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==Blast cabinets== ===Where to buy them=== *TP Tools and Equipment sells home and commercial blasting cabinets, abrasives, nozzles, parts, supplies, as well as blasting cabinet kits and plans -- http://www.tptools.com/d/12_Abrasive-Blasting.html . ===How to build them=== ==Where to get media== Locally, online, cheaply? ==Different types of media== List of various types of blasting media, and their purposes. *Alumaglass *Black diamond *Star blast *Automotive glass beads *Quikrete fine sand *Walnut shells *Black beauty *Silica sand (controversial: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silicosis) ==Sandblasting sheet metal== Cautions about this. ==Recycling media== Collecting and re-using media. ==Safety== *If you're getting media outside of the cabinet, you'll need to wear a mask. *The blast media can be slippery on a hard surface. ==References== *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/sand-blasting-cabinet-question-94622.html *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/best-sandblasting-media-65731-2.html ==Shop vacs== You can burn out a shop vac using it to evacuate a blast cabinet -- the media is so small it gets into the motor, and can be abrasive. ==Resource dump== *http://davepropst.com/Article/Art5/Article5.htm, http://davepropst.com/Article/Art5/Article5b.htm, and http://davepropst.com/Article/Art5/Article5c.htm *http://www.fordification.com/my67-p12.htm *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/sandblasting-cabinet-homemade-79837.html *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/newbie-but-not-new-118463.html *[[Rust#Media blasting rust]]
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