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When I poured the floor in my shop I put in a square receiver in the floor. same kind receiver that goes on a PU truck. that way I mounted my bender to a 2 inch square tube. when I wanted to use it I popped it in the receiver and when i was done I pop it out and store it all in a corner of...

Well I am just not going to go into the breathing shop air subject again. as I have stated multiple times there is an alternative and just shouldnt be an issue. I think there are those out there that understand and appreciate the value of my work and my idea and I think I will just let it go...

none taken actually its quite the compliment LOL. We could argue this all day and I just dont want to go down that road. I totally understand there might be those out there that are uncomfortable using compressed air for breathing no matter how it was cleaned, filtered or sterilized. It...

Thanks so much. its replies like that, that make the effort worth while.

Oh come on surely you have used liquid inspiration? heck some of the funnest things I have ever done have started with a six pack of beer and some good friends and someone saying "Ya know if we just!" Guys on the air supply I knew there was going to be opposition to the way I did it. There is...

It is a little more than that. the whole set up features a way to use removable plastic tear offs that get pitted and need changing. this sytem allow for easy change out. also it has head band for comfort and fit. has built in apron which protects the operator and a barrier that seals around...

The air used in this helmet is not unfiltered and is passed through a filter. the filter used is this. http://www.harborfreight.com/industrial-air-filter-regulator-68247.html. Really this filter is just a sized down version of this...

Hey thanks. Yea the ol pillowcase sure dose not do much to keep dust out of your lungs. It does kind of remind me of the scene from Djano unchained where they are all fussing about the bags with holes in em on their heads LOL.

Hey guys here is a video to a homemade sandblasting pressure fed helmet like the pros would use. Its made out of all common hardware store stuff and cost no where near what a commercial grade helmet cost. It does the same job just as good. Hope this video helps some of you guys out.

on the nicrome wire it can usually be found at the local hobby shop as model airplane guys use it to cut foam cores for airplane wings and such.

Here is my contribution to the home made tool list. here is a few I am proud of. Home made sandblasting pressure fed helmet, tube bender for thin wall tubing for aircraft fab, a mig gas conversion for wire feed welders and a diy static phase converter on my homemade bead blast unit recycle motor.