Looks beautiful!! I love the wood glass cover thing. I just found one of these on Facebook also and I am going to turn it into a vapor honing cabinet. Before I do that I might do the upgrades that you did first.. Thanks for sharing this great build...
I guess my little compressor is not going to do it. Would you let me know what brand compressor, motor voltage ( I only have 110/115, pictures because I may have to buy another one.
@tonyportella994 mine is a Diamond brand found at my local farm/fleet store however any 60 gallon compressor would be adequate for your needs. Kobalt, Husky, DeWalt etc. most of them are made in the same factory and have different branding painted on the tanks.
I got one for Christmas from my son .I Bound out if there's any water in your compressor the beat blusher will not keep working cause. It gets the glass wet and it will not go to thenazzle no. WI gotta figure out a way of putting the thing on the bottom of my compressor to drain the water out of it. I get an elbow and do that. But it works really well does a good job. I'm very happy with it god bless have a great day oldgeorge
I'm shirt somewhere in the comments and I know it's already been done so it doesn't really matter but why not just mail a light bar inside and run the wire out put it into a multi plug flicker shop vac into that and then every time you plug in your multi plug it just turns both of them on but you would still have the power of turning one on or one off and in that configuration you wouldn't have to drag the shop back around cuz it would be detachable by just unplugging it from the multi plug
Excellent find for 40 bucks! You were doing great with the rebuild till you made the metering valve. The basic concept was there but a poor choice of parts to construct it. I've watched many TH-cam videos on different designs on how to build one of these but the parts you chose to use were very restrictive (too small) and will result in poor performance and slow blasting results. When you get a chance you might want to build a more efficient metering valve and a better gun, you'll be glad you did.
I've never had any problems or trouble with the simple internal syphon system; the few times I have had less than good results have been easily remedied. I have seen a bunch (!) of youtube videos where the first thing folks do is add a "gravity" feed "metering" valve to the cabinet. Some of these are homemade and some are commercial. The gun venturi provides the suction necessary to pull the media up from the hopper regardless of the arrangement. The least distance that the media has to travel is optimum. The only system design that is more efficient is the pressure pot system. They are mostly (yes, there are a couple of exceptions) commercial and expensive. I think most of the frustration with syphon tubes is damp media, gun nozzle trouble, mismatched components, and blocked or poorly made syphon tubes.
Thomas, I've got to say you've done a great job refurbing that blast cabinet my friend 👏 I have the same one brand new with all the xtra parts I bought for it out in my garage, probably have had it almost a year and haven't been able to put it together yet, lol 😄. I'll get to it soon! AWESOME JOB buddy!!👍👍
I agree. TH-cam has become ridiculous with the placement and quantity of ads during videos. My suggestion is to use an adblocker on your browser. TH-cam placed those ads without my permission. All my new uploads do not have ads in the middle of the video (called mid-roll ads), only at the beginning and the end of the video.
Thanks for your video! Have had issues with water from your air compressor yet? I had all kinds of problems, even after installing two inline water filters. Finally solved it by adding an auto water drain valve kit on the air compressor drain plug. I’m using the Dewalt auto drain kit….
You should have taken the hopper apart and sealed the joints properly. Sealing the joints like that will just hinder the flow of the media.
Looks beautiful!! I love the wood glass cover thing. I just found one of these on Facebook also and I am going to turn it into a vapor honing cabinet. Before I do that I might do the upgrades that you did first.. Thanks for sharing this great build...
Good video content. Timely discovery for me as I'm embarking on a similar refurbishment.
Good find, even with the needed refurb.
I want to sandblast EVERYTHING now!
How's this holding up after three years, and what modifications have you made?
use two pieces of glass one double strength and single strength on the inside
Great job with the refurb. I think it was worth the $40 and the extra parts. Did it meet or exceed your expectations?
I have used it extensively while restoring my VW Beetle and it works perfectly. I love it.
@@SouthpawWorkshop Perfect. That makes it all the better as you added your own mods and touches to it and it works great.
what compressor are you using? horse power? CFM? pressure?
Thanks
It is a 60-gallon 11.5 SCFM compressor. It does the job.
I guess my little compressor is not going to do it.
Would you let me know what brand compressor, motor voltage ( I only have 110/115, pictures because I may have to buy another one.
@tonyportella994 mine is a Diamond brand found at my local farm/fleet store however any 60 gallon compressor would be adequate for your needs. Kobalt, Husky, DeWalt etc. most of them are made in the same factory and have different branding painted on the tanks.
Thanks for the video! Turned out great!
Thanks!
Very clever, nicely done! Thanks
Good work. After straightening the shelf I would have turned it over and also put the bent side to the rear. Hindsight is 20/20.
I got one for Christmas from my son .I Bound out if there's any water in your compressor the beat blusher will not keep working cause. It gets the glass wet and it will not go to thenazzle no. WI gotta figure out a way of putting the thing on the bottom of my compressor to drain the water out of it. I get an elbow and do that. But it works really well does a good job. I'm very happy with it god bless have a great day oldgeorge
I'm shirt somewhere in the comments and I know it's already been done so it doesn't really matter but why not just mail a light bar inside and run the wire out put it into a multi plug flicker shop vac into that and then every time you plug in your multi plug it just turns both of them on but you would still have the power of turning one on or one off and in that configuration you wouldn't have to drag the shop back around cuz it would be detachable by just unplugging it from the multi plug
I have a dedicated shop vac just for my sandblaster.
Excellent find for 40 bucks! You were doing great with the rebuild till you made the metering valve. The basic concept was there but a poor choice of parts to construct it. I've watched many TH-cam videos on different designs on how to build one of these but the parts you chose to use were very restrictive (too small) and will result in poor performance and slow blasting results. When you get a chance you might want to build a more efficient metering valve and a better gun, you'll be glad you did.
I've never had any problems or trouble with the simple internal syphon system; the few times I have had less than good results have been easily remedied. I have seen a bunch (!) of youtube videos where the first thing folks do is add a "gravity" feed "metering" valve to the cabinet. Some of these are homemade and some are commercial. The gun venturi provides the suction necessary to pull the media up from the hopper regardless of the arrangement. The least distance that the media has to travel is optimum. The only system design that is more efficient is the pressure pot system. They are mostly (yes, there are a couple of exceptions) commercial and expensive. I think most of the frustration with syphon tubes is damp media, gun nozzle trouble, mismatched components, and blocked or poorly made syphon tubes.
Thomas, I've got to say you've done a great job refurbing that blast cabinet my friend 👏 I have the same one brand new with all the xtra parts I bought for it out in my garage, probably have had it almost a year and haven't been able to put it together yet, lol 😄. I'll get to it soon! AWESOME JOB buddy!!👍👍
Thanks! Definitely a handy tool to have around the shop.
I got one today for free fifty free. And working order. Guy bought a newer expensive one and this one was in his way.
Great sandblaster. Especially if it is free
Sometimes its better to buy one working after you buy all the bits to get it working costs more .
i just started total build of junk yard cart an blasting the frame it goes every were
Get a better gun
Great vid, but put off by the dozen or so adverts I’m subjected to throughout!
I agree. TH-cam has become ridiculous with the placement and quantity of ads during videos. My suggestion is to use an adblocker on your browser. TH-cam placed those ads without my permission. All my new uploads do not have ads in the middle of the video (called mid-roll ads), only at the beginning and the end of the video.
we all think we can do this an try it without a box it goes all down shirt pants every were hahahahahahahahaha
Lol very true!
Excellent video
Thanks for your video! Have had issues with water from your air compressor yet?
I had all kinds of problems, even after installing two inline water filters. Finally solved it by adding an auto water drain valve kit on the air compressor drain plug.
I’m using the Dewalt auto drain kit….
I have the same on my system. Seems to help a lot.
foot pedal makes blasting cabinet SOOOO MUCH nicer!
Sweet! Thanks for sharing and giving us some inspiration!
Thanks for watching!
That support ring is supposed to be on the underside of the hopper.. but its too flimsy to do anything anyway
The air valve is upsid down, your media will flow out of there like an egg timer.
Why does everyone connect the cyclone to the intake on the side instead of the rear exhaust port ?.
Great job and very well done.
whats it like for leaking after you sealed it mate?? any dust/media out the seams still. im about to do mine
Only leak is where I passed the sand feeder tube through the box. I need to put a grommet on the tube to seal it off better.