I have a pretty decent small Empire brand bead blast cabinet that I refurbed a few years ago with a paint job, new window glass, LED light and blast gun. Does a good job stripping rust off metal. I run the exhaust through a Dust Deputy cyclone into my shop vac with a Hepa filter. 5 HP, 80 gallon compressor powers it. Usually set it at 60 PSI or less. .
But this last week I have gone down the rabbit hole of Vapor Blasting videos. Some elaborate setups, some very ,very basic. The cheapest one uses an old dishwasher motor. Many of the videos use $100 Harbour Freight cabinets. One guy has a very nice setup that he sells plans for to make a spacious plywood cabinet . Anyone else interested in home/hobby Vapor Blasting?
Ideally I'd like the ability to switch between the two in the same cabinet if I try and make my own. One thing I do not have is a source of fresh water at my shop. I have a camping food barrel I fill with about as much water as I can lift and get in the car when it comes time for a refill.
Pro systems are still very expensive.
But this last week I have gone down the rabbit hole of Vapor Blasting videos. Some elaborate setups, some very ,very basic. The cheapest one uses an old dishwasher motor. Many of the videos use $100 Harbour Freight cabinets. One guy has a very nice setup that he sells plans for to make a spacious plywood cabinet . Anyone else interested in home/hobby Vapor Blasting?
Ideally I'd like the ability to switch between the two in the same cabinet if I try and make my own. One thing I do not have is a source of fresh water at my shop. I have a camping food barrel I fill with about as much water as I can lift and get in the car when it comes time for a refill.
Pro systems are still very expensive.