Media Blasting

[outcastzeroone]

So I got a small hand held blaster from my local snap on guy. It only cost me about $60 for the gun and runs on 125psi with a small contaner on the top for holding the media. Should work fine for what little stuff I do. I am now looking into makeing my own basting chamber since geting back blasted in the face with media isnt fun. I was planning to make it out of wood for simplicity but want to have some gloves to use. I was thinking of looking for some of the realy long arm kind so that I can have them attached to the front board and keep the box sealed. I was mainly wondering if I should go with leather or rubber ones. I know I will have to replace them at one point so I will make it easy to do that when time comes. Just wondering what everyone uses.

[Harleydad]

Here are some gloves: http://www.tptools.com/dg/24_Abrasiv...oves-Trim.html

Build you own cabinet plans:
http://www.tptools.com/dg/142_Abrasi...ters-Kits.html

[chromo]

"since geting back blasted in the face with media isnt fun"

Nope not fun and not really healthy either. I suppose you were at least wearing a good mask so your not breathing the media and dust, that will kill you in years to come breathing it. Also surely Safety glasses too right.

When I have blasted like that I wear a clear full face shield, safety goggles, and safety glasses under the goggles. Media and dust like to get under glasses.
I had one of those rubber masks with cartriges for breathing.
I used to use a fresh cartrig as needed for painting and such for the chemicals, and often re-used them later for the mask I used for blasting. Since blasting is just dust I figured the used cartrig was still good as an air filter. Helped to cut costs allot that way, those cartriges were not cheap, But I figure the used ones were still better than just a paper cup type.

[HobbyTalk]

For not much more you could have gotten one with a cabinet.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=45411

I would guess by the time you buy/build your own you'll have this much or more in it.

[outcastzeroone]

Originally Posted by HobbyTalk

For not much more you could have gotten one with a cabinet.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=45411

I would guess by the time you buy/build your own you'll have this much or more in it.

WAY too small for what I need to work on.the one im making is going ot be about 2'x2'x4'. Lots of suspention stuff in the works. thanks for all the info guys.

[donafams]

does anyone actually sell the Glove insert rings for blast cabinets so i dont have to make them out of pvc?

[jredd29]

tptools sells the rings. ANd just about all the other parts for their cabinets. You should be able to get whatever you need from them to build your own.

[donafams]

Originally Posted by jredd29

tptools sells the rings. ANd just about all the other parts for their cabinets. You should be able to get whatever you need from them to build your own.

great, thanks

[outcastzeroone]

seems like it might be a good idea to make a post with links to all kinds of sources for parts we need to bild blasting cabinents and ovens and such and sticky it. could help a lot of people out

[seanc]

Originally Posted by HobbyTalk

For not much more you could have gotten one with a cabinet.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=45411

This cabinet is a complete piece of CR@*! You'll end up spending a whole lot more to fix all the flaws.

Sean