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Re: Blast Cabinet Question: How Tall?

To: <doug@dougbraun.com>, "Shop-Talk Talk" <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: Blast Cabinet Question: How Tall?
From: "Marknsuz" <marknsuz@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Feb 2006 20:05:57 -0800
> I am mostly finished with my project of building a blasting cabinet from 
> TP Tools' parts kit
> and plans, and I am to the point where I have to cut the legs.
>
> Does anybody have any advice on how high the glove holes should be?  It 
> seems
> like they ought to be a little bit higher than elbow-height, but since I 
> have no experience
> actually using a cabinet, I cannot say for sure...

Consider leaving the legs too long and trying it at different heights by 
putting a platform you can move up and down in front of it (a bunch of 2x s 
sitting on one or more layers of 2x shims).  Cut the legs after you figure 
out what works best for you and the type of blasting you do.

Mark. 




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