Blasting cabinet shaker test

This is the first test run of an industrial vibration motor mounted to the hopper of my blasting cabinet to help keep the media flowing.
This is a 30W motor, the smallest I could readily find on the market. I wasn't sure what to expect, but clearly it has a LOT of excess power for this application. Fortunately with the eccentric weights adjusted to the lowest setting it seems to yield a decent level of vibration that isn't threatening to tear the cabinet apart, and I can always add an inline variable speed control.
It remains to be seen how long the mounting screws will stay in place under vibration, even with red loctite...
Motor link: smile.amazon.c...

[@GNXClone]

Im experiencing the same problem with a bench top cab. I want to find something the air will power though. Run is series with with the blast gun so it only activates when the trigger is pulled.

[@Dave_Williamson]

That looks great. Where did you get the motor? Was it surplus? Did you design the vibrator function?

[@funkenjaeger]

They're readily available on eBay, AliExpress, etc. Search for "vibration motor".

[@curlybrownk9]

Gonna crack the welds and cause metal fatigue. Good idea but that moves way too mutch. Even if its plastic it will start to fatigue and crack over time. Palm sander or something similar would vibrate just right.

[@funkenjaeger]

Maybe so. I'm only running it on the first detent setting, which is least violent. It's effective enough, but not overwhelmingly so - I'm afraid that a weaker vibration just wouldn't work well enough to bother. If this does bust a weld, then that might be a good excuse to upgrade to a nicer cabinet than what Harbor Freight offers, one with a steeper chute so the vibration isn't so necessary :)