Blast Cabinet

Rebuilding a Universal Machine
Blasting Cabinet
February 2, 2003 This cabinet was given to me along with a 50lb CO2 Tank when I bought a Used Miller Syncrowave 180SD. I had Harbor Freight's $219 Cabinet (when on sale) which actually suited me fine for what it was. I added a Surplus Center Blower and a couple 60 watt Halogen Flood lights to the Harbor Freight cabinet which made it useable. My biggest complaint with the HF cabinet was that it was on the small side. This one is a full 36" wide, 30" tall and 30" deep. I sold off my HF cabinet to one of the local metalworking club members and helped offset the costs of redoing the new one.
The things that I did to the new cabinet:
Replaced the 2 large flood lights with 2 2' two tube flourescent lights.
Replaced the gloves (Tip Tools but modified by my mother-in-law because of the oval openings, thanks Jennie!)
Replaced the blast nozzle with a C-25 Gun with carbide nozzle from Tip Tools
Added a trap door instead of the rusted up 3/4" pipe plug, idea given to me by Harold Vordos
Steam cleaned the cabinet, repainted the interior gloss white to reflect light, and the outside with some blue paint I had.
Added Casters for mobility.

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Rough is an understatement!	Fact of the matter is, the cabinet is the most expensive part.	Glass was good and useable. There is another piece of plate glass on the inside held by a frame and a couple of wing nuts. Presumeably for easy replacement.	Air valve and regulator.
Interesting "gun" HUGE ceramic nozzle was well worn. Must have needed a lot of air volume to use it.	Interior Shot of old lighting and windows. To the right is a sort of seperator. Keeps the media in the cabinet and not sucked out by the blower.	Shot just after painting	Rear Shot of cabinet and new Surplus Center Blower installed.
Another Shot of the blower	Shot of completed Interior.	Over all completed Shot.	Added a dryer, new gauge. Note the air switch. I can only surmize that a chaing or something hangs from it to operate it with your foot. If you know for sure, email me
	This and the picture to the right show the box I made to hold the 2 flourescent light fixtures.	A local Club member had a shear and finger brake and even a small sheet of 18 gauge metal for me to use. (Thanks George!)