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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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homemade blast cabinet.

Parts, HF bead blasting kit, media, etc about $60





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Old Dec 29, 2008 | 06:46 PM
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wow, not bad
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 07:39 PM
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******* awesome!
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:23 PM
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...were you using the turbo to roast marshmellows? Do they all get like that, or was something wrong?
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:36 PM
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they all get like that...eventually. MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA
Old Jan 3, 2009 | 04:49 PM
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that's awesome.
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 01:59 PM
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i copied you!!! great idea

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and just for ***** i sanded the flyin miata signature.

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Total cost was about $9.50 from walmart using a giftcard!
thanks for the idea.
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:14 PM
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Very creative.

Im guessing the sand can be reused? Thats why you are collecting it?
Old Jan 5, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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and it goes EVERYWHERE if you dont collect it.

if i was doing a lot of this stuff i would have made it a little bigger and put a fan on the side which blew the sand into a second chamber for collecting. About 5 seconds of spraying and you couldnt see anything in the cabinet.

i used fine sand. many people use media blast material or even nut shells ect.
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