Looking for a good sandblaster cabinet

[sharky]

As it says...looking for a good w/shop unit.
Seen a few from $250-400. Anyone got a recommendation/avoid at all costs ??
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242619333.jpg

$399

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242568266.jpg

$250
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/NEW-BENCHTOP-Steel-Blast-Cabinet-Sand-Blasting_W0QQitemZ350202662746QQihZ022QQcategoryZ2 2659QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem

[Gsxar]

We made one spur of the moment Sharky its come up pretty good, with your talents you can knock one up in no time:D

[BANDITROD]

get some welding gloves sew them to some old shirt sleves and then just whip it up out of timber sharky i am sure you could do it

[Gsxar]

I used 4 of those big industrial gloves - then attached them to old wet suit material, then onto the walls of the cupboard viola. Wil try n get some pics up

[Tony Nitrous]

I haven't got one of those.........:(
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[sharky]

quote:We made one spur of the moment Sharky its come up pretty good, with your talents you can knock one up in no time
Been there...
http://www.streetfighters.com.au/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5082&SearchTerms=sandblaster
I s'pose I could try a mkII :)

[El_Hefty]

a good vac is important sharky to keep the dust down to see wtf your doing...
a lot of the new chinese rubbish has bad placing of the interior light which gets sandblasted straight away so you cant see wtf your doing....
make sure you get screen protectors as a sandlasted glass makes it hard to see wtf your doing ....
Seal the protector well onto the glass otherwise they fill with dust and again you cant see wtf your doing ....

get one where the glass can be replaced easily... we replace the one i have at work around once a month as its like the top one pictured, therefor the glass gets destroyed fairly quickly, as ultimately the glass is too close to the gun/hands

so to decipher

a large work area with the gloves low down away from the glass, a good vac and a good easy to replace well positioned light, otherwise the parts get lifted closer to the glass which then gets blasted and you cant see wtf your doing and it all becomes a vicious circle ...

I wouldn't recommend any of the cheap ones that have flooded the market of late as i have one ... they all have the above shortcomings... your in brisbane save your coin buying shit and drive to springwood and use mine... that would be cheapest

there are a couple of custom made local ones if you have a decent budget

[sharky]

Cheers lil Large, good tips there..
I been a thunkin and I reckon it should be easy enough.
I want to be able to get wheels and engine crank cases in easily and be able to turn them so I guess a custom job it is.
A small door for general use and a large back door for big items and maintenance access
I'll buy a decent gun this time as well...

[El_Hefty]

yep shouldnt be hard to make and the result could only be better than the cheap ones around

[Chris41]

http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1242568266.jpg

I got one of these on my rewards points for work I wouldn't recommend
it it has a shallow pick up and runs out all the time I will have to make a new base for it. X2 on the vac

[Docktor]

i got me one of them ebay ones, they tops, ya really couldnt make the quality they are for the price they want, and they work.saves dickin round bending steel and shit for the money, Its got a spot 4 a vacuumn and a light etc. ya need a good compressor to run em tho, they rip thru the air . i got a 15 cfm and its strugglin like hell to keep up.

[sharky]

In a flash of inspiration I looked at the dishwasher in the kitchen....Got an old one down stairs....600x600x900 cabinet, sealing door......Time to get the grinder out [}:)]

[DiscoDan]

nah, keep the dishwasher as a parts washer. They're the absolute DB for that

[sharky]

quote:We made one spur of the moment Sharky its come up pretty good, with your talents you can knock one up in no time
Thanks for the kick Jo...
Been busy at work....one of the kids there thought it was a doof doof speaker cabinet [V]
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1246696143.jpg


http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1246726457.jpg

400mm x 300mm general access door
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1246742054.jpg

Whole back comes out for large items and maintenance.
http://www.asfphotos.com/upload/1246704309.jpg

Disposable 4mm perspex in front of 10mm laminated glass and double fluro unit.
Just got to hook up the gun and get a vacuum cleaner sorted...and wait for the garnett to turn up.