On 22 Apr 2004 20:05:09 -0700, (Chris L) wrote:

||I had built a few over the years, but they always got away on me thru
||various moves from here to there.
||
||One thing is it helps if they are metal. Plastic and Wood fails to
||carry away any static built up from the grit going thru the nozzle.
||
|| Guess who gets to be the best potential for static disipation? Ouch,
||Ouch, OUCH !
||
||I was going to build another one, but caved in to an Imported one:
||http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=42202
||
||While I avoid most stuff I see in that place, this thing had a decent
||Door, Nice big Arm Holes and Real Glass.
||
||I did some mods so I could run a gravity feed - "dry Sump" for quick
||grit changes, added a pair of those little halogen lamps up top, Put a
||Small variable speed Squirrel Cage over the Vacuum Opening, (Blower
||dumps into a long bag made out of cloth), and put some really flexible
||hoses inside to the Nozzle. Next I want to locate a foot "Air
||Control", and do a little modification to the existing nozzle to make
||it smaller. (hack,Cut,Hack,Cut)
||
||I Don't know about your feelings, but the Harbor Freight one for $119
||(They've been on sale for $99).... Well, how much can you build for
||that IF the size is big enough for what you need ....
|
I have to agree. I went to a lcoal Homier sale recently. They had a
floor-standing blast cabinet for $99. Next time they come around I'd have to
buy that. I don't think I could get the materials for that kind of money.
Rex in Fort Worth