I did the gravity feed mod exactly as you did it. It's gone from working maybe 5% of the time to %100 of the time. Thanks a lot for showing this - I really needed it to work and it did.

@GarageHobbyist

2 ай бұрын

Glad I could help

Very nice addition to the shop! Very smart upgrades

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching. It’s proven useful, and a lot cleaner than the grinder!

Thank you for making a well produced video and sharing your knowledge.

@GarageHobbyist

Ай бұрын

Absolutely!. I have a video coming soon covering an inexpensive foot pedal for this cabinet. Stay Tuned!

Great video, Smart upgrades. I just did a video on past blast cabinet upgrades on the bench model and putting together a metering valve vid. I will try to catch your live stuff in the future. Good luck with the garage.

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It sure is handy have a blast cabinet around!

Thanks for the straight forward, informative video. I recently picked up one of these cabinets at the flea market for $60. It came with four types of media. I can see myself using all of your modifications. It hadn't occurred to me that it would be nice to have the blowgun inside the cabinet but now it seems obvious. I will probably add a vacuum system of some kind and a rotary table.

I installed the Eastwood Foot Pedal and Gun (item # 21133) and a Skat Blast Sandblasting Cabinet Pickup Tube (#6442-04) and have zero problems with my Harbor Freight cabinet. By keeping the overall design simple, the better designed siphon tube and gun allow a much shorter run for the blast media to have to travel resulting in less CFM's/pressure needed for everything to perform flawlessly.

Thatta boy! Great upgrades that will serve you well for many, many years to come. This is what we do and why we do it..........

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks brother. Its working out good so far!

@jeremynguyen2346

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageHobbyist hi

@1:52 replace the nuts with female thread star knobs. I did something similar on mine. Totally agree the original is a pain in the arse. I installed rivnuts and did male thread star knobs.

Hey man, thanks for the tips. I'm looking for a cheap way to get rusted cast iron clean without using electrolysis, and I'm close to buying one of these. I appreciate the time you put into this video. Subscribed.

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

No problem! It’s great for cleaning up scrap metal to reuse

Nice finally got it together I’ll bring that sand finally

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

10-4. I bought a bag but I’ll take an extra or 2 to have

1:20 I bought 1/4 inch riv nut kit and put riv nuts in it. Makes it easy to screws the bolts in and out, without worrying about losing the nuts as they are locked to the red plate

@GarageHobbyist

4 ай бұрын

Great idea! I am getting close to needing to replace the glass/plastic. I think I will do this.

First like and comment for ya buddy. Nice video

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching brother! 🤘

Some rivnuts work great for the glass. Wont have those bolts & threads exposed. Also adding a cyclone separator will save your shop vac. filters. They sell them at HF now.

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Rivnuts are a great idea! This works for now, but I may do that when I need to replace the glass!

That DIY metering valve is pretty sweet. I did my own version of the "ultimate" build a few years ago. For a grand total of $280 it was worth every penny. I recommend sealing every single seam with some PL200 or similar urethane as well as doing the vent louver. Makes a big difference overall. Either way nice upgrades on a budget for sure!

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

They actually include a tube of silicone in the box now! I was pleasantly surprised by that.

@DaneSaysStuff

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageHobbyist Silicone is the last thing you want to use. The particles can get embedded in whatever you're blasting and cause issues later when it comes time for paint or powder coating. At least they're trying tho!

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

@@DaneSaysStuff That's good to know. I'm mainly just cleaning up scrap metal for welding and forging projects, so hopefully I don't have much of an issue.

@DaneSaysStuff

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageHobbyist In that case no you'll be good. Will be burnt right out.

@RobA-ng4bq

9 ай бұрын

What's the best sealant to use that won't cause paint issues?

how did you get the regular air flow from right to left? Most im seeing online/amazon is left to right. Can this we reversed?

Good video. Looking at one of these cabinets, and I do not see the dimensions listed. Will a 15" truck rim fit inside for blasting? EDIT: I see you answered this in closing, thanks!

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Only thing I may do is get a foot operated gun. Large items aren’t that fun after a while.

After doing the siphon tube delete mod I can get mine to flow continuously. If I play with the tip I get a good venturie and it starts flowing but then stops

@GarageHobbyist

10 ай бұрын

I went to a little larger diameter nozzle and it helped a lot. The humidity we have had is giving me issues, but there’s nothing I can do about that

what size bolts did you used for the glass mold on the top, also what water/oil separator are you using? Thank you

@GarageHobbyist

10 ай бұрын

The separator was just from Menards for a compressor. The screws I want to say were 10-32, but I don’t remember the length

What size hose are you using for your media feed? Also, what size piping are you using?

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Hose is 1/2" ID. The first tee is a 1" - 3/4" reducing tee, then a 3/4"-1/2" reducing tee with a 1/2" -1/4" bushing for the ball valve. At the end there is a 3/4"-1/2" bushing with the 1/2" barb for the hose.

I put mine together today, the funnel panels just needed to be flipped over, I almost bent them and realized they just needed to be flipped.

@GarageHobbyist

9 ай бұрын

🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️. I can’t believe I didn’t figure that out. Oh well, it’s together and working great!

Any part numbers or links for the flange and associated parts for the valve?

@GarageHobbyist

6 ай бұрын

I’ll get some for you this evening

Does the air line attach to the top of your ball valve? If so, hodo you prevent blow by back into the Tee Fitting?

@GarageHobbyist

2 ай бұрын

No, the air is only attached the the gun. There is nothing attached to the top of the valve

What size fittings an hose did u use?

@GarageHobbyist

Ай бұрын

The bottom of the cabinet is 1 x 1 x 3/4 tee. Then there is a 3/4 x 3/4 x 1/2 tee with bushings to reduce down to the 1/4” ball valve and a 1/2” hose barb. The hose is 1/2”.

what media do you use..

@GarageHobbyist

10 ай бұрын

Right now just the black sand

What cfm compressor are you using?

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Its 5.7 cfm at 90 psi. Its a little small, but it works fine.

@kfranklin308

Жыл бұрын

@@GarageHobbyist what psi do you run the cabinet on and how long can you blast before running out of air? I need a sand blaster but I don’t need a huge compressor. I hate to buy a big air compressor just for sand blasting.

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

@@kfranklin308 I run it at about 80 psi and Have a few minutes before it kicks on. Compressor keeps up ok, but I do let it catch up once in a while

@wiggenvan

Жыл бұрын

How many gallons is it, if you don’t mind me asking. I have a 6 gallon pancake compressor, and I have a feeling it may not keep up?

@GarageHobbyist

Жыл бұрын

@@wiggenvan Its a 20 or 22 gallon. I honestly don't think the 6 Gallon is going to give you enough blasting time to be worthwhile.

or just save up a little and get an Econoline, even a used one

@Shade_tree_garage01

Ай бұрын

Nah, I prefer having a warranty