I bought a top loader from HF and it did do the trick for the suspension
pieces very well. The only addition that I made to it was to plumb an outlet
at the top of the cabinet where I could attach my shop vac to help clear the
air and control the dust that would leak from the top lid. I pretty much
wore out a compressor during the rebuild of my TR3. The compressor was
running solid for days on end when I was doing blasting.
For larger parts including the frame I used a pressurized blasting unit also
from HF. It would hold about 25 or 30 pounds of blasting media. For the
very small pieces I used a small spot blaster.
I don't know that there is any one blast cabinet that will do everything.
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From: owner-triumphs@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-triumphs@Autox.Team.Net]On
Behalf Of sherman
Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 8:23 AM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Sandblast cabinet opinions
I would like to poll the community on their thoughts on sand blasting
cabinets
Ive been considering two options:
A] Harbor Freight 38440-2VGA ($110.00 delivered), a low-end option
or
B] TPTools 780-TL Top Load Cabinet ($350 delivered), a moderate cabinet.
I am using (dont laugh) a small but highly efficient residential compressor
(Porter-Cable Compressor CF2400) - which delivers 7.7 cfm@80 psi, to save
some bucks. Considering the light blasting work I have (front suspension
parts), is it better to buy the throw-away cabinet or am I being
penny-wise dollar foolish?
Thanks in Advance
Corey Sherman
HYPERLINK "mailto:cm.sherman@verizon.net"cm.sherman@verizon.net
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