DIY a sandblasting box / cabinet

We’re going to show you DIY project: how to build a sandblasting box / sandblasting cabinet. In our opinion it is cheap and easy way how to make such a thing for small sandblasting gun. Also it's perfect for those who don't have much space to keep it, you can chose box size that fits you.
Of course, to make it work, a sandblasting gun and air compressor are necessary to have!!
Things that we use to build sandblasting box:
Storage box with lid. ( our is 130L capacity, L78 cm, W58 cm, H44 cm)
Piece of glass
Weed control fabric as a material for dust filters
Pack of cable ties
Long, strong rubber gloves
Pipes coupling double socket 110mm
4 green clips to keep lid on place
Door weather stripping , self adhesive
Metal bracket
4 bolts with washers and butterfly nuts
Flexible recoil air hose
Insulation tape
Remember it is proposition how it can be made, there are many other methods that you can use to create sandblasting box. You can improved this project. Or add some cool features. Write in the comments what you think and what you can change or add. Best ideas will be highlighted.
Cars guide DIY assumes no liability for property damage or injury incurred as a result of any of the information contained in this video. Use this information at your own risk. Cars guide DIY recommends safe practices when working on vehicles and or with tools seen or implied in this video. Due to factors beyond the control of Cars guide DIY, no information contained in this video shall create any expressed or implied warranty or guarantee of any particular result. Any injury, damage, or loss that may result from improper use of these tools, equipment, or from the information contained in this video is the sole responsibility of the user and not Cars guide DIY.

[@thetinysideoftiny7625]

Thank you SO MUCH! I am a high school teacher in the United States and we needed this in our classroom. We couldn't afford to buy one...and this low cost solution is PERFECT!! PLUS - my students get to build it themselves which really adds to our project! Thanks again!

[@carsguidediy]

It's great that we could help ;) Regards :)

[@Albert87nl]

its pretty sad if a school in america cant afford a sandblasting cabinet :S but glad there was a way

[@markjohnson518]

@@Albert87nl That money was spent on gender studies

[@iroker]

@@markjohnson518nonsense, billions spend on bombing braun and poor people. Idiots in America youre welcome

[@elfpimp1]

@@markjohnson518 hahaha! Right?!?!

[@erickahughes8179]

Probably one of the best instructional videos I have ever seen! Thank you so much.🎉

[@harwoods11]

Brilliant 🤓🤓. I was looking for a way to convert my old blast cabinet into a storage box so... I watched your video backwards 👍😁👀👀

[@desyquintero8451]

🤣🤣🤣

[@WoodworkingforAnyone]

7 out of 10 joke. I approve and will recommend you to the committee

[@jayjackson597]

I've been using blast cabinets for 50 years and all had a vacuum, otherwise you have a dust cloud that makes it hard to see your work, in fact, we knew when to change the filters because the vacuum was no longer able to keep the air clean and we couldn't see. the airflow to the filters went thru a maze to trap the dust and make it easier on the filters. I'm retired and going to build one like yours and build a maze on the back side with pvc pipe. what happens is after a while the sand particles become smaller and more likely to remain airborne along with the particles of the material that is being removed. the maze will not be glued at each end so it can be easily removed for cleaning, thanks for making this video I am now motivated to make one

[@mhath5881]

Living on a budget, married with 5 kids, this is an amazing video. Always wanted a sandblast box.

[@richardsilva5134]

Thank you for sharing. If you were to consider a version two.. you might want to try putting the glass under the lid and keep the lid intact. Put your foam seal around the edges of the glass to sandwich between it and underside of plastic lid to keep sand from entering and silicone to keep glass in place. That would remove much effort and also keep the integrity of the lid and protect the glass when it is in storage.

[@Junior-fd8ux]

I always admire the guy who gets it done on his own. Im lazy an bought a cabinet lol. Good job

[@zolyomi.z.balazs]

IKEA or Curver has such big boxes with removable lids, also with rollers on the bottom, however rollers may not be good while you work in the box (they are removable). I'd add some sealing stripe onto the top of the lip of the box part. Those clips could be made of the same metal bracket you used by bending them to the right form. (which are used for hanging the frame of plasterboard ceilings). I'd also add some strengthening wooden frame below the surface of the lid to hold the glass and not to brake it in any circumstances. Silicone sealant is fine to stick the glass to the lid or repair the gaps between any sealing mistakes. Great idea anyway, and a perfect tutorial! I would like to watch more of these contents on YT! Thank you!

[@priscwy794frag]

Instead of glass I'll try the thin transparent plexiglass. Using silicone sealer will be perfect for fixing that plexiglass to the cover lid. Thank you for the IKEA box mentioning, I found exactly the same, the largest 130Lit.

[@diamondback2085]

My son and I (he's 7) are restoring old matchbox cars. Teaching him to use tools and how to do repairs and such. Currently teaching him how to make a small 60psi sandblaster before he moves to more expensive stuff. This is a great addition as I don't want him inhaling the sandblast or rust and paints. Saving subscribing and maybe I'll send ya what he does with the set up we make.

[@carsguidediy]

I'd like to see it ;) Best regards for you guys ;)

[@wanderlotstravel]

That's awesome!

[@JackRR15]

Always wanted a sandblaster but didn't want to pay that much for those one off jobs. This is so perfect great idea thanks !

[@mhkee3088]

Great built & brilliant idea. For better viewing maybe you can add a LED strip to light up.

[@carsguidediy]

It's good idea, sometimes it's to dark inside ;) Regards

[@guerradan1958]

Thanks for making this vid! I was going to waste 120 for a harbor freight one which would be really heavy to move around. It’s simple enough and now I’ll be keeping an eye for the storage box like the one you made the sand blasting box from. Excellent job!!

[@janstryersrensen4384]

Ikea👍

[@DiegoSynth]

Just genius! Simple, well explained, step by step, affordable, but most important: super ingenious! :)

[@cmeier7560]

Hi, just wanted to say thanks for this nice idea. Built myself a very similar box after I saw this video when it was new, still works nice today (with some improvements, i.e. LED strips in the lid plus a cheap chinese footswitch and solenoid plumbed into the airline). I also used a screw-on cable gland for electrical junction boxes for a more "professional" airline passthrough instead of tape and zip ties. The hardest part was to find an appropriate sized plastic box big enough (>70l) with a sturdy enough clip-on lid online and get it shipped during COVID...

[@TheChrisey]

Perfect. I found a box in the local hardware store with almost the exact same dimensions. Will be using that for a similar build tomorrow.

[@elfpimp1]

For the air flow holes, use shop vac universal fit filters.

[@kdub1953]

Brilliant!... I have just purchased a sand blasting gun and crushed walnut nut cases for the media and was wondering how to make a blasting cabinet.... your idea will be perfect. Thank you for sharing Keith (UK) 👍

[@1000000trs]

How did you cabinet go? did you make one in the end, and did it work ok with the curshed walnut ?

[@AC-xw5tj]

Dude, what a great build 😎. Was just looking at buying a cabinet as I want to rebuild my brake calipers but will now make one like yours. Thanks for the video.

[@michelemarchese259]

Beautiful idea!!! Maybe by adding a grid on the bottom, you can work more freely from the sand. Many compliments!

[@Thejustincredible500]

What do you mean grid? Im curious to try that could you explain further?

[@michelemarchese259]

@@Thejustincredible500 I meant that by means of a grid (a net or something like that) positioned raised from the base of the box, you could work in a cleaner way because the sand would fall under the grid and would not create any obstacle with the deposit of the sand.

[@ursixx]

An old oven rack/refrigerator shelf supported by some wood (45x45 ,2x2) that can be attached with screws and large washers.

[@LordPingu]

I don't like to tinker with cars at all but now you made me wanna do a sandblastingbox! I should be able to use it for so many other projects :)

[@DAV4WSR1]

Love this !!! simple, economical, and functional!. thank's ! as an improvement, we could suck the sand directly from the box with a hose! ;)

[@LairdScooby]

I made one like this 2-3 years ago using similar things. Used a car air filter to let air in without letting the dust out and made another hole for a vacuum cleaner nozzle to suck the dust out. Everyone can make their own mods but it works well and is cheap enough to bin if it breaks! :D

[@ChillBroRelax]

Great idea. Does it also remove the media, or is that heavy enough to settle on the bottom? Or maybe a dust deputy attachment if the vac also grabs the media.

[@LairdScooby]

@@ChillBroRelax The media is much eavier than the dust so settles on the bottom with a tiny amount of dust not close enough to the vacuum hole. However that gives you a second bite at the cherry with that media for a finer blasting, start off with coarse, use the media that's dropped in the cab for your second blast and it's more or less medium, use it a third time and it almost fine. I binned mine a couple of months back as it wasn't quite big enough for a 16" wheel (it would go in but no real room to move it around) and also the plastic tub had gone brittle.

[@Bikinbest]

This is great, easy to follow clear instructions. I happen to have picked up the same container and clips, next make my list of parts and order them. Cheers 👍

[@carsguidediy]

Thanks :) Best Regards

[@bobbyfoster3769]

This is brilliant. I'd love to know more about the gun, the media, and the compressor you'd use with this setup.

[@imranAshab]

me too.. :)

[@kfletcher2005]

@@imranAshab me 3

[@miketeeveedub5779]

Glad to see you posted this video - I subbed when I watched your Mk1 VW Caliper rebuild video and saw that you used a similar sandblasting cabinet. Thanks for showing us how to build one for ourselves. It's a brilliant design, and you presented it very well. Cheers from Canada! BTW - block those users that have "lets be friends" in their comments. Those are bot accounts that attempt to download malware to your system. Don't click on their usernames.

[@avelkm]

Thanks a lot! I have thought of the idea of making sandblasting cabinet the same way you do for a long time, prototyped few with a cardboard boxes, but I'm very slow at designing tools for workshop. Your build is clean, cheap and straightforward and proportions seams right, I'll just try to replicate your design in a week or so! Thanks a lot!

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

Great job. Only one mistake. The glass, put a clear protector film / tint film. It gets damaged, you then remove and replace the film NOT the glass.

[@theaussienurseflipper.8113]

Gr8 idea. Cheers Graham

[@TYoung023]

This is the best instructional for a DIY blast cabinet I’ve seen. Really need this for glass work inside. Saving the video and subscribed!

[@JF32304]

Nice build. I personally would just use silicone to secure the glass to the plastic. I'll build one as I need a sand blaster on the cheap. 👍

[@davehughes8212]

His way might be easier to change the glass, tho?

[@JF32304]

@@davehughes8212 it is easier, BUT there are easier ways to do this though. Have a thin weather stripping on perimeter and behind that have some Velcro on sections. Just a thought. 👍

[@Luke-i5d]

Excellent guide!

[@1artonpower]

Nice DIY project. 👍 I would stick some transparent plastic film on top of that glass just in case it breaks and the falling glass doesn't hurt your hands.

[@carsguidediy]

Good idea with transparent plastic film ;)

[@nateb4543]

What about plexiglass instead of glass? That may be hard to come by these days. Also I have no experience in this field.

[@Stambo59]

@@nateb4543 No matter what you use, it will deteriorate from abrasive constantly hitting it. Plexiglass will probably be worse, but safer.

[@nateb4543]

@@Stambo59 even glass?

[@Stambo59]

@@nateb4543 Yup, glass can be sandblasted, that's how they used to make patterns on it.

[@RAWER75]

A really good job, cheap and practise. Thanks a lot

[@chuckthebull]

expanding on this great idea,,i'll take another tub and place it upside down hinge it to open cut a window on the front side and have more room to maneuver and not have to strain my neck so much to look down.

[@tomayrscotland6890]

A great Idea Fella' I built my blast cabinet in 12 mm Ply. But that was before I saw your video, So that is my next project, great info and costing next to nothing, And perfect for brake calipers. I built mine to take a one two or four cyl Small boat engine. I am now working on a revolving table to be able to cover all sides of the engine, Just great fun building it too. KZbin you can learn anything on this just brill.

[@COL-1]

This is a great idea, I would add an LED strip light on the under side of the lid for better visibility

[@carsguidediy]

Thanks for the tips ;)

[@Rumnhammer]

What a great idea! Nice light weight, cheap and should work great. good job.

[@tomatoknuckles]

This is brilliant I'll definitely be building this. Excellent instructions clear and to the point 👍

[@FlyLan]

Great video...third video I've watched today about DIY Media Blasting Boxes. I'm wondering why none of the videos I watched were QD (Quick Detach) compressed air line parts used. I feel like that solves a lot of the issues of being able to remove the sprayer inside the box and being able to disconnect the air-in line from the outside of the box. Just permanently mount a female/female QD coupling in one wall of the box and now you can quickly and easily disconnect air line inside and outside of the box and maintain a solid sealed connection port. Anyway, great build. Thanks and keep the content coming!

[@insideridin1376]

This guy is a genious.

[@droga_mleczna]

This will be perfect for fossil sandblasting! Thanks!

[@doen.8724]

So cool! Thank you for making this video. Can't wait to get started on one. 🙏🏻👍🏻

[@ModorFix]

Fantastic! I was thinking about building one using a storage box. This just gave me ideas for all the bits I wasn't sure about :)

[@Fordemups]

Legend. This is brilliant. Thanks.

[@mariyamamonova8109]

That is great!!! We are going to hardware store! Immediately! Thanks! Many thanks!

[@russbilzing5348]

Having a need for a sand blaster, I made mine from a fairly used up propane barbecue grill and the motor used to blow up a queen sized air mattress. Nice work on yours, cheers.

[@hanhan_rohanda]

this build is simple but genius !!! thanks for the video

[@oo9467]

Excellent video was going to buy on but now seeing your video I think I will make my own but on my one I will had a light

[@terranempire725]

Great project and video - THANKS. I would recommend using hose clamps to hold the gloves in place though.

[@jamesmartin3004]

Just what I need, want to paint my car brake callipers so now I can get a set of used ones and sand blast, paint etc at my own pace and once done fit to car and sell the ones taken from the car. I will do this for various bits on my car and bike (means I can use the car whilst I am doing it). A small touch on the sandblasted will help with low light if needed. I will reinforce the sides of the cabinet to strengthen but all in all a great vid, cheap project with many used (when not in use everything stored in the box) 👍

[@ginoravaglia]

Nooooooooooo FANTASTICO!!! Grazie 1000!!!!!!!!!

[@claytonlutu4868]

Excellent tutorial! You are gratefully appreciated for sharing. Thank You!

[@alfredojimenez6199]

Just so nice and cheap! Thx so much!

[@brianbrinn9781]

Elegantly simple design!

[@gtsstang]

Absolutely brilliant! Thank you for this instruction video.

[@NoticiasCamara]

Awesome You're a genius

[@estevericart2474]

Very good idea, and very well explained. Thanks a lot

[@voxar3206]

Nice tutorial! I added silicone everywhere. Didn’t find a box with a flat lid so I had some larger gaps to seal. Used acrylic instead of glass as the box will be in a messy environment. Will find or print some lids for the hand holes as well :)

[@AfloatFob]

So I'm not the only one using a 3D printer to make parts for this haha.

[@sinamos3945]

I built one. :) It needs some sealing, but it cost only 15 bucks because I had everything pretty much. It worked pretty well.

[@user-pi8vt7ut3n]

...ай да молодец!-, отличную идею придумал по поводу пескоструйного шкафа, пожалуй сделаю себе подобный!-, и компактный и мобильный, здоровья тебе и удачи во всём, новых творческих успехов!!!

[@billyblake4291]

Awesome video! Thank you!

[@duaneshoemake7826]

That's a great low budget idea

[@IMaliveone]

Thank you for this build. Stolen from another video: To protect the glass/top from pitting over time, you can buy overhead projector film cheaply by the roll and simply cover the viewing window for each use. You can attach it using magnets or some other method.

[@yiannisarmenakis9712]

Excellent Project!

[@williamtips8344]

Thank you for this sandbox. I need to make a sandblaster box too. William T.

[@terryteed1903]

That was fekin amazing

[@velcroman11]

Bloody brilliant!!! Great explanation too. Now all I have to do is convince my misses that I need this sand blasting box. That is the hard part! You don’t have a vid on convincing a wife do you?

[@carsguidediy]

Sorry but no. Try to tell her that this box is for her shoes, and those holes are vent holes to keep shoes in better condition while she's not wearing it ;) Regards :)

[@db192]

It’s like watching Chris Fix with an accent.

[@reowhite4862]

Great job. I would make a purpose built wooden stand with storage underneath and locking caster type wheels and some led work lights that mount underneath and on the sides.

[@DeliKURTmaltepe]

thank you brother good work. this helped me a lot.

[@paultrimble9390]

Nice little set up

[@scraprestorer]

Really good job bro, well done

[@nanukvas]

Great Job!!!! I have to make one of these cabinets for myself.

[@omelcraft]

That's a very good idea, I like it. I will make one also for my projects.

[@virtisconsole12]

wow this is an excellent video, but I have a couple of questions. 1. what air pressure do you run the sand gun? 2. How does this refill the gun with sand? Do you pour it back in the gun from the tote? 3. How much sand do you add to the gun initially and where can you purchase the sand - I assume you'd want in clean and dry. Thanks for sharing this, such a great idea for very little cost 👍

[@xinixxagnix201]

wow m8, fantastic, tank you so much!

[@jacobhald1377]

I'm building this! :D

[@marxseet]

the bottom of the box can make a hole with a funnel (collect with a bucket below) to recycle and clean the sand.

[@carsguidediy]

Good idea :) Regards

[@Rayjockey]

Did see it first from caliber vid and found this vid after, very cool vid. Did just order det box! 😅👍 I just got a new project, tnx😎👌

[@psmith7781]

As Borat would say, "veery Nice!"

[@larryeoberry5018]

This is cool. Thank you.

[@mauriziolanzalaco8288]

Bravo! Semplice da realizzare e molto chiaro (sebbene io capisca pochissimo l'inglese), perché le immagini sono molto esplicite. Bravo.

[@DZAntiSioniste]

very good job man from ALGERIA

[@ceesklumper]

Very well done, I will use this to build my own cabinet this week!

[@davidhorvatic5570]

Great thinh,thank you !!! 😃👍

[@OggyGTA]

Brilliant.

[@normanbarclay8578]

A1. I'm going to try it. Thanks for an excellent idea.

[@thomasherbig]

Fantastic. Thank you!

[@EggertOlafs]

Brilliant!!, saw this box in another video of yours while learning how to rebuild a break caliper and I happened to have perfect box here right beside me ;) Then this one was right at the top of suggestions ;) Will build one this weekend ;)

[@andrewtang2881]

Excellent, thanks for sharing 👍👍👍

[@styxx0500]

Add a center vent hole in the back and add a shop vac with a cyclone dust collector to aid in ventilation

[@dtonurozdogan]

very useful ,thank you

[@henrikkarlsson8631]

A cool and cheap solution if you are on a low buget

[@jabt8197]

Very well explained. Thanks!!

[@panz3r696]

this is ace, you da man!

[@CPMest81]

Excellent video!

[@GIJOE1961]

Good Idea !! congrat !!

[@garrydan94]

Add a reducer to one vent and have a shop vac attached just as a bit more air filtration, I'm going to build one myself

[@normanmerrill1241]

Well done...

[@lematecprotools]

Great job!