DIY blast enclosure on the cheep

[Rockridge]

So I was looking for a way to sandblast my frames and what not with out spending a small fortune on a cabinet.
A few min on google and this is what I came up with

[Rockridge]

so everything used can be picked up at homedepot, wallmart, and princess auto(I think Harbour freight for US guys)

At wallmart i picked up a rubermaid...Make sure it has locking lid as the air pressure will pop it off with out.
At homedepot i picked up some caulking, plexi glass, 2 pvc 90, and reducers, and 2 4" reducers for the gloves
At princess auto i got the cheep sand blaster and gloves

alittle bit of cutting and drilling and wolla one blasting enclosure

Edit: i think i kept it all under $50

[jdobb]

very cool. I love seeing people make stuff like this on the cheap and prove that you dont always have to spend a fortune. Just do you home work. Big thumbs up..

[Mt.Dew]

And all this time I been making a mess out behind the shop. Thanks for sharing would never have thought of this. Defiantly going to make one.

[SMR 510RR]

That is awesome! How does she work?

[Rockridge]

Originally Posted by jdobb

very cool. I love seeing people make stuff like this on the cheap and prove that you dont always have to spend a fortune. Just do you home work. Big thumbs up..

thanks

Originally Posted by Mt.Dew

And all this time I been making a mess out behind the shop. Thanks for sharing would never have thought of this. Defiantly going to make one.

yep thats how i was doing it... got tired of picking sand out of every orfice

Originally Posted by SMR 510RR

That is awesome! How does she work?

so far so good... think im gonna look into adding some sort of light, and found some "tear away" clear plastic sheets(like moto cross goggles) to put on the inside of the plexi.... hopefully make it last longer

[BigSki]

Great idea! It can't leak any worse than the p.o.s. cabinet I got from horrible freight.

[Rockridge]

I used a little weather stripping on the lid and it seems to hold the seal pretty well

[tlsrcs]

I love seeing people make tools to fit there needs....any video of it in action? Maybe instead of plexi you could use a panel of glass it won't scratch as easy....just a thought.

[rlockwood]

Originally Posted by tlsrcs

I love seeing people make tools to fit there needs....any video of it in action? Maybe instead of plexi you could use a panel of glass it won't scratch as easy....just a thought.

glass works better, but will still get etched over a relatively short period of time. A peel away shield sounds like a good choice here, and I might have to steal the idea for our blast cabinets at work

[aktyfoon]

That is an awesome cabinet idea. Just enough to blast the little pieces.
After your done blasting just empty the tub back into the hopper. Just a little mess. Nice job.

[railripper]

I built something like that myself awhile back with a small shop light inside but not nearly as not nearly as nice as this! I use mine for dremel work as I don't have a blast gun yet and it works great but I need to update it and I think I'm gonna use your ideas to do it
Looks great:thumbup:

[gary]

Any links on the material list? Good job!

[GySgt Hartman]

$99 will buy a decent table top media blast cabinet at Tractor Supply...

[bob1961]

horror freight has cheap priced ones as well ........bob

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[BigSki]

Originally Posted by GySgt Hartman

$99 will buy a decent table top media blast cabinet at Tractor Supply...

same piece-o-crap as the horrible freight version. I've owned one for a year, I still can't stop all of the dust leaks. I have mine up for sale locally, if it doesn't sell I'm gonna use it for target practice.

[Rockridge]

Originally Posted by BigSki

same piece-o-crap as the horrible freight version. I've owned one for a year, I still can't stop all of the dust leaks. I have mine up for sale locally, if it doesn't sell I'm gonna use it for target practice.

Haha, sounds like u need to break out the silicone gun and weather stripping. Or maybe just the shot gun

[Rockridge]

What is everyone using for media in there cabinets??

[GySgt Hartman]

Originally Posted by BigSki

same piece-o-crap as the horrible freight version. I've owned one for a year, I still can't stop all of the dust leaks. I have mine up for sale locally, if it doesn't sell I'm gonna use it for target practice.

Move and increase the size of the exhaust filter and it works flawlessly.

[BigSki]

Originally Posted by GySgt Hartman

Move and increase the size of the exhaust filter and it works flawlessly.

I had mine setup w/ a shop vac. The rectangle "vent" on the back wall became the fresh air intake. I tried to get it to stop leaking, every sheet metal seam got sealed w/ silicon, I used wide foam ( truck capper style foam) to get the door to stop leaking. I slowed the leaks down but I could never get the thing to completely stop puking black dust. I was using aluminum oxide for a media.

Quite possible that other folks figured out how to make them work good, I was never successful. As of yesterday, it's someone else's problem now.