Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

There is no more convenient and effective equipment for cleaning metal surfaces from paint and rust than a sandblasting machine. If you have a powerful compressor, you can do it yourself, investing mere pennies in comparison with the cost of the purchased option.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Basic materials:


  • small gas cylinder;
  • welded internal thread 1/2 inch with plug;
  • welded external thread 1/2 inch;
  • profile pipe;
  • glow plug;
  • dismountable threaded fitting 1/2 inch;
  • adapters 3/8" to 1/2" with external and internal threads;
  • 1/2" barrel;
  • ball valves 1/2 inch – 2 pcs.;
  • external 1/2-inch fittings for the hose – 4 pcs.;
  • fitting for quick-release coupling;
  • cross 1/2 inch;
  • 1/2" tee;
  • pressure gauge;
  • hose;
  • air filter.

Sandblasting machine manufacturing process


Gas is released from the cylinder. Then you need to open its valve, drill a hole on the side of it and in the bottom.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Weld an internal thread into the side hole, and an external thread into the bottom.Legs made of a profile pipe are welded to the cylinder.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Next you need to remove the ceramic tube from the glow plug. It is inserted into the nut of the collapsible fitting instead, then screwed with an O-ring onto the adapter 1/2 inches to 3/8 inches with external thread.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Next, screw on a similar adapter, but with an internal thread, a 1/2-inch barrel, a ball valve and a 1/2-inch external fitting. The result is a reliable, durable nozzle for spraying sand.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

A crosspiece is screwed onto the standard outlet of the cylinder through an adapter. Hose fittings are installed on the sides, one of them is quick-detachable. A pressure gauge is screwed into the top.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

A ball valve with a tee is screwed onto the lower thread. Fittings are installed on the sides of the tee. A plug is screwed into the upper side hole.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

The usual fitting of the upper crosspiece is connected by a hose to the lower outlet of the tee through a filter. A long hose with a glow plug nozzle is attached to the remaining fitting of the tee. A compressor is supplied to the quick release of the crosspiece.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

The plug is used to fill in sifted dry sand.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

A cylinder filled with sand is connected to a compressor, and a pressure of 6 atm is injected into it. All taps must be closed. The valve on the cylinder opens first, then in front of the nozzle.
Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

Sandblasting installation from a car candle and a small gas cylinder

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