Electric Sandblasting
BLSTR Sander is the world's first electric sandblaster. This page is aimed to introduce you to the concept of electric sandblasting. This new tool gives you the power of sandblasting without the need for a compressor.
What is electric sandblasting?
Electric sandblasting is sandblasting without the compressor. A handheld electric tool that gives you the same result as traditional sandblasting (paint, rust, varnish, and grime gone in seconds), but small enough to fit in one hand and light enough to carry up a ladder.
How does electric sandblasting work?
The BLSTR sander® V2.0 uses cutting-edge ceramic blades spinning at an impressive 18,000 RPM, ensuring fast and efficient sanding for every project. The machine seamlessly injects abrasive grit from a conveniently attached grit bottle, delivering precision and power in one compact design. With its laser-guided accuracy and durable components, it’s the ultimate tool for tackling both intricate details and demanding surfaces.
Who is the BLSTR Sander for?
If you've ever wanted sandblasting results without the sandblasting setup, you're in the right place.
If you've ever wanted sandblasting results without the sandblasting setup,
that's what the BLSTR Sander is for.
Why electric sandblasting exists?
The traditional way to sandblast something is to buy a compressor setup. Even a basic one means a compressor, a blast pot, hoses, PPE, and somewhere to store it all. You're looking at hundreds to thousands of euros before you blast anything, plus the noise the moment you switch it on.
For a workshop that uses it every day, that's a sensible investment. For everyone else (a homeowner restoring furniture on weekends, a painter walking into a customer's living room, a small joinery with the occasional blasting job) it's a lot of cost, space, and hassle for not much use.
The alternatives don't really work either. Hand-sanding can't reach into corners, carvings, or mouldings. Chemical strippers are messy and increasingly restricted. Wire brushes scratch. Heat guns are slow and risky.
Electric sandblasting fills the gap. You get sandblasting results in a tool that costs a fraction of a compressor setup, fits on a shelf, and is ready to use the moment you plug it in.
That's exactly the problem BLSTR was invented to solve. Read the full story:
Winner of the Belgian Dobbit Innovation Award 2025-2026.
In 2024 we were funded in under 24 hours on Kickstarter
What materials is electric sandblasting for?
The same tool handles four very different materials, depending on grit and settings:
Wood: strip paint and varnish from furniture, doors, beams, carved details
Metal: remove rust, clean welds, restore railings, gates, classic-car parts
Stone & brick: clean façades, remove graffiti, prep heritage stonework
Glass: frost, etch, decorate
BLSTR Sander vs. Traditional sandblasting
Same abrasive grit, same result. A very different experience on the day.
- Electric motor drives a ceramic disc at 18,000 RPM
- Plug in and go. No compressor, hoses or blast pot
- Under 3 kg. Portable to any site with a wall socket
- Laser-guided, with adjustable grit flow and speed
- Highest throughput on very large industrial surfaces
- Compressor, hoses and blast pot. 30 to 60 min setup
- 100 to 500 kg rig. Stays where it's set up
- 80 to 100 dB. Hearing protection required
Built for spot work. Ready in 30 seconds.
Grab it, plug it in, strip the part. No compressor to start, no hose to uncoil, no blast pot to fill. The BLSTR Sander wins on the jobs where setup time is the job.
Where it shines
Spot work, detail work, one-off jobs. Where a compressor setup would take longer than the work itself.
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On-the-go spot repair
Throw it in the van, plug in at the customer's, done. -
Furniture and antique restoration
Chairs, carved chests, ornamental trim, garden benches. -
Paint on doors, trim, bannisters
Victorian doors, window frames, skirting, handrails. -
Rust on bike parts and small metalwork
Frames, fuel tanks, brake hardware, garden tools. -
Garden ironwork and decorative stone
Gates, railings, planters, fireplace surrounds.
Where a compressor still wins
Big industrial work, day-long blasting, large flat surfaces. Below that scale, BLSTR. Above it, blast pot.
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Ship hulls and marine structural steel
Square metres of surface need industrial throughput. -
Structural steel all day, every day
Continuous industrial blasting is a different category. -
Hundreds of square metres at a time
Warehouse floors, road infrastructure, tank linings. -
Certified Sa 2.5 / ISO 8501-1 contracts
Spec'd industrial coating still needs a blast pot.
The pros who own both use the BLSTR Sander for 80% of their prep work, and roll out the compressor for the jobs that actually need it.
World's first electric sandblaster: BLSTR sander
Discover the power of compressor-free sandblasting.