Simple sand blast containment

[Heatingman 971]

For items that wont fit in the cabinet. Some time ago I bought a telescoping canopy tent from HF.

 

https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-x-10-ft-slant-leg-pop-up-canopy-62899.html

 

decided I could use the frame for sandblasting.

 

got some 4 mil plastic sheeting and wrapped over the frame

 

 

also going to use a modified version for a spray booth.

 

Works pretty well to keep the blast media inside the canopy area.

 

Also bought an abrasive blasting hood from HF. The hard hat that was part of it was junk, so I swapped it for one I use at work.  That along with a welding jacket makes the process more tolerable. 

all in about 150 bucks. 

 

[Heatingman 971]

Making progress. Should be done with the rolling chassis tomorrow. Its pretty close, but I ran out of daylight.  Still have to get some more off the frame, and I also want to get the rear fender/seat mount and the hood. 


 

With a little luck hopefully move on to the plow, then the mower deck. 

 

[jeepdan 321]

I have several panels of antique wrought iron fencing that I would like to clean up before installing.

With the cost of sanding blasting abrasives now a days, I was thinking of something like this to be able to reuse the abrasive.

What type of breathing protection are you using inside of that enclosure? Do you have a fan to clear out the dust cloud?

Edited July 24, 2022 by jeepdan

[Heatingman 971]

I Just use a dust mask and the hood.

 

I use a product called black blast. Which is made from coal slag. Around 10 bucks for a 50 pound bag, which my local Menards carries. 
 

so while its probably not great for your health, its not silica based. 
 

I scoop the sand back up, and then run through a window screen for re-use.

 

dust cloud is not really an issue for me. In the larger area, the abrasive does not seem to bounce around like inside a small cabinet.  

 

Bigger issue to me is humidity inside the hood leading to lense fogging. All I can really do is take breaks and clean the lense.