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How to Make a Mini Sandblaster (Patreon)

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2019-04-03 14:43:40

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2026-06

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This was a fun project to work on. I tried lots of different designs for the sandblaster, and in the end the simplest won out.

I left the title of this video pretty simplistic, not mentioning anything about how I use the sandblaster to dig fossils. If you have any better title ideas let me know! I'm trying to make the video appeal to as many people as possible and I figured the sandblaster aspect would be more of a draw than learning to prepare fossils. I haven't decided yet.

This video will go live to everyone in a few hours so get your comments in early if you'd like to! I hope you enjoy this video. Thank you so much for your support here on Patreon!

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How to Make a Mini Sandblaster

In this video I show how to make a sandblaster and use it to dig fossils out of rock. Check out my sponsor, Skillshare! The first 500 people will get 2 months of Skillshare for FREE: https://skl.sh/nighthawkinlight This project was quick and easy, and can be scaled up using larger tubing for a full size sandblaster. The small brass tubing used in the video was 3/32" (2.38mm) in diameter, which was about perfect for baking soda or sand as blasting media. Images of professionally prepared trilobite fossils were provided courtesy of: https://www.fossilera.com/ A special thanks to my top supporters on Patreon! Syniurge, Matthew Leitzke, TheBackyardScientist, Enzo Breda Lee, John Johnson, & Thibaud Peverelli Check out my Patreon page at: https://www.patreon.com/NightHawkProjects