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Lowes. Silica sand $7 for 80 lbs.

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sand is dangerous for youre health sumtin with the silicon in the sand atacking the lungs , not sure about amerian law but here its illegal unless used in combination with water (like for high pressurecleaning ship hulls and walls)
dry we use either glass or some sort of crushed iron ore and some sort of aluminium stuff

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It inside a cabinet. I do still wear a mask. I don't really seee the difference between that and sitting on the beach all day/ riding behind someone on a bike going down a sandy road? I could be wrong?

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I'm going to try it. It's a lot cheaper. I always use a mask. I also have a vacuum hooked up to it. The thing that bothers me is that I can't see what I'm blasting through the plastic window. Even with the glass window it gets dull and after a while I can't see through that either. Any tricks?

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those strips of plastic racers use on there helmetvisors but bigger maibe use a few layers of clear packingtape on the inside of the window instead , it will still be blurry but not as bad as the opaque window of the blastingcabinet after spraying it with sand

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The cab. comes with plastic on it. U prob. never removed the plastic.:lol: You know it also has a light. HaHa Seems after awhile the sand tends to make more dust. I just change it out with new stuff. Kinda sucks they only sell 80lbs bags. I'm getting to the 50-60 lbs stage.

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I've used sand but switched to black diamond from Tractor supply. It's $7 something for a 50lb bag, and they have 3 diffrent grits. Stuff works good. I got it for my pressure tank blaster, And my buddy use's it in his cabinet.

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Hey Guys, Here is a pic of my sandblasting cabinet I built. I have a peice of glass in mine that I can just slide out to replace the film. I was using the clear projector paper like the school teachers use to use taping it on with clear tape. I was getting it from office max. I found now that tractor supply sells the window film for the blasting cabinet and its only a coupe dollars for a roll. It works good but my window is bigger than the replacement film. Anyways I guess im lucky because I live 30 minutes from hoffman NC where they make and bag sandblasting sand. I can buy a 100lb bag for 4 dollars. I heard it went up to 5 dollars a bag this year but i havent been to get any this year yet.

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allaboutchevelles,

How about some details on that home made blasting cabinet?

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think i seen this one before in a tread about homemade blastingcabinets , im not sure it was on here though , you used some plumbing pipe to mount the cloves too the drum

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My cabinet was used & broken when I got it. It was FREE. But it's a POS.

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I love it.:metal: Toilet flanges for holding the gloves.:lol::sumo:

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I built one too.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=396020&page=2

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You been busy building houses man?

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No houses, just crappy pick up work, an addation and a remodel. Least I'm busy.;) Still trying to make a lift from my engine hoist so I can get my cab on. The one I made was too short. :waah:

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there have been a couple of plans for those circulating on the forum mostly picking the cab up by the doorgaps inside the cab or with 4 chains from the floor

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I built one but the arm on my HF hoist isn't long enough. I'll have to go to the metal shop and buy a longer piece. Just haven't had the time during the day to get it done. ;) I did buy a new torque converter.:uhmk:

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Dave I keep on telling you. You need to buy a 2 post lift. :blah::blah::blah:

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or invite some burly friends over for beer

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I can't help because I have small hands. I'll have some beer, and stupidize :haha:

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The only friends I have are internet friends.:waah: And one of them has very small hands with short fingers.:lol: I want to be able to take the cab off and on when I want.:uhmk:
I just need to go get a 5 foot piece of square tubing.:sumo:

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Hey Dave why dont you come down here and put in my wood floors for me!

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Dennis cant mess up his hands anyways since his fam is all hand models.

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Just give me a beer and I won't complain. Only a Bud Light :lol:

http://belair.smugmug.com/Events/201...21_Nm2hD-L.jpg

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Because my back hurts. Thats what I did today. Bruce prefinished 3/4 " stuff. I liked it. :smoke:

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I had something on the lift, so I took the cab off like this. It was easy.
http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...56_8Qmu3-M.jpg

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...94_4tybA-L.jpg

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...65_cJ3rP-L.jpg

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...32_xKJQt-L.jpg

http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...82_GDk5V-L.jpg

I lowered it down on some of those Harbor Freight dollies
http://belair.smugmug.com/Other/1965...20_aegda-L.jpg

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Nice. I don't have the kinda room you have. How did you jack it up? I don't want to mess up my paint ether. I like the hoist thing. I just made the thing out of wood.

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I jacked it up with a jack, and some wood blocks.

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What do the floors look like?

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You can get any look. Different woods, colors, ect. Best thing is it finished no sanding and sanding and sanding and finishing. Just bang it down and its done. Cost 2.65 a square. Got it at lumber liquidators?

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Not bad. I'm looking at a engineered red oak for 1.39 sqf

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The only wood I would talk about is the kick stand that keeps me from rolling over in bed. Now get back to working on your truck. :haha:

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Then you have rent a sander and the paper . Then another sander and all the dust. Then you have to coat it. Take on about $300 to the wood price. Plus all the labor. Prefinished is the way to go. If you have'nt done it before the sanding can be tricky. If it not right it will show.:waah:

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:lol::lol:

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It's already prefinished. I've never done a wood floor before but I got buddy's that have.

Now get back to working on your truck.

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;)

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i seems its still above the center of gravity

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Nice idea, but how will it level out when you lift it? Looks like it will slide off. :uhmk:

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a little extra wood to hold it in its spot in the door openings should fix that , make sure theres an extra (heavy )person nearby ready to jump on the back of the engine hoist cause it will want to dip forward when you roll it under the chassis