Soda Blasting

MartinMille BANNED · Post by **MartinMille BANNED** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:10 am

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Has anyone here got one of these units? at US$80 sound like it might be crap but its sure looks the same as Ace's unit

Wana know how efficient it is when compared to Ace’s Performance Plus for US$250

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/d ... mber=65902

http://www.ace-sandblasting.com/soda-blasting.html

Anyone?

Lumpy · Post by **Lumpy** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 3:55 pm

Very interesting indeeed. Like to see how those little treasures work myself. I don`t know but generally when it comes to tools and workshop equipment you get what you pay for. $80 seems awful cheap for something like that.

cafe*racer · Post by **cafe*racer** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:12 pm

Harbor Freight is known as the discount tool mart here in the US...some of the items they carry are quite nice and others, not so much.

MartinMille BANNED · Post by **MartinMille BANNED** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:51 pm

Sounds a little like our Bunnings Stores downunder were most of it is crap but some items are good.
Could some of you in the US go and have a look at this unit for me? if it looks the goods I might be in the market for one , after all a pressure cylinder has to be certified and the rest is just plumbing hardware , both units operate at round the same pressure and I assume this would be because that is what the cylinder is rated at

Wanna have look at one for me Jordon ??? buddy , pal , dearest LOL dont worry I anit coming onto yah LOLOLOLOLOLOL

Macdesmo · Post by **Macdesmo** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:12 pm

The unit looks a bit small. When I had an engine done the operator went through a few of the large bags of soda shown in the Harbour advert, so I think you would be slow on an engine with that unit. It would probably be good for carbies etc.

MartinMille BANNED · Post by **MartinMille BANNED** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 2:18 pm

When you look at the video for the Ace unit , they adjust the media flow rate so you dont waste so much of it and to go through a 25kg bag like that there flow rate had to of been way out
thanks anyway

mizike77 · Post by **mizike77** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 4:11 pm

Im sure it would work great for the money. The only thing I see that I dont like is that it doesnt have a trigger, just seems to be turn on and blast away....shouldnt be too tough to adapt a ball valve or something..