Vapor Blast Machinery Specifications
Vapor Blast Manufacturing Company
3025 W. Atkinson Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53209 
Ph. (414) 871-6500 Fax (414)-871-7683 Toll Free: 888-834-6500 E-Mail:sales@vaporblast.com 
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VBLH 4848 SERIES

Vapor Blast's Liquid Honer will turn your lab, tool room, machine/metal shop, or 
production facility into a quality surface treatment center. Look at the advantages:
1.) Will reach crevices, fillets, edges, and corners in intricate parts that virtually impossible to clean,
deburr or polish by other means. 
2.) Wet blast process using finer abrasive (up to 5,000 mesh) cleans parts without changing
 tolerances. Will hold a 5 RMS. 
3.) Vapor Blast Liquid Honing produces a very smooth surface with non-directional, finely etched, non-mirror (matte) finish.
 4.) Peening with glass beads improves surface tensile strength by cold-working the metal. 

What ever your surface treatment problem, Vapor Blast can solve it!



  • Item: VBLH 4848
  • Item Name:      Vapor Blast  Liquid Honing 
  • Interior Dimensions:  48'' x 48'' x 42"
  • Overall Dimensions:  52" x 72" x 92"
  • Door Opening  Height:36"
  • Door Opening With:     36"
  • Standard Number Of Doors:1
  • Carbide Nozzle, Diameter:1/2''
  • Stainless Steel Air Jet, Diameter:    1/4"
  • Slurry Pump Motor:    3/4 HP
  • Exhaust Fan Motor:   1/2 HP




STANDARD FEATURES

*HEAVY-DUTY CABINET CONSTRUCTION, 10-12 GAGE MINIMUM STEEL WITH REINFORCING FRAME
*NEMA I, NEC, 230/460 VOLT, 3 PHASE, 60 HERTZ, PRIMARY SOURCE WITH CONTROL TRANSFORMER TO 115
VOLT, SINGLE PHASE, 60 HERTZ CIRCUIT
*FILTERED EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH MANUAL SPRAY WASH SYSTEM AND 5” DIRECT DRIVE FAN ASSEMBLY 
*VAPOR BLAST SLURRY PUMP ASSEMBLY SUPPLIES THE BLAST NOZZLE AND UNIFORMLY SUSPENDS
ABRASIVE MEDIA IN THE SLURRY HOPPER. 
*PUMP FLUSHING SYSTEM (FRESH WATER) WITH CONTROL VALVE
*FULL VIEW OPERATOR OBSERVATION WINDOW ... EASILY REPLACED SAFETY GLASS
*ELECTRIC WINDOW WIPER SYSTEM WITH ADJUSTABLE SPEED CONTROL; WINDOW RINSE NOZZLES ARE
INTEGRATED IN WIPER ASSEMBLY 
*HIGH OUTPUT FLUORESCENT CABINET LIGHT SYSTEM 
*CABINET DOOR, RIGHT-HAND HINGED SWINGING ACTION. INTERLOCKED SAFETY SWITCH
*OPERATOR ARMPORTS FITTED WITH WEAR RESISTANT RUBBER GAUNTLETS AND REPLACEABLE ATTACHED
RUBBER GLOVES
*TYPE “S” BLAST GUN WITH 1/2” CARBIDE NOZZLE AND 1/4” STAINLESS STEEL AIR JET
*SINGLE PROCESS CONTROL, VIA ELECTRIC FOOT SWITCH, ACTUATING SOLENOID CONTROLLED COMPRESSED
AIR SUPPLY TO BLAST NOZZLE
*AIR GAGE; COMPRESSED AIR INTAKE FITTED WITH OSHA APPROVED AIR LOCK-OUT/BY-PASS VALVE
*PERFORATED METAL WORK PLATFORM (1,000-LB CAPACITY) 
*MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS IN COMPLIANCE WITH OSHA REGULATIONS
*MACHINE PAINTED WITH HIGH GRADE INDUSTRIAL ENAMEL (TAN)



MACHINE OPTIONS AND ACCESSORIES

*SETTLING TANK (PORTABLE INDEPENDENT UNIT)
TANK INCLUDES WEIR SYSTEM TO SETTLE OUT AND COLLECT ABRASIVE.  AN OVERFLOW DRAIN FITTING CAN
BE CONNECTED TO BUYER’S SEWER TO DISCHARGE THE SEPARATED WATER.  THIS TANK RECEIVES THE
WATER DISCHARGED FROM THE CABINET WINDOW WASH.

*SLURRY EVACUATOR SYSTEM
AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM THAT TOTALLY EVACUATES HOPPER SLURRY CONTENTS VIA AN ADJUSTABLE
PNEUMATIC OPERATED DEVICE.  THE SLURRY IS CONVEYED TO BUYER’S DISPOSAL CONTAINER WITH 8’
DISCHARGE LINE.

*SECOND SIDE LOADING DOOR ASSEMBLY
HINGED SWINGING ACTION. INTERLOCKED SAFETY SWITCH PREVENTS MACHINE OPERATION WHEN DOOR IS
OPENED. 

*AUTOMATIC FILTER WASH SYSTEM
TIMER-CONTROLLED, AUTOMATIC SYSTEM OF FRESH WATER RINSE OF EXHAUST FILTER.

*STAINLESS STEEL CABINET AND HOPPER STRUCTURE
WITH NON-FERROUS INTERIOR PIPING SYSTEM AND COATED WORKTABLE.

*OPTIONAL VERTICAL SLIDING CABINET DOOR ASSEMBLY
FEATURINGDOUBLE PULLEY COUNTERBALANCED SYSTEM AND SELF-ACTIVATING SAFETY BRAKE.
INTERLOCKED SAFETY SWITCH PREVENTS MACHINE OPERATION WHEN DOOR IS OPENED.

*INTEGRAL TURNTABLE – CABINET INTERIOR
HEAVY-DUTY, BALL BEARING SPINDLE MOUNTED, MANUAL ROTARY TURNTABLE ASSEMBLY. 

*PORTABLE TURNTABLE
THIS ACCESSORY INCLUDES A PORTABLE ROTARY TURNTABLE         
           
*CAR WITH TURNTABLE
FITTED WITH FOUR (4) “V”  GROOVE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES WITH SEALED 
BEARINGS AND MOUNTED STUB SHAFTS.  CARRIAGE FRAME FITTED WITH MANUAL ROTARY TURNTABLE 

*FRESH WATER RINSE STATION  
THIS ACCESSORY IS AN INDEPENDENT RINSE
STATION AND INCLUDES ALL-WELDED, SHALLOW DRIP PAN WITH INDEPENDENT GRAVITY SETTLING TANK,
SPLASH SURROUND CONSISTS OF ADJUSTABLE WATERPROOF CURTAINS AND VALVE CONTROL
HAND OPERATED RINSE NOZZLE.

*TWO-COMPARTMENT RINSE TANK 
HEAVY-DUTY STAINLESS STEEL CONSTRUCTION.  EACH COMPARTMENT HOLDS A MAXIMUM 21-1/2 GALLONS OF
RINSING SOLUTION AND IS FITTED WITH A DRAIN UTLET.  

*IMMERSION HEATER
INSTALLED IN EITHER OR BOTH TANKS WITH THERMOSTATIC CONTROL, LEVEL CONTROL SAFETY INTERLOCK
AND PROTECTIVE HOOD

*SECOND SIDE LOADING DOOR ASSEMBLY
RIGHT-HAND HINGED SWINGING ACTION. INTERLOCKED SAFETY SWITCH PREVENTS MACHINE OPERATION 
WHEN DOOR IS OPENED. 

*OPTIONAL VERTICAL SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY
WITH EASY ACTIVATION AND SAFETY FEATURES.  DOOR FITTED WITH INTERLOCK SAFETY SWITCH TO SHUT
DOWN PROCESS OPERATION WHEN OPENED.  

*AIR CYLINDER OPERATED DOOR ASSEMBLY
DOOR LIFT IS A CONVENIENT, FATIGUE RELIEVING MACHINE OPTION.  THIS OPTION IS PARTICULARLY USEFUL 
ON LARGE MACHINES WITH LARGE DOORS.  IT IS ALSO VERY HELPFUL IN RAISING THE DOOR WHEN 
OPTIONAL LOAD/UNLOAD STATIONS ARE PRESENT. 

*CARRIAGES
PLAIN FRAMED CAR FITTED WITH FOUR (4) “V” GROOVE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES

*CARIAGE WITH TILT (ADJUSTABLE) TURNTABLE ASSEMBLY TILT-TOP
TURNTABLE MOUNTED ON CARRIAGE.  

*CARRIAGE WITH POWER DRIVEN TURNTABLE 

*CARRIAGE WITH POWER DRIVEN TURNTABLE AND RACK AND PINION DRIVE

*TUMBLING BARREL SYSTEM 
BARREL WITH LOCKING PARTS DOOR IS MOUNTED ON A HEAVY-DUTY HINGED BLAST CABINET DOOR

*VANE-CHEVRON SEPARATOR
EXHAUST SYSTEM WITH VANE-CHEVRON SEPARATOR. THIS STAINLESS STEEL ENTRAINMENT SEPARATOR
EFFICIENTLY DROPS OUT MEDIA PARTICULATES AND WATER DROPLETS FROM THE EXHAUST GAS STREAM.
THE RECOVERED EXHAUST  PRODUCTS ARE RETURNED TO THE BLAST CABINET FOR RE-USE.

*CLOSED LOOP RINSE TANK & PUMP ASSEMBLY
FEATURING STAINLESS STEEL CONSTRUCTION AND DIAPHRAGM PUMP.  TANK INCLUDES FOUR (4)
COMPARTMENTS WITH THREE (3) REMOVABLE BAFFLES TO SETTLE OUT AND COLLECT ABRASIVE

*4-STAGE EXHAUST SYSTEMS

*EXHAUST SYSTEM MONITOR

*HOUR METER FOR BLAST TIME

*ADVANCED AUTOMATION 
ADVANCED AUTOMATION USING: SKEWED ROLLER, PINCHED ROLLER, CONVEYORS, INLINE CONVEYORS,
INDEXING TURNTABLES, ROTARY TUMBLING BARRELS, ROTARY SPINDLES, GUN OSCILLATION, CARRIAGE
SHUTTLE LIQUID HONING UNITS: BLAST/ WASH/ RINSE/ DRY FROM SIMPLE TO COMPLEX SYSTEMS