. The hanger at the top will hold it open and provide for exhaust thru several layers of material. The bottom will be untaped and you'd pass the part and blaster from the bottom. Drape it enough so that you can fold it over for closure. And a pan to collect and dispense the media. Hold the part and the gun thru the plastic sheet.

I can't visualize this.[/quote]
I know. ;D

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuildin
Post by TheSnakeLady on 09/23/11 at 16:51:27

6F62786168796C7F690D0 wrote:

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Oh, NOW they tell me >:(

Oh my goodness! I wouldn't want to be the one to clean THAT up! :o

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_QMRLyAEclGA/TLaBf1sCzkI/AAAAAAAAIZQ/OjVjj_HoePg/s800/2010-09-30%2020.52.15.jpg

Title: Re: Soda Blaster For Carb Cleaning & Rebuilding
Post by verslagen1 on 09/25/11 at 11:00:36

may work, may not, but's an idea...

http://www.savageriders.com/verslagen/images/SodaBlaster.jpg