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Making a SandBlasting Can and a Frisbee
Sandblasting cabinets. They are
either too small or too expensive. Most of them are just glorified
metal boxes with a pane of glass and a couple of holes for arms. I priced
a few in the size I was looking for and they were all way too much money
IMHO. So I decided to make my own.
The GOAL: Make a cabinet big
enough to sandblast a dual snorkel 83-85 Mustang/Capri air cleaner
(disassembled of course).
The PROBLEM: Being round and
rather large, the air cleaner for a carbed (or CFI) Mustang/Capri just doesn't
fit into the standard $50-$100 cubed sandblasting cabinets. There just
isn't enough room (at least by my measurements). "Enough Room" includes
the ability to fit the part in the cabinet AND maneuver it.
The SOLUTION: Simple! Molest
a perfectly good big ass GARBAGE CAN!
The DESIGN:
Parts:
Total Cost: $68.29 + Tax
The Project:
Results
Things worked out really well. The only complaints are that a little
media gets out through the hand openings. I had thought about that before
I started and was going to try and sandwich in something between the flanges to
make that area
tighter. I will probably have my wife sew me something with an elastic
band in it to stretch around my arms.
The positioning of the arm holes was actually surprisingly good. Sometimes you have to shift side to side to give one arm or another a bit more length to grab something but I was expecting a lot worse.
Another plus is that the capacity of the garbage can was MORE than enough for an air cleaner body (see picture). As you can see there is room for the air cleaner, the gun and enough room left over to maneuver.
The garbage can is VERY rugged as well. Hitting it with the sandblaster doesn't harm it at all.
The Frisbee
Oh yeah, almost forgot. You should have a home made Frisbee left over. It flies well and looks cool if you leave the screw and the string in it!
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