Is this a good deal on a sand blasting cabinet?

[BigTruckDriver]

I have never owned a blasting cabinet,so don't know what is good for the price.I have been researching cabinets and came across this one in classic trucks magazine ,and now on e-bayhttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TP-TO...QQcmdZViewItem

[Matt167]

well, at the autoshop we have a huge snap on 1, but it's not nearly as nice as that 1.

[Dave Severson]

Not too bad of a price for what you get. I built my own using some 18 gauge and the blasting components from Grainer Supply catalog. Main reason I built one was to get the size I wanted. Also scored a dust evac unit from a business in town that installed a larger unit. For shop use, the one you linked looks like a decent price and should work fine for home use.

[Itoldyouso]

I've got two of the large Harbor Freight units, and I have got to do some modifying on them. I am going to add a dust collector of some sort, because the dust flying around inside makes it hard to see. Secondly, I am going to put a bigger light inside, for the same reason.

The one you are looking at looks nice. This is one of those "how did I ever live without it tools." However, you need a really good compressor to keep up, or you stop and wait for it to catch up.


Don

[Matt167]

I've got two of the large Harbor Freight units, and I have got to do some modifying on them. I am going to add a dust collector of some sort, because the dust flying around inside makes it hard to see. Secondly, I am going to put a bigger light inside, for the same reason.

The one you are looking at looks nice. This is one of those "how did I ever live without it tools." However, you need a really good compressor to keep up, or you stop and wait for it to catch up.


Don

can't be as bad as the snap on 1 we have at school. it was a nice unit, but b4 I was enrolled in the class, a year or so b4, sombody decided it would be a good idea to blast the INSIDE OF THE WINDOW, now ya can't see much, and sombody got angry because of the hazed window, and punched the window, and it has a crack too.

[brianrupnow]

I have a friend who built a nice big cabinet out of 3/4" plywood. Don't laugh---it worked great. He welded up a metal "grate" to rest the parts on, used an old peice of 1/8" plate for a "backsplash". He was able to put in a huge hinged door with a gasket---the door opens outward, and he hooked up an old shop vac for a 'dust evacuation" system, and the negative pressure it creates keeps the door tight shut when its being used.

[robot]

TIP Tools is the place for blasting supplies. The only drawback for this
cabinet is the size....think about getting a full sized wheel in the cabinet
and then having your hand holding the gun.....you need a depth of at
least a foot more than the largest piece....or more.

TIP also sells do it yourself kits if you have the inkling to do your own.

They have a web site....

If you dont do greasy parts, the media will last quite a while...we use
only glass beads in ours and forbid oil and grease on parts that get
blasted.

mike in tucson