Did I Just Ruin my Sand Blaster? 

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Excellent modification on the sand blaster. You solved a big problem. Nice work Pete.

Very nice Pete, maybe a good idea to make some supports for the beams left and right from the blastbox so it doesn’t constantly lean on the thin edge of the holes in the box and goes nicely through the centre of the holes

4:38 "Well that was both harder and easier than I expected" 🤣 Sometimes it's just like that!

You could put some grommet edging around those holes to smooth out the sliding. Would interfere with the cover when not in use though

Thank you for documenting how to do this!

Interesting how improvised the box....nice job!

Tip for using hole saws, if you start it from one side, go about halfway through then drill from the other side. It can sometimes help prevent the little ridge on the "exit" side of the hole.

Neat solution, Pete. Glad to see it working well. You're going to be there a while!

Hey Pete Keep doing what you are doing love the videos. Don't change to what other people want. we are all different. Happy to come along for the ride

The content on this channel is ALWAYS entertaining. Thanks for taking the time to post this stuff for us!

Good modifications on that cabinet to get the big stuff in there maybe they should be made like that from the factory and give the brushes as accessories 👍

You might hold more sand (glass) inside if you had inside and outside brushes at 90o to each other. And/Or cutting the bristles shorter and using two that have a slight overlap in the middle.

That's a very interesting modification. I have almost the exact same cabinet which I really need to replace with a larger one, so that's got me thinking!...

Maybe somebody gave the ride a "patina" paint job for that vintage look ;-))

Next time when drilling these large holes, use the clutch function for screws on a high setting just high enough to drill without interupting but low enough so If it catches it wont kick back and break your wrist.

That looks great there Mr. Pete, you should’ve used a little cutting oil might’ve made a little more smoother so you didn’t bust your wrist

Nice video Pete. Thats a lot of work! Weaver sandblasting and powdercoating os only in Epherta and he's cheap lol. I really like the ride of the week segment!!

great idea good thinking for big parts sure it will be used for other parts off other things ,and your rust is not rust at all , the machine has be lying next to trees possible and its stained over the years i bet you a good solvent would clean it back to the paint

Old red barn paint was colored with iron oxide. Which is a fancy way of saying rust. It was a good way to help preserve wood. But not so much for metal. Maybe someone painted it with that?

You could try Alluminum oxide as blasting media. Its a bit more course then sand and glass marbels so its speeds up the proces massively. I personally use it and i an really happy with the result

If the rust is over the paint, I would try paint remover. It may not work! But I would at least try it. I think this could save you a lot of works.

It doesn't loiok like it's a big problem with sand coming out, but if it is, you could try doubling up the brushes...maybe put one brush inside?? Anyway, even though I am not into amusement rides myself, I am into diy, making do with what you have and restoration of old stuff in general!

Did someone use Brutal Rust? Haunters

It was me who suggested the laser machine. They habe come down in price significantly. You can now get a decent one for arround 10k and if you buy it used you can get it for arround 5k. At your age the time that machine would save you is more than worth it. Not to mention you can have a side buisness charge people 600 to strip a car of paint and rust. You could strip a entire car in 2 to 3 hours and would have little to no mess to clean up afterward. That machine would allow you to take on projects that otherwise would be out of reach due to the amount of time it takes. In another 15 years or so your joints and back will be in bad shape. You will want to still do projects but your body will force you to give it up. The laster machine would allow you to continue doing projects into your old years because it takes nothing to do. No heavy bags of silica medium to load into the sand blaster. No clouds of dust or piles of sand to sweep when the job is done. Please take my advice and at least consider getting one. In fact since you are restoring old carnival rides I bet you could make a croud funding campaign to cover the cost. And you could make videos that more people would watch because people love watching the laser remove rust. Maybe restore 2 rides a year. Get a Spencer for the channel. Add some music n such. Guarentee more people would watch if the videos were formated differently and the titles were "Abandond Carnival Ride Restoration" that way the videos woild show up in the urban explorers search results and would reach more people. You can also continue to raise money to help rescue vintage rides that otherwise would have been forgotten to time