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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 . *[http://www.nortonsandblasting.com Norton Sandblasting Equipment] ===How to build them=== *http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=143854 *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/sandblasting-cabinet-homemade-79837.html *Interior coating can be made from something soft, rather than hard (rubber?). Norton Sandblasting Equipment sells rubber curtains for this purpose. ==Where to get media== Locally, online, cheaply? ==Dealing with dust== When the blast media wears out, it will create more dust. Also, can use a [http://www.grizzly.com/products/1-HP-Dust-Collector/G8027 dust collector]. You essentially need a big fan with a big motor You need air flowing into the cabinet, as well as out. Some creative solutions on dealing with dust are here: http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/blasting-cabinet-clouds-up-136430-2.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. Also, the paper filter gets clogged very quickly. One suggestion is to wrap the filter with a layer of foam (like some car filters). Shop vacs have low CFM compared to most suitable fans, so they aren't going to work very well. Can't see inside your cabinet? Try a light or two shining in the blast window, or inside the blast cabinet. ==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== *Don't recycle media that has been used to blast undercoating -- it contaminates the 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. ==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]] ==References== *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/sand-blasting-cabinet-question-94622.html *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/best-sandblasting-media-65731.html *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/sandblast-cabinet-coating-115718.html *http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/blasting-cabinet-clouds-up-136430-2.html

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