Good quality bead blast cabinet

[35chevcoupe]

Hey all  , I'm looking at buying a good quality bead blast cabinet , any recommendations ?
It will mostly be used for glass bead media .

[Weldar]

John - I have a Clarke SB9007 but not sure this company is in business any longer. It has a side door and I know there are cabinets with a top door. After a long session of blasting there will be a build-up of blast media on the bottom edge of the door so when it opens some falls out. Not a lot but kind of a hassle, so maybe the top door would be better in this regard. A couple other things that could be better are the lighting and the viewing window. I have to add a magnetic LED light inside to supplement the fluorescent light that is provided. If the viewing window were a wee bit larger it would be better. I have used mine a lot and am mostly satisfied with it.

I also have a portable blaster made by Texas Blaster. I use it outside for large parts like the frame and other heavy components.

Hope this info helps.

Dwaine

[35chevcoupe]

Thanks Dwaine , visibility is defiantly important for me . I'm gonna be using it primarily for smaller parts like carbs , dist. ,and other aluminum parts .

[cwmcobra]

https://www.tptools.com/Abrasive-Blast-Cabinets.html

My friend the restorer has one of these models.  Seems like good quality.  I have an old small Dayton cabinet, a front loader like this:  https://www.tptools.com/USA-SKAT-CAT-33V-Top-Load-Abrasive-Blast-Cabinet-with-Vacuum,8894.html?b=d*13227.  I also use  their vacuum and it works well.

TP Tools has sales occasionally; if not in a hurry, you might see if you can catch one.

 

Chuck

[Rollaround]

Two thoughts. Go big and put it on wheels.  I bought one from Bad Boy Blaster (EBay) Cleveland Ohio Front and side loading with three blasting functions.  Hose, stationary or fixed blasting and set up for external blasting. There bulky and heavy when loaded with sand so wheels are a big plus.

 https://badboyblasters.com/product/sandblasting-cabinet-bb-1050xld-fl/

I built an extension that mounts on the end to do things up to six feet long. When not in use the extension hangs on the wall and tends to become a storage cabinet. Lighting always seems to be an issue in these cabinets, I added light to this one.
When I added the wheels I developed an issue with static discharge. Unfortunately the discharge was from the lower frame area where I leaned against the cabinet, directly to ... yep, right where the manhood meet the box. I installed a bonding wire to ground to eliminate the problem. 
If you would like pictures let me know. 

[WkillGS]

As mentioned, TiP, Bad Boy.
Also Trinco:
https://trinco.com/product-category/blast-cabinets/
Cyclone:
https://www.cycloneblasters.com/sandblasting-equipment/
Greg Smith Equipment:
https://www.gregsmithequipment.com/All-Shop-Equipment/Sandblast-Cabinets/Type/Sandblast-Cabinets
Blast-it-All:
https://blast-it-all.com/blast-cabinets/

The cabinets are very similar.
You will see differences in the dust collectors. Some will be similar to a shop vac with paper filters, some use filter bags, and the better, higher cost ones will have a separator to keep the heavier stuff from getting to, and clogging, the filter.
Another step up is one which recirculates the media though a separator to clean .

Take a look on Craigslist or e-Bay to see if there are some good used units in your area. You're likely to get more high-end features for your dollar.

Here's a Blast-it-All in my area (Pa) with the recirculator. all for $1200: