Aloha Rich.
You should be able to get away with a bench top cabienet if a rim is the
largest piece you will do. Will need a large tank and a compressor that
puts out a high CFM. You will also want to install a good line drier at the
cabinet. Be surprised how fast a fresh sandblasted parts begins to rust
when you are blasting with a mixture of sand and water mist.
Some cabinets also have a spot for a shop vac. This is to remove the fine
dust from the air inside the cab. Between the compressor and the vacume it
gets pretty noisy also.
Another idea is to use a regular sand blaster. Use play ground sand (a buck
a bag), and do it down wind from the house and vehicles. You can vacume up
the sand, sift and reuse many times. If you dont have a place to do this
outside, a roll of poly and some cheep 1" strapping and you can build and
enclosure for the sandblaster, the part and you.
Safety is important of course. If using a cabinet, wear at least some
hearing protection. For the other options you will want a full face shield
and particle mask.
HPT. Let me know if there is anything else
Pete
Does anyone have any experience with small sandblasting cabinets? I was
thinking about getting one for this (and future) projects. Probably would
want something large enough to blast a 16" wheel. And how big of a
compressor does one typically need or are there self contained units out
there?
Thanks,
Rich
' 60 SII 109sw
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