(Pt 3) HF Blast Cabinet - Glass Upgrade (Harbor Freight)

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[@garymucher9590]

Older video, but if you take the screws and install them from the inside out and use nuts to secure them in place on the outside before installing the foam tape, then you can remove the glass without ever having to tighten any nuts inside the cabinet. And then you merely use wing nuts to tighten the glass on from the outside. So easy and never have to mess with tightening anything from the inside and outside at the same time ever again...

[@williamburgos2963]

I will modify mind with “RIVNUTS” then use the foam tape as before. The rivnut is a threaded insert that is squeezed in the cabinet. Then you don’t need a backup nut. Just screw in the top panel. You can get the rivnuts and the rivnut puller at home depot.

[@phillhuddleston9445]

I was just about to make that same comment.

[@Gamezinfer]

good idea

[@4speed3pedals]

Suggestion: after cleaning the glass, use a paste wax on the surfaces, being sure to remove excess with a clean buffing cloth or 2. This will remove any streaks making visibility the best and it will reduce the amount of dust clinging to the surface. I do this for my car on the interior and it keeps them from fogging up on those cool mornings.

[@jonathankenna5996]

Paul Straney nice tip! Always do that to the car but never thought of using that on the glass on my blast cabinet. Thanks!

[@4speed3pedals]

You are welcome.

[@randomguyfromtexas1185]

That’s a great tip, THANK YOU, I never thought of that!!!!

[@danreynolds8028]

I'd put 1/4-20 nutserts on the cabinet instead of hassling with trying to hold nuts in place on the inside of the cabinet. Nutserts are installed like threaded rivets. Harbor Freight carries a decent kit. They call it a "Threaded Insert Riveter Kit". Less than $20 with a 20% off coupon and definitely worth the investment.

[@4lowdiesel]

I did this with mine but used M4 nutserts which is what the stock screws are. Then got some M4 x 30mm thumb screws. 1/4-20 would be overkill.

[@travisnelson9178]

If your blasting gloves ever rot or ware out go to Harbor Freight and buy the heavy long blue rubber adjustable gloves to put in it they work wonderful and are alot better then them ones that comes with the blaster

[@tonyportella994]

In my blast Cabinet, I install 10/32 TPI floating nut plates in the cabinet, washer and screws from the top. wish I could post pictures of it in here.

[@craigmonteforte1478]

Good video btw the best way to clean glass is using a Squeegee as they method wipes away any dust that may be on it thats how window tinkers do it so nothing is trapped between the film and glass thanks for all the additional info and links on these cabinets i’m between homes at the moment but i’m pretty sure i’m going to set up one of these blast cabinets for working on my Vintage automobiles and motor boats plus i want to get a vinyl plotter and cutter and i always wanted to try glass etching for some of the custom Woodworking i do

[@BBAILEY466]

Thanks for this video, I had a rough time figuring out what to do with all the extra plastic extras. Your video made since to me.

[@johnklawin484]

I installed 14 - 20 Rivnuts in the cabinet an used 1/4 - 20 X 1 steel bolts with washers to mount the 2 panes of glass and retainer.

[@JoshTolbertUrbana]

So how well does this glass work? I'm nearing the end of my stack of original films and need to figure out if I'm going to do this or...Something else. When I built my cab, I enlarged the holes and put rivnuts there, then loctited bolts sticking up through the top of the cab from the inside...Keeps the glass from coming off that way, and I just use some thumb nuts on top of the retainer to keep everything snug. Works like a charm, can change the whole deal without having to reach inside the cabinet, etc. Might be worth looking in to.

[@johnjacobjinglehimerschmit3342]

put the correct size socket on a nut driver and hold it with the left glove, it took me about 3 sec to figure that out. lol

[@masoncross-om3oc]

This guy isn't that bright.. ?? Any real tech would figure that out in just a min.. ??

[@MudaMotorsport]

I can see again! The glass lady at Lowes couldn't cut a straight line to save her life but loved the Lowes part of your vid and was very nice. Luckily, a precision cut isn't needed.

[@1970chevelle396]

It looks like that cabinet is made for a short person. The one I got I put 4x6's under the legs to raise it up a little bit.

[@AMetalWorks]

+1970chevelle396 yup. Short Chinese person with little hands too lol. I'll be addressing all of these issues. Give than I'm tall I need to raise mine about 8 inches. At the very least it needs to go up 6 inches. My hands fit in the gloves but they won't last long wish my paws fighting in and out of them.

[@001desertrat3]

+ Alvarez Metal Works - Use Extra Large, Long Cuff, Industrial Grade "Chemical Gloves" . Easy to get your hands in & out because they're not skin tight.

[@BrokenSmokinSpokes]

I always make sure the sandwich side of my glASS is clean ;).

[@randomguyfromtexas1185]

That tape residue is pushing my OCD into overdrive lol!!!!

[@phildavis4273]

I was watching to get the foam tape for the window. It looks like you added some of it to the door as well? the door looks to me like it could use it did that work out for you?

[@AMetalWorks]

phil davis yup

[@douglasalan7786]

Pretty cool. I think what I'm going to do is get with Tacoma and grab a bunch of stuff. I have a couple sheets of 20 out in the shop that are getting bored.I think I'll do the metal cabinet on my own.4 pieces with a top and door.Overlapped corners, spot welded. It'll keep me out of the bar.........at least until after 2:00 ;-)

[@AMetalWorks]

Lmao that was my plan too. talk to him before you start building. he'll give you some really good tips that you may or may not have thought about.

[@keng1197]

The flanges for your gloves are on wrong If you reverse them you can install gloves from the outside and your gloves won’t come off accidentally

[@AMetalWorks]

Not installed "wrong" This is how HF designed it. Now your thought process seems logical and might be a good idea for a mod.

[@dave6501]

What if you take out a glove to access the window screws / bolts then your arm doesn't need to be so long. although it's nice to have time with a family member too :) thanks for the good video series.

[@williamburgos2963]

They are on as per the HF instructions. But you made a good point. Reversing the sleeve would work nicely. I will keep that in mind when the time comes to change out gloves. Im not going in there again unless i have to.

[@jonyovanno4145]

use some pop nuts on the case and you can just screw the screws in!

[@classicstangbrn8964]

Pull the far side glove out to reach the glass.

[@rvdually]

Paste car wax or a glass wax?

[@mememe186]

Hope you don't accidentally break the single pane glass over the top of your arms and hands.

[@justski40]

why are all your bolts on wrong why would you want then sticking out to catch everything

[@DieselRamcharger]

you have all the cabinet bolts upside down. the head should be out, not the ragged thread end.

[@rgauder]

How thick is the glass?

[@marcuscrabtree]

how wide is the foam tape? 1inch or 3/4inch? how thick? Thanks!

[@urnuckingfutz2]

Its 3/4" wide by 1/8" thick high density.

[@jonmarshall64]

why the two sheets of glass instead of one?

[@AMetalWorks]

The top glass is a safety glass. The one exposed to the media is a super cheap picture fram glass because it gets eatten up by the blast media. You don't want the safety glass ruined and you don't want to use picture fram glass without the safety glass on top. It breaks way to easy.

[@jonmarshall64]

@@AMetalWorks thank you

[@bjputvain]

The single pane glass does it need to be tempered?

[@AMetalWorks]

No. It's sacrificial not for safety. As stated in the video, plastic creates static and the dust sticks to it. Real glass is cheap and doesn't have that problem.

[@bjputvain]

Uvision Media that’s what i thought and the Lowe’s guy told me it will be tempered and i kept telling him no

[@AMetalWorks]

@@bjputvain No one at Lowes knows what the hell they're talking about. They barely know where items they sell are located in the store. lol

[@bjputvain]

Uvision Media lol agree

[@AMetalWorks]

@Archie Bunker Sounds like this sort of work is a bit to dangerous for you. You might want to stick to something safer.