The Joy Of A New Toy

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I have been increasingly unhappy with the methods available to me for

preparing metal parts for painting. Jobs that would take minutes by

sandblasting take HOURs on the wirewheel or using chemicals, so when a pal

emailed that he had a basketcase blast cabinet for sale at the right price.

This past weekend, several guys were rounded up and the cabinet was loaded

onto a trailer and is now in outdoor storage in back of my shop where it now

sits out in the rain. That's right, rain, here in SoCal, lots of it.

The cabinet had been in a fire at a radiator shop and needs some repairs.

New gloves, filters, lights, hoses, glass, seals and other bits are history

and will need to be replaced. But it is BIG and heavy, made out of 1/16

sheetmetal and the cabinet itself is not distorted. All repair work looks to

be straightforward. This thing is big. It stands 7 feet tall and has a work

area something like 33" x 36" x 48" with access doors 32" square on each side.

As you might guess, I have a few questions about blast cabinets and

sandblasting:



1. Is there a book of booklet that describes the way these machines

operate?



2. Is there a place that sells supplies such as gloves, filters, etc.?



3. Is there any way to determine make and model, and is it important?



4. Are there different nozzles to Tailor fit the work being done?



5. This thing is going to require some major league air. What should I

look for in the way of air compressor, tankage and accessories?



6. Is this thing going to need a shed to keep it dry? We do have

something like 10 rainy days a year here in SoCal, and it seems like they

have all been this week.



I can't wait to get this thing going, it's going to save days of labor on

each project.



Paul O'Neil, Hudson29@aol.com

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