Morris Minor Owners Club

has anyone ever built there own cabinet as to buy one is quite expensive and i don't fancy doing it without one.

my missus would winge about all the dust over her washing. tut women hey.

or if not anywhere i can get a cheap one from.
and what the best blast media to use.

here is one i made

Media? I've read that it depends on the job, but am in no way an expert on the subject. I've always used just the Machinemart coarse and fine variants, but American Hot Rod/Overhaulin' and the like seem to prefer things like crushed walnut shell for panels

I built a big one, suitable for taking things like motorbike frame or 4x4 wheel with tyre still attached, out of guillotined and folded galv sheet.
TOO big for domestic / DIY and replaced it with the smallest, metal, cabinet sold by Machine Mart as I would have struggled to make one for their price.
Someone I know used an old oil drum as a basis and I've thought cold water tanks, either thick plastic or galv, could be a starting point too.

I get my abrasive from a company who I found in Yellow pages under "Abrasives"
They supply grinding wheels and papers.
They have various grades / types of media.
I use the chepaest which is old grinding wheels which are crushed and graded / filtered. They work find for me and it's far cheaper than virgin media.
Larger items I just blast outside at bottom of garden using kiln dried sand sold by builders merchants. Horrible job so I avoid it. I should add that you shouldn't really use sand as it can cause nasty medical problems. I have a full hood and respirator.
Any large job, in future, I'd happilly pay a proessional to do the work as it's that bad - expecially when hot weather.

Paul Humphries.

Hello Steve,

the cabinet is only part of the set up. To blast even relatively small parts you need a sizeable compressor or else you are forever waiting for the pressure to build up again. Add to that an extractor to keep the cabinet clear. You can use a heavy duty vacuum cleaner for that purpose.
All in all it is not something that can be done cheaply. Unles you have a frequent need for such an item it is better to pay to have it done professionally.

Alec

I have one going free at work if anyone wants it - in central scotland. We use glass beads for cleaning - and SAND is very much NOT allowed!!