Check out the kit TIP Sandblasting offers on their site - for $250 you get
the blast gear, the foot switch, gloves, porthole glass, etc. You also get
the plans to build a plywood cabinet. So instead of laying out $500 or more,
you're in for half.

Luke
Seattle
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
Of Joe Romas
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:23 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Is it about time for Sandblasting?

Tom

    Tell me more about the powder coating and Eastwood.

thanks
Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Stone" <TStone8359@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 9:00 PM
Subject: Re: Is it about time for Sandblasting?

> I built a cabinet sandblaster for about $50.  I bought a siphon gun from
> Menards for about $20.  I had a used 55 gallon plastic barrel.  It is
white
> and I highly recommend the color. I cut one end out and made a door.  I
cut a
> hole in the side and bought some plexiglass to make a window.  I cut two
hand
> holes and bought some sandblasting gloves from Eastwood, $20, and fitted
them
> in the holes.  I made legs from plastic pipe I had left over from a
project.
> I used weatherstrip to seal the door and around the window.  I used one of
> the bung holes in the barrel as an exhaust and connected my shop vac to
it.
> I attached the siphon hose and the air hose to quick connects I installed
in
> the side of the barrel.  I installed caps on the ends of the legs and
> attached old casters I had laying around.  Last but not least, I installed
a
> spotlight inside the barrel with a switch on the outside.  Works great!  I
> have a bar stool that is the right height to work with the cabinet.  One
> Saturday, I spent 7 hours doing all on the sheet metal on a 40h bug
engine.
> I also did the VW medallion for the front of my '71 bus and some other
stuff.
>
> I bought a new powder coating outfit from Eastwood but have not used it
yet.
> Bought an electric stove, $15, and installed it in the garage (already had
> 220v running to the garage for the compressor).  Will use it to cure the
> powder coat.  Not big enough, though, for the fan housing from the 40h.
>
> Let me know if you have questions.
>
> Tom
> '71, ''78 and '85 Westys
>