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Remember these?

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Well I am going to try making one of these...
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To do this
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What do you think?
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https://www.aircooledtech.com/tools-on-the-cheap/soda_blaster/
 
Humidity is not your friend. :wink:

Keep us up on progress, that's a worthy project!
 
I've gotta get myself a compressor. I keep missing out on the fun stuff.
 
Sounds like a Costco size box of baking soda needs to be bought.
 
I'd go with a dozen small ones. Once open it SUCKS moisture and clogs the works.
 
Oh, it works, Tom. But it can be "fiddly".
 
OK. I get it. But the carbs in the bottom pic are not the same ones as the ones in the top pic. What is this "Solex?" Are you doing a Porsche?
 
mehheh.

Mebbe an old Volvo? :devilgrin:
 
Moseso said:
OK. I get it. But the carbs in the bottom pic are not the same ones as the ones in the top pic. What is this "Solex?" Are you doing a Porsche?
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The link explains it.
 
Moseso said:
OK. I get it. But the carbs in the bottom pic are not the same ones as the ones in the top pic. What is this "Solex?" Are you doing a Porsche?
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Ray lifted the pictures from the article in which the guy used a set of early 356 carbs as a test. I thought the same thing at first...
 
harbor freight sells soda blast media, 50 pound bags, the crystals are larger than what in a box of A&H, might take you a while with such a fine powder

Hondo
 
Hey guys, sorry about not being more specific in presenting the Solex pictures as an example, not what I did.

I am a little skeptical though, and even if I have to fiddle with it a lot, if indeed the results depicted can be achieved, I will be a happy camper.
 
Ray,

I think that they may actually look a little better than the Solex does. Please post when you have some actuals taken.
 
I use glass bead at 40lbs psi to clean aluminum. Lower pressure means less metal is abraded by the process. For softer metal, brass etc., I use walnut shells. The finish comes out brighter and more shiny than I've seen with soda.

Haven't tried soda (yet) but from what I read, it's a one-time media - meaning that once it hits the material you're blasting, the soda is consumed and can't be re-used. Good thing about soda is that, because of this, you're less likely to imbed the blast media in the metal surface.
 

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Thanks Paul. They are Smiths hoses that I purchased from minimania.com. The clamps are standard fuel-injection clamps that I purchased by the box from somewhere. The aluminum pieces bolted to the carbs are k&n stub stacks that go inside the air filters and act as a velocity stack. Heat shield is from ARE.
 
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