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| | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 | I'm looking to buy a bead blaster for my garage so I can blast all of my hinges, striker plates, etc off of my truck to get all that gunk and grease and stuff off of it. Any recommendations?
1952 Chevy 5 Window Restoration
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Build your own with a kit from TIP, that way you can build it any size you want,
Scott | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 427 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 427 | I use one of those cheap, stick the hose it the bucket ones.
Works for what I need with minimal investment. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 425 | before you spend time and money on a blast cabinet, you must have a BIG, POWERFUL compressor. I have a 6hp, 60 gallon and it won't even begin to keep up with even a "bucket blaster" set up. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | After two years of savings I finally got a Skat Blast cabinet from T.P.Tool. Its 46x26x26 and does a great job. I do some bead blasting for some others and it helps keep it up and "payback". TP Tool has a good section to read about air supply,how much etc that is worth the time to read. Just info.... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 127 | Hmm.. a cheap one may do the job. The only thing I really need the blaster for is for cleaning the striker plates, door hinges, hood hinges.. small stuff like that. It'll only be used for the small things...
1952 Chevy 5 Window Restoration
| | | | | Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 2,773 | One thing that I've learned is that no matter how big the cabinet is, I always need the next size bigger sooner or later. At the museum we have a 48" cabinet. I have blasted some 6' long parts by taping a trash bag over the end door. Biggest problem is wide objects, like wheels.
And to run it we have a 15 hp compressor. You don't want to have to pay the electric bill. 40 amp, 208 volt 3 phase and it runs about 40% of the time with the blast cabinet running 55 psi.
Fred
52 3600
69 C-10
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