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Home-built sandblast cabinet

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Attached are pictures of a sandblast cabinet I built out of plywood, with a blast area of about 46" long x 28" deep x 30" high. Most of the internal parts came from TP Tools. The hardest part was cutting the hopper at the bottom. That takes some trial and error and a second pair of hands.

Have used it for about 4 hours with "Fast Cut Max" abravise from TP Tools. The abrasive seems to be very dusty at this point and is getting slow to remove rust. Is that a short life for abrasive? Any recommendations for abravise to remove heavy rust from suspension parts (restoring old car).

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Nice build job. I am wondering though, did you build the cabinet and base or just the base? Seeing the expanded metal in the bottom makes me think you bought a cabinet and built the base because I would have built the entire thing out of metal if possible. I would also be interested in what others use for removing rust. I have a soda blaster but it doesn't work against rust.

Steve
 
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For dust extraction, currently using a shop vac with exhaust routed to outside.

I built the whole cabinet (including the top) out of plywood. Welded 1" square tubing to create a base for expanded metal mesh. Bought a sheet of the mesh and cut it to fit. The mesh is just resting on the tubing (not attached).
 
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you need to have a port where you attach a dust collector or shop vac. when you do this you will also need an inlet to allow make up air into the enclosure

bob
 
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You could skin the inside with sheet metal and that thing would last forever,do you mind if I ask how much money you have ******* in it? very nice work I might add.
 
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rwhite692

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Nice Job. I did this exact project back in 1993 using the TIP plans and parts kit...and sold the cabinet to a good buddy when I moved to California. It's still producing great results and I would build another one in a heartbeat. Only downside vs. the sheetmetal ones is that they sure are heavy.

rsanter: I'm sure he is using a shop vac or similar, with air inlet, would be unusable without.

monte433: Not necessary to line the inside of the cabinet. I painted mine inside with two coats of a good epoxy-based paint and most of the paint is still on the inside...You really are not going to damage the plywood in any significant fashion with the deflected blast media, over time....If anyone is using a cabinet that much, they are probably a commercial operation and would not be using something like this...

These cabinets are a great setup for those of us who are not going to use the thing on a daily basis.
 
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Motown 454

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Nice job it looks great. Will a dust collector for a woodwork shop be ok to use on a blast cabinet? Or doesn't it collect small enough particles.
 
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Looks good. Did you use 3/4" plywood? I use either black beauty or aluminum oxide. I have heard the Fast Cut Max stuff doesnt last long.
 
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