I am back in business!!!!!!

[Flyingw]

As some of you may know, last Aug I was laid off after 15 years. It's ok though, it was time to go from that messed up place but it wasn't the fact that I lost my job that pissed me off, it was the fact that I no longer had access to the bead blaster I've been using for so many years to support my trike habit..... but no more!! I am now back in business. I picked this little gem up the other day for $1500.00. I spent last night making a few changes to it and today I'll do my leak checks then fill it up with some fresh glass and see how it works. The one I had at work was an Econoline pressure fed cabinet and I'm here to tell you, the difference between pressure fed over syphon fed is night and day. I admit I am spoiled with the pressure fed type. I can't wait to try it out. Christmas came early for this triker and by the way...... I'm still on vacation.

[badass350x]

Very nice!

[JasonB]

congrats, thats a really nice looking piece you got there! I have always wanted a blast cabinet and some powder coating equipment. hell just a blast cabinet would be cool enough lol

[Flyingw]

If it weren't for that blast cabinet at work, I can say that I probably wouldn't be doing trikes that way I do them. I would have never got in to powder coating either. It makes stripping off years of old paint and corrosion so much easier.

[coolpool]

Nice, that Cadillac makes my cabinet look like a 74 Pinto, lol. I agree bead blasting makes things way easier to deal with. Some questions about the beads, besides losing them on the floor and such, how often do you change out the media, do they break down to a point where they become useless? I think I see mine getting more like a powder than a bead everyday.

[dougspcs]

Is that your shop or do you store your toys and tools at the local medical centre?? I see you even keep little towels for your Army trike to wipe it's feet on when it comes inside!!

Damn boy!!!

[Keith Salyer]

Way to go Jim, I would like to come check out your settup sometime. Sorry about the job loss I know that sucks. I was let go from a job a few years ago and it's about like a divorce . Congratulations on the blaster, it loks very sanitary.

[M.Pargiello]

I run an Econoline cabinet as well, honestly I enjoy it.

Great cabinet!

[Larry T Moore]

I dig pinto's...sheesh

[jb2wheels]

Hey Jim! That's a lot of cabinet.

[atc007]

AWESOME for you Jim ! So glad to see this!

[Flyingw]

Here's the thing about glass bead Coolpool. It starts out as tiny glass balls but as you use and reuse it, the balls break on impact turning the balls in to dust. As your media breaks down you can see it getting finer and finer. The frequency that I change it is directly related to how much I use it. The finer it gets the less effective it is. The mistake most guy make is running their air pressure too high. Typically glass bead is most effective at 45-55lbs pressure. Anything over that just destroys the glass beds faster. Even with a pressure fed cabinet, I have my pressure regulated at 55psi. DO NOT buy Harbor Freight glass bead. That stuff is total junk. It has debris in it and there is also lead in it as well. Bad stuff. Find a local supplier that sells USA or Canadian made glass. I change my glass when it starts looking more like powder and when the vacuum starts picking up the dust more and more. On my small syphon cabinet, about once a year. On the pressure fed about twice a year.

Nice, that Cadillac makes my cabinet look like a 74 Pinto, lol. I agree bead blasting makes things way easier to deal with. Some questions about the beads, besides losing them on the floor and such, how often do you change out the media, do they break down to a point where they become useless? I think I see mine getting more like a powder than a bead everyday.

[Flyingw]

That's all my shop i.e. garage. I'm down to two trikes now so now I have plenty of room for my new tool.

[Canyon Man]

Thats awesome. I only have the cheap Harbor Freight cabinet. But life is good with that cabinet

[sledcrazyinCT]

Wow nice cabinet for sure! see you got to play around in some snow too.... I wish!

I have a dee blast cabinet about the same size but just a siphon feed, can adding a harbor freight pressure pot be an option? seems doable to me