How here own a Skat Blast Cabinet
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PAToyota
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I have a 960-Pro that I've made some additions to. It is easy to get confused over comparing the 960-TI, 960-SE, 960-Pro, and I think there have been some other variations over the years... There is also a 966 which is a bit taller and has doors on both sides.
I took the 960-Pro and started off by adding one of their full size extensions to it - the extra room really does help. I then wired in a second light - the 960-SE seems to come with that feature (as does the 966). Having lights on both sides of the cabinet really helps to eliminate shadows. Based on the parts that come for the single light, you can pick up the required parts at Lowes or HD to add the second light yourself. I also added one of the direct mount reclaimers to the cabinet - although I have to say that it really doesn't seem to collect that much. I think because I have the cabinet extension the intake for the dust collector is far enough away from where I am blasting that I don't really **** in much of the actual abrasive. Finally, I ported the exhaust from the dust collector out through the exterior wall of my shop. No sense exhausting that last bit of dust into the shop to coat things - including your lungs.
I was coming through the Youngstown, Ohio area with a truck and had called ahead to work things out. Since I was buying the whole mess - cabinet, extension, reclaimer, dust collector - they gave me a pretty good package price.
I took the 960-Pro and started off by adding one of their full size extensions to it - the extra room really does help. I then wired in a second light - the 960-SE seems to come with that feature (as does the 966). Having lights on both sides of the cabinet really helps to eliminate shadows. Based on the parts that come for the single light, you can pick up the required parts at Lowes or HD to add the second light yourself. I also added one of the direct mount reclaimers to the cabinet - although I have to say that it really doesn't seem to collect that much. I think because I have the cabinet extension the intake for the dust collector is far enough away from where I am blasting that I don't really **** in much of the actual abrasive. Finally, I ported the exhaust from the dust collector out through the exterior wall of my shop. No sense exhausting that last bit of dust into the shop to coat things - including your lungs.
I was coming through the Youngstown, Ohio area with a truck and had called ahead to work things out. Since I was buying the whole mess - cabinet, extension, reclaimer, dust collector - they gave me a pretty good package price.
I guess I own one! 
Well at least 30%++ of one.... I should rename my model though.... So, I here by christen it the 1250wc+ 
Years ago when the Co. was selling cabs and sand blasters they made a more HD version of their cabs. There were their industrial models they called the 1050, and 1250. The 1050 was a 4' wide single man machine, and the 1250 was a 6' wide 2 operator machine.
Anyway to make a long story even longer I couldn't afford any of them So as my 2nd welding project at the CC. I built a 1250 out of 12 gauge with an angle iron frame just like the pictures in their catalog! I had never seen one and their pictures didn't show every detail of the cabinets... so one day while I was welding on it ( almost done with it) the auto body instructor walked through the welding shop... He looked at mine and said Wow... "come here", I followed him over to the auto body shop and there was my cabinet all bran spanking new! However TIP/ScatBlast they made theirs with some things that I didn't like. For one, I really didn't like how they supported the "working surface" in the cab. They had a angle iron frame work with expanded metal welded to it, and they just set it in the cabinet supporting it with the sides of the "Funnel" bottom of the cab. Mine has a fully welded frame work, with rock crusher screen mounted to it. I could place 5X the weight in mine Vs. theirs. Also they use crappy plastic metal edging to hold the gloves to the cab. Mine has nice 8" well casing that is turned down to make a slick looking place to attach the gloves, using large hose clamps..
I did wind up buying a bunch of their parts to outfit mine though so I guess I can say I own one
William...
Well at least 30%++ of one.... I should rename my model though.... So, I here by christen it the 1250wc+ Years ago when the Co. was selling cabs and sand blasters they made a more HD version of their cabs. There were their industrial models they called the 1050, and 1250. The 1050 was a 4' wide single man machine, and the 1250 was a 6' wide 2 operator machine.
Anyway to make a long story even longer
I couldn't afford any of them So as my 2nd welding project at the CC. I built a 1250 out of 12 gauge with an angle iron frame just like the pictures in their catalog! I had never seen one and their pictures didn't show every detail of the cabinets... so one day while I was welding on it ( almost done with it) the auto body instructor walked through the welding shop... He looked at mine and said Wow... "come here", I followed him over to the auto body shop and there was my cabinet all bran spanking new! However TIP/ScatBlast they made theirs with some things that I didn't like. For one, I really didn't like how they supported the "working surface" in the cab. They had a angle iron frame work with expanded metal welded to it, and they just set it in the cabinet supporting it with the sides of the "Funnel" bottom of the cab. Mine has a fully welded frame work, with rock crusher screen mounted to it. I could place 5X the weight in mine Vs. theirs. Also they use crappy plastic metal edging to hold the gloves to the cab. Mine has nice 8" well casing that is turned down to make a slick looking place to attach the gloves, using large hose clamps.. I did wind up buying a bunch of their parts to outfit mine though so I guess I can say I own one
William...
SteveL
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I have one and like it a lot except for the leaky door and the way the media collects on the little door flap. Each time you open the door a bunch falls in the tray along the side or on the floor. I also wish that the pick up tube would do a better job. Seems that I have to frequently stop blasting and hold the gun tip against my other hand to create a little back flow to stir up the supply. Maybe I'm doing something wrong? All in all a nice unit.
Charles (in GA)
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I have a model 970 and I have the same issues. I've been thinking of adding some sort of beveled flap at the bottom of the doors to deflect the abrasive back into the funnel rather than collecting on the door seal to fall out on the floor when you open it.
I bought the HEPA filter option. You can get it pre-assembled but they suggested my buying it as an add on kit, it is cheaper that way, and only took a few minutes to install.
Seems every cabinet I've ever used required you to back flush the pickup tube with air occasionally, and I do the same thing, plug the tip and force the air back down the pickup. Usually a sign of abrasive getting loaded with too much crud and needs changing.
Charles
mikeyr
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I bought their kit and built my own out of 1/2plywood, one of the best things I have in the garage and I got to make it the size I needed
Farmallgray
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I just ordered their cabinet plans book to build my own. I'm always modifying things so I figure if I build my own I can make it exactly how I want it. My brother in law has a welding/fab shop so I may make it out of steel rather than plywood. I also plan on making an easily removable extension box for blasting longer parts.
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PAToyota
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I like how they'll sell you a $20+ piece of bent metal or a similarly priced tray to "fix" that issue... Should be included with the damn cabinet...
http://www.tptools.com/p/259,18_Skat-Blast-Door-Deflector.html
http://www.tptools.com/p/264,18_Cabinet-Catch-All-Tray.html
Got a reply from TPTools, been emailing back & forth with quick response.
Think I will place an order along with the airline kit they sell.
Think I will place an order along with the airline kit they sell.
Iron-Iceberg
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I would love to have one of their cabnets, but they just kill you with shipping to the west coast. They need a dist. out here.
Jaytree
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I couldn't afford any of them
William...
Would love to see some pictures of that!
Well it's still in the moving van and, it's full of stuff( when I moved I packed the inside of the cab full to use the dead space) but I can snap a few pic's of it and post them.. I'm also fabricating up the large dust collector for it too.. What I really should make is a cyclone reclaim system for it....
William...
Jaytree
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Making your own anything is usually two-fold in that you save money and you can take pride in the fact that you did it yourself. Not to mention in most cases you can improve on the original by tailering it to your personal needs.
Good Job!
Good Job!
access I made mine with a angled hatch with a metal frame around it. This protects the seal surface from material back scatter and there is nothing falling out when you open the hatch. Use tempered glass if you can it lasts forever over regular glass and you don't need to look through glass and plastic sheets at your work. I have a full size window type screen under the work surface to keep the chunky stuff out of the media. an air gun is handy to get media out of all the little holes and crannies before you bring the parts out.
Make your own they are easy to make and you can go big.
Make your own they are easy to make and you can go big.
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That is cool! I want one!
e-tek
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I just bought a blaster and this is the first thing I noticed - sand falling out of the door....this deflector is exactly what's needed and easy to make - THANKS!
customperformance
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I just bought a 780 TL model and love it. Works better than my buddys Snap On cabinet.
StanBo
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Hello Neblinc,
Did you end up buying the kit or did you put one together yourself? Looking it over I would consider plumbing it into a master manifold off of the compressor before buying it straight out from a manufacturer.
Also how are you other guys doing with your cabinets? I have started my research on one and found this thread on a compressor search.
e-tek
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Vicegrip and Cummins - nice work!! Those are some nice units and you guys are obviously great fabricators. I LOVE the huge top mount AND the air hose inside - but my gun blows air before blowing sand so I guess I have that. Almost makes me want to build one myself and leave the bought one outside! Maybe when it's older....
I think my dad has a 960. It works great and I'll get one too some day. I'm not sure what the exact model is, but that looks about the right size. It's one of the white versions. I don't remember if they're any different from the standard versions except for the color - it looks sharp. We also ran the exhaust outside.
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rsanter
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I made my own blast cab (kind of my own design) and built it to be a recycling pressure feed blaster.
works better than any comercial unit I have used
bob
works better than any comercial unit I have used
bob
buening
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I bought one of the imported ones off of Ebay for around $200 shipped to me. For what I use it for it has served me well. I'm sure it is thinner metal than the TP Tools, or it may be from the same manufacturer. Looks similar.
I always blow air towards the door before I open it. Rarely do I spill any media on the floor after doing this. I have a Shop Vac Pro with a HEPA filter hooked up to the cabinet, as this cabinet is in the unfinished portion of my basement. I have ZERO dust with this, other than some small dust that comes off the part after I remove it from the cabinet. My garage is too small to fit the cabinet in
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-...007QQitemZ170217024976QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
On a similar note, has anyone tried to piece together their own foot pedal kit? Most I've found in kit form are around $100. I found this site http://www.stcvalve.com/Air_Valve.htm that has the foot valves. Reuse the same gun and just use a hose clamp to hold the trigger down on the gun.
I always blow air towards the door before I open it. Rarely do I spill any media on the floor after doing this. I have a Shop Vac Pro with a HEPA filter hooked up to the cabinet, as this cabinet is in the unfinished portion of my basement. I have ZERO dust with this, other than some small dust that comes off the part after I remove it from the cabinet. My garage is too small to fit the cabinet in
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/New-...007QQitemZ170217024976QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
On a similar note, has anyone tried to piece together their own foot pedal kit? Most I've found in kit form are around $100. I found this site http://www.stcvalve.com/Air_Valve.htm that has the foot valves. Reuse the same gun and just use a hose clamp to hold the trigger down on the gun.