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ronh72c10 · 03-23-2010, 09:59 PM

This picture shows the bottom of the tank with the sand control valve, it's a bit touchy and I wish there was a better way to control sand flow, but this is the best I've come up with so far. I tried to keep the welding to a minimum, but I needed to drill a hole in the bottom of the tank, over that hole I welded a 3/8" pipe coupler. My welding doesn't look so good in the picture, as well the bottom looks a little rusty, not the sort of thing you want to play with, I may retire this tank and redo it just to be safe, I can reuse almost everything and a new tank is only $20.

03-23-2010, 09:59 PM	#3
ronh72c10 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Mount Forest, Ontario, Canada Posts: 978	Re: My Homemade Sandblasting Pressure Pot This picture shows the bottom of the tank with the sand control valve, it's a bit touchy and I wish there was a better way to control sand flow, but this is the best I've come up with so far. I tried to keep the welding to a minimum, but I needed to drill a hole in the bottom of the tank, over that hole I welded a 3/8" pipe coupler. My welding doesn't look so good in the picture, as well the bottom looks a little rusty, not the sort of thing you want to play with, I may retire this tank and redo it just to be safe, I can reuse almost everything and a new tank is only $20. Attached Images __________________ 72 Chevy C10 (rust repaired, starting body work) 72 GMC 3/4ton 4x4 72 Chevy C20 Suburban 38 Ford Tudor Humpback Sedan (from the darkside) 67 Pontiac Parisienne 55 Studebaker Commander 2dr Hardtop (Starliner) My Youtube channel with Video Updates!