Cleaning Parts

[steelhorse]

I have a LOT of parts I want to clean and repaint and was wondering if any of you knowledgeable gentleman can recommend an affordable blast cabinet that isn't junk.

[JOJABOY]

that isn't junk???? are you just looking to blast small pieces? my friend bought a small cabinet from harbor freight that works just fine for smaller pieces (less than 18"). i think he paid like $150 for it and just hooked it up to his garage compressor.

next best thing to owning your own blast cabinet.....having a friend who owns one. LOL

[steelhorse]

Yes,things like spindles and backing plates. A lot of brackets ect... BTY Semper Fi .

[Leftlane]

I've got the HF model with legs, and I love it.
I have a shop vac at the exhaust port run through a homemade 5 gallon bucket wet trap.
I also run the smaller Black Diamond abrasive from Tractor Supply.
It's not a perfect setup, but for around $150 its really hard to complain.
I resealed the cabinet, and added a deflecter to the lower edge of the door.
It could use better lighting, but I manage.
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[steelhorse]

Leftlane do you have a pic of that trap?

[Leftlane]

I've got the whole setup buried in the corner right now, I'll see if I can dig the bucket out and get you a pic.
It's nothing fancy.
5 gallon plastic pail and lid. 2 holes throught the lid with one short and one long pvc tubes.
Fill 2/3 with water, snap on the lid. Vacuum goes to the short pipe, and another hose goes long pipe to the cabinet port.
Vacuum pulls through the water and traps nearly all the dust.
Just Google for wet dust collection and you'll find lots much nicer than mine.
Mine works good enough, and I'm a huge fan of cheap.
Just keep the shop air, well...let's say a little less filthy.
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[Leftlane]

Here's one.

http://toolguyd.com/shop-tip-5-gallo...llection-trap/

Let me add this.
I use a wet/dry shop vac, and without the wet trap you'll clog the vacuum filter with dust fairly quickly.
You can blow the dust out of the filter and reuse them, but I like the wet "pre-filter" better.
Either way, you need to have a vacuum on the cabinet or you've got a cloud you cant see through within a few seconds of blasting.
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[steelhorse]

Thanks guys I appreciate the info.

[Tx Firefighter]

I'm a blast cabinet kind of guy but I'm also a Made in USA kind of guy too. So, I bought mine (I have three cabinets) from TP Tools. Good quality and made here in America. Well worth the money for the effort it saves you. I started small and bought larger ones as time went on. Blast cabinets are like air compressors, welders, and bewbies. They can never be too big.

Full size motorcycle frame inside one of the cabinets shown for size reference.

[cdowns]

another fan of you cant really get one too big // but u sure can get one too small

i fill mine up with 4 or 5 pairs of valve covers or intake manifolds at a time plus whatever smalls i have layin around so i get the most effective use out of my cabinet and media while blasting

[steelhorse]

Those are some sweet cabinets. That would definitely speed up the cleaning process.