Looking for a new Sandblaster???

[Mr. Duece]

Shop needs to purchase a new cabinet blaster. Our demand has changed and our old cabinet can no longer keep up. I need something very productive, well made, and easy to find parts for. Anyone have any experience? Eastwood has some nice looking stuff???? All comments appreciated. Thanks, Don

[VintageMusclecar]

Don;

TP Tools makes some very nice equipment. When I was working in the aerospace industry a while back, we used this monster in the clean room. I give them 2

I purchased one of these cabinets from a local company for my shop a couple of years ago, and I've been very satisfied with it as well.

Hope this helps.

Eric

[Charley Lillard]

I have a Trinco cabinet. There are two types of blast cabinets, siphon and pressure. If you want a efficient system you should get a pressure cabinet. Here is a paragraph from the Trinco site explaining pressure cabinets
"DIRECT PRESSURE MODELS
A direct pressure cabinet utilizes an A.S.M.E. coded pressure pot to hold abrasive media. When the foot pedal control is depressed air pressure is released into the pressure pot, pressurizing the pot and then forcing the media from the pot through the blasting hose to the nozzle.
Most pressure blast cleaning is done at 40-60 PSI. Due to these lower pressures, abrasive media breakdown is greatly reduced even though a high volume of media is being directed at the part to be cleaned. Most of the media is recovered through the recycling process.
Direct pressure blast cleaning is ideal for the very tough jobs, for applications where large surfaces must be cleaned quickly, for production blast cleaning or when the job requires the use of heavy mesh sizes of silicon carbide, aluminum oxide, garnet, etc. Other popular medias that are used in Trinco pressure cabinets are glass beads, Trin-mixes, Rad-mix, and plastic blast cleaning media. "

I have a pressure type and it is so much faster that I don't see how a resto shop could be without one compared to a siphon. The hours saved if you do alot of blasting would pay for itself in no time. Big cost difference though. I see siphon cabinets for 800.00 while a good sized pressure cabinet will be about 5000.00. If you have been using a siphon cabinet you will be amazed at how much better a pressure cabinet is. I can get you pics of mine if you want.

[HEMIBEE]

i have one from tp tools, they are good people and get suplies to you asap when you need them, they have a very good selection of sizes also, I would recomend them to anybody.

[sYc]

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i have one from tp tools, they are good people and get suplies to you asap when you need them, they have a very good selection of sizes also, I would recomend them to anybody.

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Same here...

[Donnie]

Don,
tp tools is the way to go. ive got this one

[Mr. Duece]

Thanks everyone for your opinions.

Charlie: The direct pressure systems seem great but probably a little "overkill" for what I need. I still have the option of sending the real nasty stuff to our local media guy. I spend a lot of money annually on paint and rust removal. Currently I am hiring an apprentice in the shop and if I had a more efficient Sandblaster I can keep most of that blasting in house while having an extra body around the shop. As far as the TP Tool units, I've been looking at them. Their equipment seems fair priced for what you get. Can any of you using their units tell me how efficient and how noisy that style dust collection system is? Can you see fairly well what your blasting? Also, I know this is a loaded question but approx. how long would it take to Blast an average lower control arm? Thanks again for the advice! Don

[mockingbird812]

Don,

I have the 960-FL as well. Its dimensions of 30 deep x 48 wide allow pretty big stuff to fit inside. I bot mine 2.5 yrs ago and no problems. I would like another light source inside on opposite side to reduce shadows - only complaint. Shld be easy mod for myself to do (in spare time ). See if this is standard or offered as an option. Also can vent outside or self-contained inside if necessary - this is an option.

BTW, made in my home town! Canfield, Ohio .... Home of the fighting <font color="red">CARDINALS!!!! </font>

[Mr. Duece]

Sam, If you read the description of the 960FL it reads:
Adjustable floodlight lights all areas of cabinet.

Is that how the lighting is in yours? How noisy is that thing when it's running? Does it sound similar to a Shop Vac? Thanks for the help. Don

[HEMIBEE]

I have the pro detailer, it comes with the better vacuum and it is very quiet (not neer as noisey as a shop vac) it also has a door on both sides (very nice for bigger parts) and i also got the extention housing that you can put in placeof either door for longer parts (bumpers, driveshafts,71 cuda grille) you need the extra space for these items, it lights up very well with two flood lights, and its very easy to change media, i do recoment the vibrator to keep the media in the bottom of the unit, that way you can use a smaller amount of media,