Blast Cabinet on the cheap

[clstolten]

Put together a blast cabinet with a 55 gallon drum. I got the drum from a guy at work for $5 and had to put it to use. Used scrap angle, tube, and sheet metal I had in my shop. Toilet flanges for the arm holes. Harbor Freight blast cabinet gloves. Plexy glass window. K5 endgate hinge for the plywood door. Blast gun from Home Depot. Lamp so I could see. Connected my shop vac to remove dust. Holds 100 lbs of sand and works very well. I blasted the knuckle in the pic in about 15 minutes.

 

[mikey_d05]

That rocks man, how much did the whole setup start to finish cost?

 

[ARAMP1]

That's so COOL!!!! I was just going to break down and buy one, but now, you've got me thinking...

 

[clstolten]

The cost is hard to calculate since it has taken me so long to complete. Too many projects going at the same time. I had the steel laying in my back yard. 55 gallon drums go for about $5. The blast gun is like $15. The gloves from harbor freight are super cheap. I would guess that I have around $75 into it. Uses lots of air and will probably make my electric bill go up. I have seen people make these out of plywood as well.

 

[73k5blazer]

Nice work! I sandblast large stuff outside, and have bought a cheap $99 cabinet for small stuff. The cheap cabinet is a regrettable purchase. You get what you pay for. Dust flys from every seem, even with a vac hooked up. The fittings pop off the air nozzle no matter how much I tighten it, the gun trigger gets easily jambed.

 

[1985_K5_Silverado]

Not bad! With a respirator, you're ready to blast.