Home Vapor Blaster--first try (it works!)

[Olafskii]

I bought a little vapor blaster 5 years ago--just before I retired.  Now that the shop is built and the GT500 restoration is in full swing I finally commissioned it.  It's really a pretty simple device.  Essentially a sandblaster that holds water with a slurry pump in the bottom (that doubles as an agitator), a solenoid operated air valve, and a regulator.  You fill it with 10 lb of media and 40 liters of water.  And, you need at least a 5hp compressor.  I bought a 220V, 5HP 2-stage industrial unit that employs a proper relay operated starter (instead of the chinzy pressure operated on-off switches).  This compressor barely keeps up.  But, the results speak for themselves.  The limit is the size of the cabinet--I cannot fit very large pieces in.  The T500 engine must be done in pieces. 
Olaf