Badboy sandblaster

[caryt]

I searched...anyone bought one of these? http://cgi.ebay.com/BADBOY-BLASTERS-SAND-BLAST-CABINET-ABRASIVE-BLASTER_W0QQitemZ170102556851QQihZ007QQcategoryZ43 570QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I need a big cabinet, any others I should look at?

Thanks, Cary

[Tech Tim]

That looks pretty good for the price, especially like the flip front, esier to get heavy stuff into it.

Check out TIP, they have all different sizes of cabinets, but if you can get that one for $1K with the vaccuum, you are doing real good.

[PAToyota]

Might want to compare it to this one at TP: http://www.tptools.com/p/875,53_960-SE-Patriot.html

For $1100, I think you get quite a bit more with the TP model.

[caryt]

Problem with the TP tool one is the construction is kind of flimsey..20-22ga vrs 16 ga, big difference. shipping to the west is also $75 more. The vacume system is better in the Bad boy also.

Big glass view area is great on the TP and it seems to be a little deeper working area.

Cary

[PAToyota]

I've been using my TP cabinet for years - wouldn't consider it flimsy and although I expected to need to upgrade the dust collector it is still going strong.

Interesting that the BadBoy is 425 lbs. and the TP is 450 lbs. even though the BadBoy is supposedly heavier gage steel. And the inside of it looks significantly smaller than my TP unit. Even with the larger cabinet, I ended up putting on one of the larger fiberglass extensions that TP sells.

[caryt]

Good catch on the #lbs...weird,

Cary

[SHERPA]

it just kills me to think I could make my own cabinet (any size/options) for
the cost of some sheetmetal, the gloves, window, and a nozzle for about
200 bucks total..............

--Sherpa

[Tech Tim]

it just kills me to think I could make my own cabinet (any size/options) for
the cost of some sheetmetal, the gloves, window, and a nozzle for about
200 bucks total..............

--Sherpa

I keep thinking the same thing and TIP sells a DIY kit too just for that.