skat blast cabinet PRICE help ? ? ?

[sweetk30]

skat blast cabinet purchased used . . . UPGRADE time has started

PURCHASED THE UNIT

thanks for the help members

found this unit for sale looks super clean and home owner used . includes box and filter unit in the pics for $700.00 cash .

does this sound like a good deal ?

info i was given

Gently used. Very nice unit ----I used very little.

Made by TP Tools Canfield, Ohio.

Have extra perishable parts (nozzles, glove, window underlayment sheets).

Work area: 46" wide 28" deep 28" high

Overall size: 48" wide 30" deep 64-1/2" high

 

[evintho]

Looks like a pretty good deal! They sell for $1200 new.....

https://www.tptools.com/USA-SKAT-CAT-46-Abrasive-Blast-Cabinet,8892.html?b=d*41308

Inspect it really well. Make sure everything is there and working properly. Offer him $600. You'd be getting it at half price. However, I'd definitely pay $700 if it's in as good a condition as he described.

 

[cvairwerks]

That's about 50% of new, for just the cabinet and vacuum.

 

[930dreamer]

Does it have a vacuum/collector?

 

[lis2323]

Looks like a pretty good deal! They sell for $1200 new.....

https://www.tptools.com/USA-SKAT-CAT-46-Abrasive-Blast-Cabinet,8892.html?b=d*41308

Inspect it really well. Make sure everything is there and working properly. Offer him $600. You'd be getting it at half price. However, I'd definitely pay $700 if it's in as good a condition as he described.

Agreed[emoji106]

 

[ZRX61]

Assuming you get it: That box looking doodad attached to the back of the cabinet covers the vent. Stuff a piece of foam in it so it can still breathe without blowing dust out the back. I used a lump from an old car wash sponge.

 

[sweetk30]

went and looked at it . its got a full load of glass bead in it . she is super clean for her age and well taken care of . it was used 90% of the time to prep parts for re-plating of the surface finish .

its still on the shipping pallet and this makes it easy for me with the pallet jack and low drop door trailer .

thanks for the help guys and now to just go get it picked up .

 

[Aileron]

I bought a 970 used for 1200 from a friend. There wasn't a scratch on it, looked like brand new and I knew he takescare of stuff. Figured i saved a few hundred plus the 200 extra they wanted to ship a new one. Only really used it once since i got it, but nice to have if needed.

 

[sweetk30]

just got her plumbed up tonight . using my welder ext cord for now to power the I.R. 2420n5 t30 compressor unit until i run a dedicated feed to it . i have the wire . just need to get some conduit .

took 2 old brass comp fitting nuts out of the scrap bin and i was impressed already with what she did .

 

[cvairwerks]

A big no-no.... either move the compressor or the cabinet and vacuum. All the dust that will escape the cabinet and vacuum will go down the compressor intakes. That dust is highly abrasive.

 

[evintho]

He does have a point there!

 

[sweetk30]

thats more a backup compressor . the bigger one is at the other end of the shop and he is the one that will be used most of the time .

and i saw were a member posted pic of his exact skat blast 960 with a 2nd hose plumbed out of the shop for the exhaust air out of the filter can unit . i plan to do this also .

thanks for the tip .

 

[sweetk30]

o she works like a champ . glad i finally paid up for my own box . cleaned up a aluminum intake manifold for a friend and glass beaded the runners all out and he was super happy with the results .

already got mods in mind . . .

foot pedal is hard fitting hosed in and no real swivel or flex . so i got some more flexzilla fittings coming to make it male/female coupling and flex a bit as i was all out of my stock already .
next is a got a 4ft and 6ft flexzilla whip line to go from the foot pedal to the box face . i will swap the rubber grommet to a bulk head fitting . then a flexzilla on the gun hose to be more free in your hand and not fight the hose and gun . i will figure out the suction hose also if its to stiff .

the next upgrade was the single 55watt flood light . did some looking and the top one to keep popping up was direct from skat blast and i wasnt searching there name . 33" wide single tube LED 2x mag mount direct plug in unit for 59.00 plus s/h best price i found at over half a dozen places all the same price point .

cant wait to get the upgrades done and try her out again . ! ! !

also noticed the I.R. compressor is real nice but not as quiet as my all rubber mounted unit i built . so at some point this one will get the rubber mounting mods .

 

[sweetk30]

already started the parts incoming for upgrades and few simple mods .

tonight i added a vintage SW air pressure gauge i had and a single mount to the top of the box to monitor the line pressure if i think i have air problems .

 

[sweetk30]

got a new flexzilla hose for the cabinet inlet to the gun . also a 1/4" female / female bulk head fitting to ditch the rubber grommet setup . much better already over the older hose .

next was a new skat blast 33" mag mount led light upgrade . WAY BETTER_RRRRR light output and fill in the box .

few more parts on the way yet tho .

pic 1 with shop lights on . pic 2 just the box led light on .

 

[coljar]

I'm going to upgrade the lighting in my 960. That one spotlight is not enough and shadows.

 

[sweetk30]

I'm going to upgrade the lighting in my 960. That one spotlight is not enough and shadows.

tp tools and equipment on ebay was my low price find when i looked . and members here link them in also for good service . https://www.ebay.com/itm/33-Wide-Su...e=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

i was thinking 70.00 for a led light . . . . its worth it . easy hook up and install with the 2 magnets already on it .

its so easy if the hole was already there its a plug / click / fire up and done install . took me longer to run the wire the way i wanted it .