If I may make a suggestion, buy the 45.00 nozel from TIP. You will save
money on them. It seems like a lot of money, but it pays off in the end.
I built my own blaster. It doesn"t look as good as theirs, but it does
the job. I used a blower unit out of an old furnace for my exhaust and
it works really good. Take a pair of pants legs cut them off and they
work fine, instead of the gloves. Like they say POOR people, have POOR
ways.
John T.
On Sat, 13 Jan 2001 07:43:03 -0600 "Deve Krehbiel"
<dkrehbiel@kscable.com> writes:
> My TIP 930 is good but like Grant says, they leak no matter how much
> you
> pay. I even worry about the air compressor sitting too close to it
> since it
> has moving parts as well. Also, when you have a blast cabinet you
> need a
> vacuum with it. Shop Vacs work, but they do go bad quicker as a
> result of
> the sand making its way into everything. I use my blast cabinet
> daily and
> have come to the conclusion that if I had it to do all over again, I
> would
> have opted for a bigger cabinet. Valve covers, vent window
> assemblies, and
> items that are long will fit in the cabinet, but its very difficult
> to get
> the gun to the long ends to get it all blasted. My suggestion if you
> make
> your own is to not make it out of plywood, rather make it out of
> sheet metal
> for longer life. Also, there are consumables.. I have had to replace
> my
> glass 3 times already and the left glove about 8 times in the past
> year. I
> have had a supply hose go bad and my gun has ate itself up and had
> to
> replace it. Not to mention the small investment in ceramic nozzles.
> I get 6
> ceramic nozzles for $25.00 and go thru about 4 a month.
>
> Deve Krehbiel
> Hesston, Kansas
> 1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400 * 50 3100
> www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <NTemple46@aol.com>
> To: <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2001 12:12 AM
> Subject: [oletrucks] Sandblast Cabinet
>
>
> > I am considering getting a blast cabinet for all of those small
> parts that
> my
> > outdoor blaster seems too cumbersome to use, and the rain makes
> it
> impossible
> > to work outside on days like today. I looked in the archives and
> found
> some
> > info but wanted to see if anyone had any updates on the cheaper
> blast
> > cabinets from say Harbor Freight. Are they worth their cost or am
> I
> better
> > off buying a kit from TIP and making my own? I am also curious if
> the HF
> > model is pretty tight inside for getting around objects? I noticed
> also
> on
> > the archives that someone had built the TIP kit. I didn't see
> the
> follow-up
> > on performance?
> >
> > Thanks, Neil
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
> 1959
>
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