Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Gunsmithing Picked up a blast cabinet...

Harbor Freight had this little guy on sale for $79.99 yesterday, and I couldn't resist. I had a beater 10/22 I was fixing up, and so far, it looks pretty good. I have a Tactical Solutions barrel that should be here tomorrow to finish the build...

I bought the exact same one about six months ago and I love it...and the price is hard to argue with.

The instructions warn against using Aluminum oxide or sand in it but I regularly used a 3 to 1 mix of glass beads to aluminum oxide with no apparent ill effects. I really like this mix (I buy it at Rutland) because it gives a beautiful finish but is just abrasive enough to remove the small stuff without the worries associated with the more aggressive products.

When I do longer pieces (like barrels) I just take it outside and drape and tape a couple pieces of canvas with slits for the barrel down over the open side doors and wear a canister protective mask with a full sandblasting hood over that.

I figured I'd do the same for the longer pieces. I just need to get the light kit for this one...

Nice unit.......makes life easy.

Rick.....interesting comment on mixing grit & beads. Never done that before.

Do you know what size the Al2O3 is?

MM

how long, big a piece can this cabinet handle?

24" x 14" internal dimensions, with full size end doors on both ends.

i fitted a toilet floor flange fixture to the side of mine with a capped piece of pvc pipe on it. that way i can put a barrel in and do a little greater than half and turn it around to do the other half.

I don�t mix it myself I buy it from my local Rutland tool and supply shop (www.rutlandtool.com ). Their part number is #25982026. You can get it in two different grit combinations.