Blasting Cabinet For Small Garages?

[Steve_S]

I want to pick up a blasting cabinet but I really don't have the room for it. Does anyone make one that breaks down for storage? I would really only use it a few times per year, maybe once per month so it doesn't make sense to take up valuable floor space year-round. Something that could hold a wheel would be nice. Any ideas appreciated!

 

[bmwpower]

Not familiar with sand blasting, but can one do it outside without a cabinet?

 

[filthy_shovel]

Not familiar with sand blasting, but can one do it outside without a cabinet?

If you want sand all over the place.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Anything that breaks down would not easily seal tight enough to prevent dust leaks with blasting. There are some pretty small counter top units, but one big enough to hold a wheel would be pretty good sized.

I have a neighbor with a homemade one, of plywood. TPTools sells plans and components to do this if you don't want to buy one of their very nice cabinets. My neighbor used a sears sand blast gun and hopper. The wood cabinet just funnels it all into the hopper with a canvas seal around it.

Charles

 

[astroracer]

I had a home made cabinet in a smaller garage years ago. I hooked it up to a pulley and hauled it up into the rafters when I wasn't using it... The ceiling was finished so I just glued the piece of drywall I cut out of the ceiling to the bottom of the cabinet. Plugged the hole and got the cabinet out of the way. I would drop it down on a couple of sawhorses to use it...
Mark

 

[stinky]

Make one, One large clear plastic bag some pvc pipe or find one of them old basket ball games that use 2in plastic pipe, use this for a frame to hold the bag, pop a hole in it for a vac hose some arm holes, its a one time thing and it will leak so use your PPE but for somthing small not bad.

 

[krooser]

I think you're screwed....

 

[nbaff]

i would say out side with a big cardboard box outside and a REALLY good respirator

 

[74-77Camaro]

I made my first blast cabinet out of a large (like 50 gal) Rubbermaid trashcan with a snap on lid. Put some weatherstripping around the edge at the top. The plastic cuts easily, I made armholes with old sweater sleeves to knock the bigger stuff down, and cut a hole in the lid for a clear plastic screen to see thru, and I added a light bulb eventually with a 2 liter pop bottle for a cover. It worked okay, and was disposable. It could (barely) hold a 15" wheel, which was why I made it. IIRC, I had like $25 in it.

I eventually got a larger HF cabinet, and for larger stuff I spread a tarp outside and blast out of a bucket with a siphon gun and a fresh air mask and blasting hood from Northern Tool. You don't want to be breathing the silicon particles into your lungs, bad stuff!

 

[stinky]

Blast cab

Hope to be done buy spring

 

[comp]

Make one, One large clear plastic bag some pvc pipe or find one of them old basket ball games that use 2in plastic pipe, use this for a frame to hold the bag, pop a hole in it for a vac hose some arm holes, its a one time thing and it will leak so use your PPE but for somthing small not bad.

sounds like a blow-out waiting to happen,,,well it would to me

 

[SteveL]

If you are patient and look hard enough and just happen to be in the right place at the right time and know the right person.......................................you could get a set up like this for..................................................$500 like I did!!! Yes it included the compressor too!

 

[bmwpower]

SteveL,
I still can't believe you got that deal... deal of a lifetime.

 

[krooser]

here's mine...$123.00 on Ebay....