<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">I didn’t get the original post so I am piggybacking on this post. <div><br></div><div>Freestanding vs tabletop: I bought a tabletop from Eastwood. As designed it is pretty poor. The bottom doesn’t slope enough to feed abrasive. I left the grate out & just work on the abrasive pile. It’s fine but sometimes it’s hard to find small parts. Freestanding would have been better but I bought it for a single care restoration so didn’t want to spend the $$$. The light is a joke also. I’ve been waiting for a replacement window for 6 months. Keep saying it’s back ordered. I don’t recommend this unit but it’ll do. </div><div><br></div><div>Media: I use fine coal slag. $10/50 lbs @ Tractor Supply. Works great. </div><div><br></div><div>Like Eric says, mine is set up really to go. </div><div><br></div><div>Peace,</div><div>Pat</div><div><br><div dir="ltr">Pat Horne <div>We support Habitat for Humanity</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"><br>On Dec 26, 2020, at 2:31 PM, eric@megageek.com wrote:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="sans-serif">To answer the question about how useful
a cabinet is that as long as it is always 'ready to go' you will find lots
of time it's handy. For mine, I just turn on the air to the cabinet
(valve right at unit) and flip on the light. If I am going to be
blasting long, I'll flip on the exhaust as well.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">But if I had to get it out, hook it
up, move stuff around, I wouldn't use it as much.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">I keep AL oxide in mine. It's
very aggressive, but I'm mostly cleaning really rusty stuff.</font>
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<br><font size="2" face="sans-serif">Just my 2 cents worth</font>
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