I bought a syphon blaster and use it in the carport, and manage to recycle about 75% of the sand. I made a sifter out of wood and metal window screen and I'm VERY pleased with the results. I know it's not got the power of a pressure blaster but it kicks rust butt just fine.

I also have a tabletop blasting cabinet which I get a LOT of use out of. THE biggest problem with any cabinet blaster is finding a vacuum that can be hooked up to it to keep the dust down inside the cabinet. Wet/Dry shop vacs do NOT work well because their filters have a very small surface area and get clogged up within a couple minutes. I would strongly suggest a good household vacuum with a large bag (yard sale item?). I wound up hooking my central vac up to it and that keeps the air in the cabinet clean.

Woody
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