I built my own blast cabinet using the kit at TPtools (
https://www.tptools.com/Trigger-Operated-Build-Your-Own-Cabinet-Kit.html
) Built it well over 20 years ago, still going strong. I built it to
the size I needed at the time and have used it seems like all the time,
its help up well, I did not build it with 2x4 legs as per the plans, I
used angle iron so I could weld on some casters. At the time I bought
it, there was a kit with everything needed, the glass, light, gloves,
etc. I see now they only have plans OR the plans and the gun, pickup
tube. If you buy everything you need from them, the Harbor Fright
system will likely cost less but with the kit, you get to build it the
size you need, if I remember correctly, it was not a hard build, I also
modified the plans and put doors on both ends. It still works after a
good 20 or so years.
   mike
On 12/26/20 11:05 AM, Darrell Walker wrote:
> Iâ??m thinking of using some Christmas money on a bench top blast cabinet. I
> realize the small size will limit what I can blast, but that is about all the
> space Iâ??m willing to allocate, and it should handle most of what I would be
> looking at blasting.
>
> So a some questions for the list:
>
> 1. For those of you with blast cabinets, do you find yourself using it more
> than you expected? My first project would be cleaning up some suspension
> parts (mostly paint removal). I think enough projects come along that it
> would be worth having one, but I would love to be surprised to find
> additional uses.
>
> 2. What is a good all purpose, reusable media to use? I would mostly be
> removing paint, and some surface rust.
>
> 3. The first parts I would be cleaning have some machined surfaces (threaded
> holes, tapers, etc). How careful do you need to be to protect those areas?
> And what if the best way to do that? One of the parts will be a strut tube,
> which includes the stub axle. Iâ??m thinking that wrapping that area in duct
> tape might be a good idea.
>
> Thanks!
> -Darrell
>
--
A gun is like a parachute, if you need one but don't have it,
you'll probably never need one again.
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