Deep Freezer Sand Blasting Cabinet

2006 - Volume #30, Issue #2, Page #37

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Casey Grant needed a sandblasting cabinet but didn't want to spend $1,000 or more for one. So he came up with the idea of using a deep freezer as the cabinet, which kept the cost down to $150.
    The project worked so well the Alliance, Ohio, man is putting two freezers together so he can sandblast big parts off an old 1977 Ford pickup he's restoring.
    A local dealer gave him a broken deep freezer. He set it on a plywood platform with caster wheels so he can roll it around.
    He cut a 12 by 24 in. opening in the center of the door and inserted plate glass on the outside and duct taped a pane of glass on the inside. "When the glass gets scratched up, it's easy to replace," he says.
    He cut a pair of 6-in. dia. arm holes spaced 15 in. apart at the front of the freezer and fit two coffee cans extended thru and extending extra 1 1/2 in. inside. He bent the outside edges of the cans flat and riveted them to the freezer.
    Grant took the pant legs from some old overalls, doubled them up and sewed them to leather welding gloves. The pant legs fit over the inside edges of the coffee cans. Flat bands of aluminum bolted together hold them in place. "My hands don't sweat at all because of the leather," he says.
    He also cut a 4-in. hole to insert the suction pipe coming from a Craftsman dust collector he bought used.
    An air compressor attached to his old sandblaster pushes air through the blaster into the freezer.
    Because the sand would eventually destroy the rubber seal, Grant put a lightweight piece of galvanized steel around the inside of the lid.
    He also cut a 4-in. vent hole that fits a coffee can covered by a small metal box inside the freezer so air circulates as he's working.
    He wired a couple lights into the blast cabinet protected by sheet metal cone    He installed a metal grate on top of the compressor housing at the bottom of the freezer. Angle iron from an old bed frame and metal screws hold it in place. The grate comes out for cleaning when the pressure sand blaster goes empty after 100 lbs. of sand is used up.
    "I love using this cabinet. It does a super job sandblasting everything."
    Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Casey Grant, 14730 Cenfield St. NE, Alliance, Ohio 44601 (ph 330 823-8373).

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Deep Freezer Sand Blasting Cabinet CLEANING EQUIPMENT Cleaning Equipment Casey Grant needed a sandblasting cabinet but didn t want to spend $1 000 or more for one So he came up with the idea of using a deep freezer as the cabinet which kept the cost down to $150 The project worked so well the Alliance Ohio man is putting two freezers together so he can sandblast big parts off an old 1977 Ford pickup he s restoring A local dealer gave him a broken deep freezer He set it on a plywood platform with caster wheels so he can roll it around He cut a 12 by 24 in opening in the center of the door and inserted plate glass on the outside and duct taped a pane of glass on the inside When the glass gets scratched up it s easy to replace he says He cut a pair of 6-in dia arm holes spaced 15 in apart at the front of the freezer and fit two coffee cans extended thru and extending extra 1 1/2 in inside He bent the outside edges of the cans flat and riveted them to the freezer Grant took the pant legs from some old overalls doubled them up and sewed them to leather welding gloves The pant legs fit over the inside edges of the coffee cans Flat bands of aluminum bolted together hold them in place My hands don t sweat at all because of the leather he says He also cut a 4-in hole to insert the suction pipe coming from a Craftsman dust collector he bought used An air compressor attached to his old sandblaster pushes air through the blaster into the freezer Because the sand would eventually destroy the rubber seal Grant put a lightweight piece of galvanized steel around the inside of the lid He also cut a 4-in vent hole that fits a coffee can covered by a small metal box inside the freezer so air circulates as he s working He wired a couple lights into the blast cabinet protected by sheet metal cone He installed a metal grate on top of the compressor housing at the bottom of the freezer Angle iron from an old bed frame and metal screws hold it in place The grate comes out for cleaning when the pressure sand blaster goes empty after 100 lbs of sand is used up I love using this cabinet It does a super job sandblasting everything Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Casey Grant 14730 Cenfield St NE Alliance Ohio 44601 ph 330 823-8373