Bigfella Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I was just given a $300 gift voucher from Just Tools for my 40th. Believe it or not I am having a bit of trouble spending it. I was thinking of getting a sandblasting cabinet. Come on fellow Zeders I need some suggestions. Thanks Bigfella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 cabinet sounds good... wish i had one :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfella Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 cabinet sounds good... wish i had one :'( Yeah I thought it may be good for all those little parts I have to do Be nice if I could fit the car in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB30X Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Make sure your compressor is big enough first. Ratchet spanners are awesome bits if gear, they're on my christmas list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scoota G Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Yes and imagine how many new "friends" you will have with your own sandblaster!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 happy birthday by the way Yes and imagine how many new "friends" you will have with your own sandblaster!!! yep, I'll be around with a whole heap of stuff to clean up I'd add the following: metal cutoff saw ratchet spanners descent size air compressor cheers Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsandwhich Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Make sure your compressor is big enough first. +1 on this. I had one of those little cabinets and tried to run it with my 50 litre, 3hp compressor. Worked O.k but the compressor was always running, trying to keep up with the mass amount of air needed to blast effectively. Very frustrating, so just did what every frustrated person would do and went out and got a 250 litre, 10hp compressor and a bigger cabinet. That sorted it right out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfella Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 happy birthday by the way yep, I'll be around with a whole heap of stuff to clean up I'd add the following: metal cutoff saw ratchet spanners descent size air compressor cheers Bruce Thanks for the birthday wishes. Yeah i'm not sure of the size of compressor required. I will have to look into that. I was also thinking of getting a plasma cutter. But just tools don't have them, and they are a bit more than $300 bucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfella Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 Well I made my choice . Got the cabinet and some ratchet spanners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riceburner Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 How much was the cabinet? Also what the min size compressor you can use it with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigfella Posted November 27, 2010 Author Share Posted November 27, 2010 How much was the cabinet? Also what the min size compressor you can use it with? Its was $245. it states 5 CFM at 80 psi. I have a 2 1/2 HP compressor and I can't find a CFM on it anywhere. It was having a bit of trouble keeping up. I have a mate who is going to sell me his 3 cylinder 15 amp jobbie at a good price and that is about 8 CFM. Hopefully that will cope a bit better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsandwhich Posted November 27, 2010 Share Posted November 27, 2010 I have a mate who is going to sell me his 3 cylinder 15 amp jobbie at a good price and that is about 8 CFM. Hopefully that will cope a bit better. It will still struggle, but will get the job done.....eventually! What I did when I was running a smaller compressor was purchase one of those small blast pots and ran that into the cabinet as the pressure pots are more effective due to the fact they don't need to waste pressure by having to suck up the media from the bottom of the cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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