An excellent idea for a D.I.Y. sand/media blasting cabinet

[rustybronco]

Sooper kool idea!

http://www.customfighters.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23694

He even claims it will hold an entire motorcycle frame.

Buy a set of chemical resistant gloves, arms length sand blasting gloves or sew a pair of rubber coated gloves to a pair of blue jean pant legs.

[Crankthat]

Nice.
And to think I have been keeping a eye out for a cheap used cabinet.
Cheap seems impossible to find, and if you do it will be much smaller for the price to build this.
I am thinking may want to coat inside wood with something to keep your media both cleaner and dry.
Plexiglass? Tin?
Any easy and cheap ideas?

[rustybronco]

When I was looking around at DIY cabinets, one person suggested to line it with rubber sheeting material. I suspect something like the material used to make truck mud flaps would work. Flip them over, cut them to size and pop rivet or bolt them into place.

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/sandblasting-gloves

[Crankthat]

When I was looking around at DIY cabinets, one person suggested to line it with rubber sheeting material. I suspect something like the material used to make truck mud flaps would work. Flip them over, cut them to size and pop rivet or bolt them into place.

Nice!
My bike barn is shared right now.
Not enough space at this time.
Landlord is planning on a addition that will double the size.
We get along real well.
Whenever I see him working on something I make some time to give him a hand.
Treating others well has some unexpected payoffs at times

[rustybronco]

Rhinoliner...

Or, of you don't have access to something like it, I would think just about any old republican would do.

[Triam]

I'm not sure about this setup.

At my old work we would refurbish wood stocks that went on AK-47s. The stocks like everything else in an AK kit came covered with cosmoline, and to remove the bulk of it we'd put the stock in the blast cabinet and very very gently blast the stock. If you blasted too hard it'd start removing the part of the wood that was softer (generally the lighter colored part).

I wonder if over time the media would eat through the cabinet.

[AX2007]

Nice.
And to think I have been keeping a eye out for a cheap used cabinet.
Cheap seems impossible to find, and if you do it will be much smaller for the price to build this.
I am thinking may want to coat inside wood with something to keep your media both cleaner and dry.
Plexiglass? Tin?
Any easy and cheap ideas?

I wouldn't use tin, as I think something metal may build up a static charge and shock the hell out of you periodically. How about EPMD, the roof liner mats/ pond mats? They're sort of rubbery, and would be easy to install and they are pretty tough. Plus it would be easy to replace a small section if a piece gets beat up (like the bottom).

[Phred]

I made my own blasting cabinet a few years ago out of plywood as well.As I work in construction I lined the inside with aluminum that I purchase by the roll to cap the exterior of windows. As I have a bending brake it was easy to form it to the inside of the box, but it can be easily bent without a brake. Never had any problems with static charge. For the hand holes I used two small pieces of 4" ABS pipe. I cut the holes neatly and glued them in. The pope sticks out a few inches and the gloves can be wrapped around them with elastics or duct tape.

[Crankthat]

I wouldn't use tin, as I think something metal may build up a static charge and shock the hell out of you periodically. How about EPMD, the roof liner mats/ pond mats? They're sort of rubbery, and would be easy to install and they are pretty tough. Plus it would be easy to replace a small section if a piece gets beat up (like the bottom).

Shock hmmm.
Never gave that any consideration.
Even with rubber gloves could jump?
Would be easy to ground, short piece copper pipe hammered into ground with a wire.
The mats though seal would still wear down.
Guess it would depend on how often and for what it was to be used, and media used.
Really great idea as you could build it with glove openings anywhere you wanted.
I have done a lot of sand blasting with a cabinet for a job I held in the past.
I would say the use that made it most difficult even with a turntable would be getting a good angle on a large part.

[rustybronco]

Don't over think this too much. His first post was 08/2009 and his last post was 02/2012.

I seriously doubt he wore through the plywood in two and a half years...

[MatBirch]

Coincidence? I just started my cabinet today! I saw this one, but went with this design-
http://www.hainesengineering.com/rha...ndblasting.htm
I'm building mine out of welded 1/8" aluminum. I need it to be totally weatherproof, as it will have to live outside

I didn't get any pics today because I left my phone at home. I got the entire bottom welded up today. Hoping to get the parts for the upper broke out tomorrow

[wedoo2]

After reading through this I have a question about placing parts to work on in the cabinet. With the deep well at the bottom, what's to hold your work, what kind of platform should you have?

[rustybronco]

Generally a some sort of metal?? grate placed inside to give you something to the set parts on or, if the part is on the smaller size, holding the part while blasting is acceptable.

In situations like that, using your imagination is good.

[MatBirch]

I will be repurposing a piece of grill/guard from a radiator on a big Cummins generator. Kinda like a bbq grill...

[Wingnut1]

Finished mine last month using 1/2" plywood and a DIY kit from TP tools. It's about 46x28x27 and works great. Lined the back wall with a piece of 22 or 20ga and after seeing some wear, I added pieces to the back of the hopper and door. For a grate I cut down a $15 piece of expanded metal.