Thread: Is this a good deal on a sand blasting cabinet?

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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.

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