just made a sandblast cabinet, what do ya think?
 

I just made a cabinet for sandblasting small parts. I was going to buy one but they are a little pricey for me. I had a bunch of scrap wood lying around from when I remodeled my basement so I thought I would use it. let me know what you think. I do plan on putting a front on it, and I have a few leaks, but still not bad for homemade. Besides I hear most of the ones you buy leak too. http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jman26..._cabinet01.JPG

you got to make it huge. looks cool though

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Cool! Looks damn good to me! I thought about setting up a small camping tent (8+10) inside the garage (in the winter) for larger stuff, climb in, close it up and do my thing, yeah I would get covered, but when I sand blast outside I still get covered anyway and loose all the media, this way I can recycle the media too.

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1971 C10 swb stepside 350/700R4/3.73posi
Killingworth, Connecticut

Yeah, I know it's kinda small. But I only want it for doing the small brackets and stuff. Never know, I might make a bigger one since this one went so well. Sure is nice not losing all the sand to the garage floor.

Hmmmm....I don't even wanna know. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/board/ubbhtml/biggrin.gif
Sweet on the blast cabinet. Is it big enough for wheels?

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No it's not quite big enough for wheels. I think I would want to use a steel floor for that. the pressboard floor I have in there now wouldn't hold. And a wheel on my toe would hurt...a lot! Big enough for engine brackets, spindles, and other small stuff. Wanna see how much I will actually use it before I build a bigger and better (more expensive) one.

Here is a tip for you. Make a hole in the side of your cabinet. Hook up a 2-3 inch diameter hose to that hole and run it outside. Since you are putting air into the box, the air that is in there has no where to go so it will leak out cracks and make a cloud in your garage. By having a hose hooked up to it it will allow the air to escape and it will be easier to see inside of the cabinet. I used a shop vac hose and it works like day and night. Don't hook a shop vac up to it, I tried that and it doesnt work too well.

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hmmm longhorn is smiling at the idea, poooor kittys, it a shame, lmfao

that looks great, good idea, I think I have some wood laying around, hmmmm, yup, new weekend project!!!

p.s. Please don't hurt anymore kittys!!!lol

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Chad Stephens
Orleans,NE

I built one but mine is around 4' X 3' X 3' and stands on 2 X4 legs. Add a hole and hook up your shop vac for dust control. Mine has built in gloves. (from Eastwood co)

I recommend you go with a smaller window. That large one is going to be expensive to replace as they do get etched in no time. Mine only has a 12" X 6" window. When it gets bad, slide it out and slip in a new piece.

Anything is an improvement over getting sand in every orifice of your body anytime you need to blast something!

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You'll love having a blast cabinet, I've used mine for everything between small brackets to fenders and motorcycle frames, if you do add a shop vac after you close up the front you will also have to add another hole with a baffle behind it for a fresh air intake.

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When I hooked up a shop vac to mine, the gloves went straight out into the cabinet and stayed like that, like there were arms in them. I tried putting my arms in them and moving them but it was too hard, so thats why I suggested not hooking up a shop vac, I also found that it sucked the sand out rather then recylcing it, I guess my unit is too air tight.

Or the cabinet is too small and vac is too big.

Mine has alot of leaks so no need for a fresh air hole. LOL I put the vac hose on the top in the corner where very little sand hits. You could try making a baffle for the inside or put a piece of fine screen on the opening.

When the sand is new, I don't even use the vacuum. It's only after it's been used a few times that it starts to produce alot of dust. Then you have to turn it on just to see the part!

I too agree, it's one of the best tools I have. My other favorite is my welder. The work on my cars improved dramatically with these tools.

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63 Impala*66 Chevelle SS*69 Chevelle*69 C10 Stepside*71 Cheyenne 20*72 Chevelle

Parts for sale:
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A welder is going to be my next purchase. I am still pondering over whether to get a 115V or a 220V. I don't have 220 in the garage but it wouldn't be that hard to do. And I have a low amperage 110V line coming in. Yesterday I had the compressor going, the shop vac and the radio on and the breaker blew. But my feed into the garage is only 14ga wire. Think I need to fix that.

I built mine from one of those build your own cabinet kits from TIP. It turned out nice but I don't think I saved all that much money. Plywood was expensive, the steel legs were too. Making the cuts for the bottom funnel to work was tough as I recall. The plans were a little vauge on this, finally got it all to fit together through trial and error.

You should check with TIP about getting a glove kit. They also sell plastic tear off lens protectors to save your plexi. I love Eastwood, but they are higher on sandblast stuff and TIP carries the same stuff.

I did put a front on it and just made holes for my hands to fit through. even better now. I will get gloves soon. But ran out of cash. think I'lll paint it and make it look pretty and repost the pics. Thanks for all the input guys.

BTW as far as the shop vac goes, mine has a grommet mounted up high and on the non-door side for the shop vac. There is also a baffel on the back wall as far from the shop vac port as you could get, also mounted high.

It really helps suck up dust only so you can see what you are doing. I think the post that mentioned his gloves getting sucked out could perhaps benefit from the baffel.

I didn't use plywood, I used the cheap pressboard. Cost like $3 a sheet. Most expensive thing was the plexi.

Looks good, but yet simple to make. Good idea.

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