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Air compressor for sandblasting

Boss rotary-screw compressors sized to nozzle CFM. BLAST APEX resale. Pair with an ASME receiver.

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A blast nozzle is a hole that wants a continuous CFM at pressure. Tank litres on a piston compressor are not that number. An 8 mm (#5) nozzle wants about 161 CFM at 100 PSI at the tip, then margin for hose loss and a worn orifice. BLAST APEX therefore quotes Boss CK 10-50 and XL 60-175 screw machines, 100% duty, on one page. Size CFM to the nozzle with /guides/cfm-table.

Put a receiver next to the pot. Long hose and a dumping vessel make the screw hunt if there is no buffer. Moisture separators matter: wet air clumps slag and packs nozzles. Size from /guides/cfm-table, then one step up.

Machines are resale. Service and spares follow the Boss line we quote, not a fake BLAST APEX compressor SKU. Tell us nozzle size, number of operators and site voltage. WhatsApp +91 73033 03342.

Two operators on 8 mm nozzles are not one XLPM-60. CFM adds. So does leaky hose. If the tender lists “45 HP compressor” without CFM, we will still size from the nozzle table and write Boss model + CFM on the PI. That avoids buying a piston that dies after twenty minutes of blast.

  • CK 10-50 and XL 60-175 tables
  • 100% duty versus piston machines
  • Receiver sold separate
  • CFM chart: /guides/cfm-table

Typical jobs

  • Portable blast pots
  • Airless spray when CFM allows
  • Shop cabinets

FAQs

Which compressor for an 8 mm nozzle?

About 161 CFM at 100 PSI at the tip, plus margin. XLPM-60 class is the usual quote. See /guides/cfm-table.

Will a piston machine do?

Only for short bursts. Duty cycle and pulsing CFM drop nozzle PSI. Production blasting wants a screw.