ChrisW
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 06:56 PM |
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DIY Blast cabinet
Thinking of buying something like this...
eBay Item
Anyone got any experience to share? Are they any good or is it a job best left to the professionals? I want to use it to clean up engine parts.
I've got a big compressor so running it shouldn't be an issue.
Chris
My gaff my rules
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chrsgrain
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 07:20 PM |
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The suction blast guns are rubbish, you need a proper pressurised container one IMHO (having tried both), that cabinet is OK though....
Chris
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mookaloid
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 07:26 PM |
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I made my own a few years back and the down sides were I needed a bigger compressor - (not the cabinets fault) and it was quite messy so best used
outside - after 20 mins use in my shed the visibility was down to about 1 foot and I don't mean inside the cabinet.
it is also quite slow compared with professional blasting
The results were fine though so if you are only doing smallish parts then it looks good
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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locoR1
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 07:26 PM |
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Brought a bigger one than that a couple of months ago for doing bits on my cafe racer project very happy with it works very well, makes all the
difference being able to clean up bits as you need to.
I have no previous experience of blasting cabinets so wasn't to sure what to use as media found a company selling Crushed Recycled Glass
Abrasive on ebay
"Link" very cheep and works well im going to try glass bead next supposed to be very good
on aluminium leaving a nice finish.
Will be watching with interest to other peoples experiences and media used.
Dave.
Edited to add: i have a very big compressor and use an old vacuum cleaner as an extractor
[Edited on 2/1/12 by locoR1]
 
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se7en
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 08:18 PM |
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I have just bought eBay - The UK's Online Marketplace from Germany.
The item cost me no more than if I had bought it in UK but because I reside in N Ireland, UK sellers charge up to £30.00 for carriage. The carriage
from Germany to NI(UK) was 23.80 Euro about £17.35. I will be able to tell you what its like when it arrives here this week.
HTH
Tom
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 08:35 PM |
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on a machine mart vat free day they are £107
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Antnicuk
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| posted on 2/1/12 at 09:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrsgrain
The suction blast guns are rubbish, you need a proper pressurised container one IMHO (having tried both), that cabinet is OK though....
Chris
hi
can you explain the difference between the 2 as i am looking at getting one sorted out for some bits on my new project
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 01:16 AM |
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I've got a suction based gun and it seems to work fine if you keep the suction hose fairly short.
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adithorp
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 08:33 AM |
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I think Frosts do a kit to build your own cabinet.
Found it . Don't know if thats cheap
though. Being Frosts I doubt it is.
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ChrisW
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 08:48 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoR1
Brought a bigger one than that a couple of months ago for doing bits on my cafe racer project very happy with it works very well, makes all the
difference being able to clean up bits as you need to.
I have no previous experience of blasting cabinets so wasn't to sure what to use as media found a company selling Crushed Recycled Glass
Abrasive on ebay
"Link" very cheep and works well im going to try glass bead next supposed to be very good
on aluminium leaving a nice finish.
Will be watching with interest to other peoples experiences and media used.
Dave.
Edited to add: i have a very big compressor and use an old vacuum cleaner as an extractor
[Edited on 2/1/12 by locoR1]
Hi Dave
If it's not too much of a pain in the arse, would you be able to post a couple of examples of parts before and after? I'd like to get an
idea of what sort of results to expect.
Thanks, Chris
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SCAR
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 03:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by locoR1
Brought a bigger one than that a couple of months ago for doing bits on my cafe racer project very happy with it works very well, makes all the
difference being able to clean up bits as you need to.
I have no previous experience of blasting cabinets so wasn't to sure what to use as media found a company selling Crushed Recycled Glass
Abrasive on ebay
"Link" very cheep and works well im going to try glass bead next supposed to be very good
on aluminium leaving a nice finish.
Will be watching with interest to other peoples experiences and media used.
Dave.
Edited to add: i have a very big compressor and use an old vacuum cleaner as an extractor
[Edited on 2/1/12 by locoR1]
You seem to be getting good results with your blast cabinet, I WANT ONE!
Which one did you get and how much? any drawbacks?
Cheers
Steve P
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locoR1
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 05:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by ChrisW
Hi Dave
If it's not too much of a pain in the arse, would you be able to post a couple of examples of parts before and after? I'd like to get an
idea of what sort of results to expect.
Thanks, Chris
Chris if you haven't already looked have look on page 5 of my cafe racer build thread (link at the bottom of my posts) no before pics apart from
the rusty bike on the first page but should give you an idea.
The fork legs were blasted with the medium recycled glass then a light sand with wet and dry then polished.
This is the cabinet i brought just big enough to get a wheel in so the only thing i will have to have done is the frame.
"Large Ebay blasting cabinet"
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locoR1
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 05:28 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SCAR
You seem to be getting good results with your blast cabinet, I WANT ONE!
Which one did you get and how much? any drawbacks?
Cheers
Steve P
Link to the one i brought above in my previous post
The only drawbacks ive found so far its reasonably quick on most things but the hard paint on the fuel tank took ages to get off maybe that's
the media i am using though.
And in my opinion if you haven't got a big compressor forget it would be a wast of time.
Dave.
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fullpint
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| posted on 3/1/12 at 05:59 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by chrsgrain
The suction blast guns are rubbish, you need a proper pressurised container one IMHO (having tried both), that cabinet is OK though....
Chris
I use (daily) a Guyson Super 6 which is a suction type and it works great. Yes pressure pot can be better but at the end of the day you need a lot of
cfm to maintain a good nozzle pressure. My compressor is 3 phase and is 19cfm but I'm looking into getting a bigger hydrovane (40cfm+).
That link is fine for small parts but forget it if you need to remove tough paint. In fact it's best to paint strip first and then follow this
up with a blast.
I use a 30/40 grit media. My cabinet also has a 240v extraction but as said in a reply a vacume will do the same if you are just using it for a short
while.
What size compressor do you have?
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