Looking for a new Sandblaster???

[Charley Lillard]

If you are in the business and will be blasting lots of stuff...time is money. I'm guessing a pressure cabinet is at least 3 times faster than a siphon feed. The good machine shops use pressure cabinets. I'm not knocking the siphons but if you do alot of stripping the hours saved will more than pay for the difference in price. Or talk to a vendor that sells both and have him show you a demo.

[mockingbird812]

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Sam, If you read the description of the 960FL it reads:
Adjustable floodlight lights all areas of cabinet.

Is that how the lighting is in yours? How noisy is that thing when it's running? Does it sound similar to a Shop Vac? Thanks for the help. Don

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Out for most of the day. There is no problem lighting the entire cabinet as the light is on the far left side of the cabinet. Problem occurs when you put an item in the middle and most of the right side of the object is cast in shadow. Sounds like other model mentioned earlier addresses this with two lights. Not a big deal, but 2 lights should be in there in order to ensure you have blasted everything. It is not real noisy - not as noisy as an average shop vac. I did not consider it a factor. Unless of course you have folks sleeping in your shop area .

[Mr. Duece]

Thanks for the opinions everyone. I'll definitely try to get a demo of a pressure cabinet before making my decision.

[Postsedan]

Don,

If you like a demo of one...just go over to Redi-Strip. They may even sell you one of there`s....you`ll never know unless you ask.

Dan.

[Enoch]

Charlie,
does you cabint refill automaticly or do you have to manually refill it.
I bought a automatic refilling unit with a cyclone reclaimer pressure blaster last year and it is 3-6 times faster a siphon system. You need to watch as the unit is more sensitive to humidity and the media breaks down much quicker. But now that I have it I can't see how I lived with out it.
Rich

[Charley Lillard]

On mine there is a air valve that closes automatically when you step on the pedal. That is the valve that the media drains thru back into the pressure tank. When you let off the pedal the valve opens again and lets the media refill the pressure tank. It is so much faster than the siphon models it really will pay for itself.

[VintageMusclecar]

Charley;

How quickly does the media wear out in a pressure fed in comparison to a siphon fed?

Eric

[Charley Lillard]

I haven't really noticed any difference. I think in general you can run it at a lower pressure than a siphon feed. I would think the media would last longer that way but I'm just guessing. A vendor that sells both could probably tell you.