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Snap On YA428
See attachment for pictures.
This is not the current model - the one shown on the Snap on site looks slightly different to mine but I expect the gun is the same. There is also a drawing on the Snap On site, see http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/parts/pro_det.asp?Item_id=16504&group_ID=10989
Thanks
Doug
See attachment for pictures.
This is not the current model - the one shown on the Snap on site looks slightly different to mine but I expect the gun is the same. There is also a drawing on the Snap On site, see http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/parts/pro_det.asp?Item_id=16504&group_ID=10989
Thanks
Doug
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what happens when u have used the media and sucked all the crap up .do u empty it and start again ??
Hello Cletus,
I have not used the Snap on sandblaster on my car (Riley RME) as yet as I'm still waiting to hear back from the local rep. about a replacement nozzle and brush and have been busy with other things. I have however tried it and it does work but is rather slow. However, I prefer to take time rather than damage panels by using a powerful sandblaster. It is noisey but not that bad - about the same as a fairly powerful vacuum cleaner. The brush allows you to blast uneven or dimpled panels reasonably well without losing grit or causing dust. The standard brush won't go into tight corners - there is a 90 degree brush available for that.
It is essentially a spot blaster with a vacuum cleaner attached but does have the facility for separating the dust from the reclaimed grit and recirculating the grit. Hence you do not need to refill it except when the grit is worn out. The dust bucket also needs emptying when it is full.
As rtbcomp says, it is a suction gun and you need to be aware that it requires a lot of air - about 20 cfm. I have a Hydrovane 23 compressor running off a phase converter that delivers this sort of cfm at about 80 to 100 psi. I wouldn't want to try to use it with a smaller compressor as you would have to keep waiting for the compressor's air receiver to get back up to pressure and this would make a slow job even slower.
If you are thinking of getting one then I would suggest you keep a look out on ebay, which is how I got mine. Hopefully you will be able to go and see how well it works before bidding. This should be very much cheaper than a new one from Snap on.
Hope this helps
Doug
I have not used the Snap on sandblaster on my car (Riley RME) as yet as I'm still waiting to hear back from the local rep. about a replacement nozzle and brush and have been busy with other things. I have however tried it and it does work but is rather slow. However, I prefer to take time rather than damage panels by using a powerful sandblaster. It is noisey but not that bad - about the same as a fairly powerful vacuum cleaner. The brush allows you to blast uneven or dimpled panels reasonably well without losing grit or causing dust. The standard brush won't go into tight corners - there is a 90 degree brush available for that.
It is essentially a spot blaster with a vacuum cleaner attached but does have the facility for separating the dust from the reclaimed grit and recirculating the grit. Hence you do not need to refill it except when the grit is worn out. The dust bucket also needs emptying when it is full.
As rtbcomp says, it is a suction gun and you need to be aware that it requires a lot of air - about 20 cfm. I have a Hydrovane 23 compressor running off a phase converter that delivers this sort of cfm at about 80 to 100 psi. I wouldn't want to try to use it with a smaller compressor as you would have to keep waiting for the compressor's air receiver to get back up to pressure and this would make a slow job even slower.
If you are thinking of getting one then I would suggest you keep a look out on ebay, which is how I got mine. Hopefully you will be able to go and see how well it works before bidding. This should be very much cheaper than a new one from Snap on.
Hope this helps
Doug
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I don't know if responding to such an old thread as this is a no no or not but I thought I would tag my question onto this as the OP might be able to give an update on the machine.
I am in a position to buy one of these quite cheaply and I was thinking or re wiring the grit line to a pressure pot so as to reduce the amount of psi required, whilst retaining the ability to collect and separate within the body.
Seeing as the OP hasn't done an update I wonder if anyone else has such a machine in the UK and if so how they have gone about getting spare pars as and when required please?
I am in a position to buy one of these quite cheaply and I was thinking or re wiring the grit line to a pressure pot so as to reduce the amount of psi required, whilst retaining the ability to collect and separate within the body.
Seeing as the OP hasn't done an update I wonder if anyone else has such a machine in the UK and if so how they have gone about getting spare pars as and when required please?
