Sand blaster!!!

Novak

Novak

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Hello Gentlemen....

I’m in my favorite part of tool buying which means I paid off my box and sockets and now I want bigger tools. I know Northern Tool is pretty consistent with a descent selection however I haven’t used any of the brands I’m looking at. My current sandblaster is sh*t, I bought it in UT for cheap and that’s what I got....cheap. But I was starting a business on a budget so hey, sum-b paid for itself faster.

I want a new sandblaster clearly but I want it contained with a vacuum and circulating hopper. They are somewhere in the ball park of 1000-1400 for an Eastwood or Allsource or even Redline standing cabinet. Standing is key because I’m gonna weld up a caster cart under the cabinet so I can move it around my shop. I don’t care if it’s pedal driven TBH. I just don’t want to pay good American dollars for something that’s gonna fill my shop up with Silica dust or be a POS in a long run.
Here is an example of what I’ve been looking at.
https://m.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200347897_200347897


If anyone has any input on which brand and or model please please say so!


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Chevy1925

Chevy1925

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how big of a cabinet you want? My dad use a harbor freight one all the time and has provisions for a shop vac to hook to. just dont get a bunch of grease chunks in there or it plugs up the recirc of the hopper. We use a 60 grit silica thats demagged (stuff we use in caulking so he just takes a few bags home if needed). only bad thing is the size of the cabinet can be an issue.
 
Novak

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Big enough to fit a wheel inside.
I’ve seen the harbor freight ones and the cabinets look good. It’s the vac and blaster system that I’m most concerned with


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Novak

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Has anyone experimented with difference media? Like for instance I do a lot of plastics (ABS) I fear that my Aircraft stripper with ruin a rifle stock one day while I’m attempting to remove manufactured paint or patterns, I also do a boat load of aluminum as well. I haven’t had to replace someone’s stuff yet but as a worse case scenario trial I guinea pigged a bow limb and my “plastic safe” media from a local retailer carved right in.


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1FastBrick

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Pressure and media type will affect what it does.
At work they need to use a real fine media and low pressure to get more of a cleaning effect.

I forget what is used and the pressure. I will have to look next time I'm in the shop.
 
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I can't say how it would be with plastic or wood, but I've used baking soda as blast media. It's worked pretty well for me on everything I've cleaned - Aluminum, steel, etc. Harbor Freight carries several different levels of coarseness.
 
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