"Barry" wrote in message
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I have a couple of questions.

First I'd like to get a blast cabinet. Are the better ones with included
vacuum systems such as from eastwood safe to use indoors. How much
leakage is there. Can the risk be minimized by using different media. I
have two young kids and would not want to take a risk.

Exactly what do you mean by inside? Certainly not near or adjacent to your
living space, IMHO. You definitely would want to use silica free, low dust
generating media and exhaust it outside. Even so, some particles in the
respirable size range are going to be floating around the blast cabinet and
could move from a garage into your living space, unless you can maintain
continuous negative air. You also have to consider any hazards from the
stuff you're blasting.

http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/silicacryst...t%20Is%20Dust?