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JB's Blasting Cabinet mk2 now making mk3, other shed content!!!

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update today

after a trip to machine mart to pick up some media and a few other bits to finish

the blasting cabinet it finish, fully working and in use, i will update with a video once it's uploaded

so i picked a small part out of the zinc plating box to blast first

it's a distriboter clamp

so before



5 minutes later after a blasting



then to the kitchen to zinc plate it



went for the gold look on this one

gold on next to a blasted one



then thought i would do another one but in silver



all in all very impress with everything :)

hope you like the look of them, currently doing a coil bracket so i shall update later with how that come outs :)

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What media are you using ?

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Ali oxide 120 grit for this stuff

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have you used soda?

Also hear they use crushed walnut shells

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I will be experiment with soda on aluminium parts 

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Looks really good soda does, they strip the paint from plastic parts without damaging the plastic, blast at something like 30psi

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Yea soda is really gentle on things, really good for aluminium

For these bits and bolts oxide works really good to clean out the rust and dirt for the casting marks

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Just finished this coil bracket, looks bronze in the picture but its gold, must be the way the photo is :)

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jellybelly said





Never mind blasting grit - I need a Chilli growing kit!

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Looks excellent JB.

Could be a mini company in this for you  :thumbs:


Cheers Hugh.

www.vwgolf1.com - vw golf parts and genuine accessories!

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need to sort the chilli kit out soon :) build thread will follow :lol:

i did a video of the set up :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDOWaqYMFFQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNdt0tXRtao

i should have been an actor :lol:

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Nice work JB looks spot on mate. If my Mrs found all that going on in the kitchen she would be spitting feathers :lol:

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Good on you mate !!

Cheers, Dave.


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Thinking about it this could turn into a nice little sideline for you by refurbing bits from folk on here.

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if anyone wants any bits doing then let me know

ill be working through my collection of spares, tarting them up and selling them on here or ebay

the powdercoating machine should be coming in the next month or so :)

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No doubt the money earned will end up being spent on a holiday if the Mrs has anything to do with it.  ;)

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nah mate youve got it all wrong, i wear the trousers  :lol:

all pocket money tho so if anyone wants anything doing let me know

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Could be a nice little money spinner…

Need to get ear muffs for that compressor though!  :lol:

Cheers Hugh.

www.vwgolf1.com - vw golf parts and genuine accessories!

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Few more bits done today, and there's still some things being plated :)

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Bonnet catch done


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