Re: [FWDLK] Blasting Cabinets

[John M Zastrow <Fins59@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I made my blasting cabinet from 3/8" plywood.  The beauty of making your own
is you can make it any size you want.  I made mine 32" wide, 26" deep, the
height in back is 20" and the front  slopes down to 14". The top cover is
removable although you can use hinges.  My cover has a hole cut in it to
accept a 12" by 16" of plexiglass held down by storm window snaps so the
glass can be easily replaced when it becomes cloudy or pitted from the sand.
The front panel has 2 - 4" dia holes, one to hold item being blased and
other one for handling gun.  I am going to attach appropriate gloves to
these holes but for now use a pair of old welding gloves.  On the right side
panel (I'm right handed) I have 2 small holes, 1 for the gun hose and 1 for
the air hose.  Inside box I have a small 12" flourescent shop lite mounted
on one side.  Plan on putting another one in to eliminate shadows.  I reuse
my sand so what I did was cut a hole in bottom of box and took a gallon size
Tide detergent bottle, cut out the bottom and attached it upside down to the
bottom of box, sort of like an attached funnel.  When my sand tank is empty
I put it under box and remove cap from Tide bottle and fill my tank.  I put
a peice of window screen in tank opening to filter out debris.  I've got
this cabinet setting on  a folding stand I made out of 3/4" conduit.  You
can buy these from Eastwood ($59) or at swap meets, about $30 but you can
make your own for about $10 including rubber tips for legs, padding, chain,
etc.  You just need a conduit bender ($12).  Sorry for the length of this
but it really works well and might save somebody time in planning how to
make one.   One other thing, caulk all joints so sand doesn,t get all over.
John Z
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Clark <fatmac99@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thursday, March 14, 2002 6:37 PM
Subject: [FWDLK] Blasting Cabinets


>Hi.  Does anyone have experience with Eastwood's small plastic blasting
>cabinet?  It is on sale this week for $199, regularly $229, and shipping is
>free until next week.
>
>At only 12 inches high inside, there is definitely a limit to what I can
put
>in there, but I don't want nor can afford a huge cabinet that takes up a
lot
>of space.
>
>Should I look instead to the medium cabinet, $299, both are benchtop
models.
>
>Thanks.
>
>Mike Clark
>Stockbridge, Georgia
>
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