Harbor freight blast cabinet upgrades and modifications

[@DudleyToolwright]

I love the mods. thanks for sharing your tips and tricks.

[@811mookie]

Like the closet flange idea!....Brilliant!

[@indianatone218]

nice job there m8y i bought one ive been making my own bits for modification cant wait to use it ,will be great for all those jobs you had to electric wire brush down what a pain .ive had it about a year but i enjoy working in my workshop on things ,toys for boys lol ,thanks for showing .by the way i wish i was only 5ft 10 .im sick of been a Hobbit LOL .Have fun ANT from Wales UK .

[@lloydmorgan4432]

I really enjoy your video, I really would like to see a video of you blasting a five foot peace of metal

[@crawford323]

I had an extra shop vac so I hooked them up in series with the one on the end pulling the vacuum and the one between trapping the dust. The one trapping the dust is not plugged in.

[@josecunha731]

Some great ideas, great video.

[@CCoburn3]

I have seen loads of videos on upgrading the Harbor Freight sandblaster. It seems that people spend hundreds of dollars and uncounted amounts of time doing these upgrades. Would it be better to buy a slightly more expensive model, to begin with? Or do the more expensive models require the same sort of modifications? I ask for information-- I know nothing about these blast cabinets, but I'm in the market for one to carve glass. I don't want to be pennywise and pound foolish.

[@marcellemay7721]

Thanks for your comment. Shop around and learn a little bit about blast cabinets before you plunk down your money. The secret is in the blasting gun and feed delivery system. The blasting gun system is where the expensive cabinets shine. Media cleaning and separation is also an important factor. The size of the actual cabinet is very secondary. If you shop, you'll soon find that unless you spend way over $1000, even on a used one, your basically getting the same thing as what harbor freight sells.

[@CCoburn3]

@@marcellemay7721 That's what I needed to know. If paying $500 would get a substantially better cabinet than the Harbor Freight, I'd figure I came out ahead by spending the $500. But if it takes over $1000 to get a better cabinet, I might as well stick with the Harbor Freight and do a couple of hundred dollars in modification. Thanks for your answer.

[@scottfurr188]

What are the dimensions of your screen after you cut it down?

[@AlanDavid1955]

Could you give me the address for the Tacoma pedal upgrade kit and price I looked on line and there web site is not working. I just bought the cabinet yesterday , thank you. Alan

[@marcellemay7721]

AlanDavid1955 You have to e-mail them. Here's the link to the info. www.tacomacompany.com/ They really don't have a web store. If they had a web store, they'd probably sell hundreds or thousands of these kits...They really are nice.

[@stevenmccain9857]

Is it big enough to blast a bmx type bicycle frame?

[@marcellemay7721]

I doubt it

[@superduty4556]

Yes but you gotta chop it up first.

[@davidgaleski5303]

LOOK UP IDS Blast roll on film

[@BrokenSmokinSpokes]

right dare on nare