[TheForge] Sand blaster problem: hose blows off

[Dan Brewer]

Try cutting off 100 or so mm to get a good section of hose. The inner side of the hose should be a force fit on the barbs.  Use a screw type hose clamp and tighten until you see a slight distortion in the rubber as in it is starting to come through the slots. I have has to do this to my hf sand blaster to keep the hose on.
Dan in Auburn

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On Jul 21, 2013, at 5:50 PM, mspencer at tallships.ca (Mike Spencer) wrote:

> 
> I have this nice little sand blaster, not what you'd want to clean up a
> ship but okay for smallish stuff -- maybe a 10 gal. pressure tank.
> Had it for a couple of years and never used it. Now I need it.
> 
> Only the hose keeps blowing off.  Very heavy hose, slides over
> ribbed nipples on hand set and feed valve, held with wire hose clamps.
> Blew off at both ends (gun and feed) at different times.
> 
> Gummed it on with silicone sealant and reset the clamps. Came off
> again. Potentially dangerous. Not good.
> 
> Is there some kind of standard hose connector for sandblasters?
> Anybody have suggestions?  Finding parts will involve a 75 mi. trip to
> the hot and sticky city.  I could use some suggestions as a starting
> point.
> 
> I could, of course, try gluing the hose on with JB Weld or Gorilla
> glue but the hose should be removable facilitate clearing any blockage
> in the valve on the bottom of the tank.  So a successful glue job
> would require excess disassembly or PITA destructive methods for
> removal when maintainance is required.
> 
> 
> - Mike
> 
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> Michael Spencer                  Nova Scotia, Canada       .~. 
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