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Originally Posted by Sal Gerace
I went with TP tools to keep it american mde. You ca go to habor frieght for half the price, made in china. Be sure to use a water trap on your air line so that you do not clog your media as stated in other posts. I also use mu shop vac to clear the air inside the cabinet. A provition is on the side of the blast cabinet for it, you just need to attach the hose from the vac and duct tape it or purchase an adapter. They do use a high volume of air so make sure your compressor is lage enough. At least a sixty gallon compressor, anything smaller and it will run constantly and may not provide a steady pressure.
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My compressor is only 12 CFM but it works OK. You need to regularly give it a rest to let the pressure build up. I want a bigger compressor.
As Gav mentioned the biggest issue with the cabinets using Garnet is moisture build up. The Garnet dust turns into mud inside the nozzle and blocks it up. You have unscrew it every now and again to clean it out. Garnet strips much better but glass beads flow better. I'm looking at building a water trap setup on the inlet to the air to try and keep the moisture out.
Cheers