Air compressor airline dryer.

I am doing soda blasting on some motorcycle projects. Bought a HF sand blaster and a Soda blast retrofit kit. Works OK for a short time. I realized afterwards that the Inline Desiccant Dryer I bought (also from HF) has a ¼” inlet. The soda blaster instructions say it needs 3/8” to ½” airline to work properly, along with the CFM and pressure.

I spent $7 on the HF dryer. I cannot find a larger one for under $70. Can anyone think of why manifolding two or three of them (not in series) wouldn’t work? What I was thinking is using two of these (I already have one that I am not using).

Go from a single line to two or three cheap dryers, back to a single line. I somehow have collected tons air fittings, so I think that I can make this for under $20. Make sense or should I just bite the bullet for a larger one? I plan to use this soda blaster almost never after I get done with these two bikes (one is ½ way done)

HF Manifold

HF Dryer

On the manifolds I've seen, the outlets aren't parallel to the inlet, so you'll need short pieces of hose to hook up the other side.

In principle, running multiple dryers in parallel ought to work. How many you need is going to depend on the actual inner diameter, which you'll need to measure. Remember to square it. :)

An intercooler and/ or aftercooler w/ a good filter/ separator can remove E36 M3loads of moisture before it ever hits the air line. Plenty of DIY builds online. Not the right now easy button yur prolly lookin' for tho, more of a long term fix.

just my .02