Sand Blasting Cabinet, Time for some new stuff Options

[clow]

After finishing up my first car I decided to take on a conversion project. With a passion for the cars I thought it would be best to invest in the proper equipment first. I bought a small lincoln MIG last summer. Now I am thinking a bigger 60 gallon, 6hp compressor and air tools as well as a sandblaster. There is a good deal on the local classified for a sand blasting cabinet like so for $150. I have seen quite a few of these here and there at peoples houses but everyone I have talked to never used it or hooked it up. I was wondering what peoples thoughts were on it? Are they efficient and worth the money? Can they use different media in these?

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Thanks,

Clow

[FourBlades]

You really need a 240V compressor with a large tank or you will be very frustrated, quickly.

Good blasting takes lots of air flowing at 60-90 psi. Sometimes lower PSI works better, especially with glass media. 90 psi turns the media into dust quickly.

You need dryers in your air lines because drops of moisture cause the media to clump and quickly clog up your gun. This is a big problem in humid climates maybe not so much up north.

McMark posted about a high quality gun he bought that saved a lot of time, can't remember the brand. The cheap guns can take a lot of fiddling to get good constant flow.

When your blaster is working right, it is like magic.

John

[Mark Henry]

You need dryers in your air lines because drops of moisture cause the media to clump and quickly clog up your gun. This is a big problem in humid climates maybe not so much up north.

A good trap will work here, but you also need a regulator. I run two traps and when I paint I put one of those disposable water separators on the gun.

Cheap hobby, eh! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)