Sandblasting Cabinet

[marc.w]

Here's my latest project, a sandblasting cabinet. I will probably be mostly using this to clean vehicle wheels. I looked around at the existing cabinets on the market and found the Guyson Wheelmaster, so I set about copying it.

I have used 20mm x 20mm x 3mm angle, 3mm flat and 1.2mm sheet.

 

[Shox Dr]

Looking good, you'll be able to get a fair sized piece in there, are you going to have multiple glove holes so you don't have to keep moving it around

 

[marc.w]

Looking good, you'll be able to get a fair sized piece in there, are you going to have multiple glove holes so you don't have to keep moving it around

Yeah it is a good size. 1200mm (at it's longest) deep, 900mm wide and 1m height (1700mm total height). The plan is to have only 1 pair of gloves set into the front door. I was then going to make a frame that will sit on the grid to hold alloy wheels etc. I am also looking for an heavy duty lazy susan bearing to make a turntable that once again will sit on the grid and enable me to turn other parts easily.

 

[brightspark]

are u using a pressurised pot and nozzle to run it and what size comp

 

[marc.w]

are u using a pressurised pot and nozzle to run it and what size comp

Yeah, I've just got one of those ebay 20 gallon pots. I only have a 3hp 100 litre compressor at the moment but I'm on the lookout for an Hydrovane 40+ CFM compressor

 

[brightspark]

u will struggle dearly to blast car wheels with 14 cfm comp. 28cfm is realy about entry level for wheels using a 3mm jet next size up would be a 6mm jet using 90 cfm comp and u would need a good powerfull extractor

 

[marc.w]

u will struggle dearly to blast car wheels with 14 cfm comp. 28cfm is realy about entry level for wheels using a 3mm jet next size up would be a 6mm jet using 90 cfm comp and u would need a good powerfull extractor

90 CFM for a 6mm jet? Is it really that much? So I take it that the following page out of the pressure pot manual is a little optimistic?

 

[Shox Dr]

Note to self: put cuppa down before reading stuff on't tinterweb.


VERY optimistic

 

[richie00boy]

I see you are in Gloucester, may have to bring some wheels to you for blasting once you get set up Cabinet looks really good.

 

[marc.w]

I see you are in Gloucester, may have to bring some wheels to you for blasting once you get set up Cabinet looks really good.

Thanks for the comment. I'll give you a shout when it's all finished and up and running. Progress has slowed a bit this week, waiting for a pair of gauntlets from the USA, it was the only pair of 10" diameter gloves I could find. Wanted the biggest possible to give me the most range of movement in the cabinet.

 

[marc.w]

Got the door fitted now.. getting there... slowly

 

[richie00boy]

Sent you a message.

 

[mike k]

Chemical strip, blast for profile. Your current compressor won't touch the coating on wheels, learned that the long way. Cabinet looks good, what are your plans regarding viewing and lighting?

Mike

 

[drythropple]

90 CFM for a 6mm jet? Is it really that much? So I take it that the following page out of the pressure pot manual is a little optimistic?

I blast wheels with a 14cfm and vever had a problem!

 

[brightspark]

I blast wheels with a 14cfm and vever had a problem!

well u wont have if u have all day to spare on a few wheels .but if u have 24 wheels to do in 4 hours its a diffrent kettle of fish especialy if times money

 

[drythropple]

well u wont have if u have all day to spare on few wheels .but if u have 24 wheels to do in 4 hours its a diffrent kettle of fish especialy if times money

Obviously proffesional then! I doubt you would consider using the excellent cabinet that marc.w is building!!!

 

[brightspark]

Obviously proffesional then! I doubt you would consider using the excellent cabinet that marc.w is building!!!

i do use a cabinet the same size that i made and use a guyson lookalike suction gun in it as well as a pressure pot set up.the larger pot and comp i use in a shed or outside