I went down this morning all happy to sandblast my parts today, however when I started sandblasting it was HELL. I had to keep moving the sand over the end of the hose (which sucks up the sand), I couldn't see in there cause the lighting and plexy glass are shot, and I had more sand in my hair from the sealing being so bad then in the cabinet. So I said screw it, I put it in the trunk of my 1993 Spirit and drove home.
Here is some pictures of it all ripped down, now I have a few questions for guys who have built them:
1. The cabinet is not a large cabinet at all, however my main problem is the shape of the bottom. Then sand doesn't collect into one area, it collects all across the bottom. So what I was thinking on doing was:
A. Cutting the bottom out and rewelding in new pieces that be steep enough in order for the sand to collect in a smaller area
or
B. Just weld in steeper pieces on top of the already created sides (if that makes sense). The problem with this is that I will be cutting down my ability to hold a lot of sand.
2. Do you see all the bolts holding the unit together, should I just weld the thing together? Would that be a better setup? It leaks sand through these sides because they really aren't sealed that well.
3. What is your light setup? I want the brightest setup possible cause I cannot see in that thing for the life of me.
4. Do you hook up a shop vac to your sandblaster and let it run?
Thanks guys.
