I just bought a cabinet like this and the cabinet is great but the hoses and tube suck, big time! I watched a lot of videos to improve the function. all of the videos show guys making elaborate setups with vent valves and all kinds of other stuff. I have a very old ALC siphon style blaster that works great. Instead of building the setups others are doing, I used the setup on my ALC. I drilled a hole in the supply hose about 2 inches away from the outlet fitting just like on my old blaster. IT WORKS PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! no need for a valve or anything else.
I can't find what I need to install the quick conmect air like you did. Is there a name for the fitting, like "pass through quick connect on one side and 3/8" on the other" :)
I've just done the same mod, for some reason I'm not picking up any media no matter how much PSI or how open or closed my valve is, any idea what im doing wrong?
Chamfer the leading edges on each transition to reduce turbulence and promote stable media flow. Also I ran a hose barb and hose to run my metering valve out to the front of my cabinet so I can adjust on the fly
My only critique would have been to route the media hose either through the bottom or the right side of the cabinet to keep it out of the way from where you're standing next to the air inlet. Good video, I still think the way you did it is way better than buying all those after market metering valve over priced parts.
i bought 1" fittings mostly on accident. assembled ~90% of it and sandblasted & painted it red to blend in (anything that wasn't brass). I then bolted the flange to the underside so i didn't have to cut it and silicone sealed it. im just interested in seeing how people did the pickup line and any possible improvements to make with it.
I am pretty sure it controls the amount of air in that system. It is gravity fed but a completely closed system out vacuum lock( so to speak). Like pouring gas out of a gas can. Plug the tiny air hole in the back while pouring and see the difference.
4:14 yes it rigid but this hose keep the depresurisation properly and suck better unlike softer hoses who may kind of colapse on themselves and loose depresurisation.
0:22 that's a piece of shit. I've used mine for some time, it was working more or less. But now i see that sand got stuck between the 2 tubes so the air doesn't flow properly, the design is so bad.
Very Very Good video. Wish all videos were this informative. Don't want this to come off as wrong. But video was plain and simple and 100% fully informative. I do have one question, being that this is not under pressure, could it be built out of PVC? Thanx Man. Jim C.
This seems like a pretty simple design. I had bought a pressure pot for my HF cabinet but might return it and just do this instead. I can't find a gun that isn't siphon fed to replace the deadman valve that comes with the pot and and it also won't recycle the media for me. I'm using this for glass so a smaller easy to handle gun would be ideal.
Alan, what cfm is your air compressor? I just had a 15.2 cfm 60 gallon single phase installed and a large Matco cabinet with foot pedal. I am underwhelmed. Alot of air leaking from the pedal despite taking it apart, resealing, and torquing it tight. Just not doing' the job. I have an opportunity to buy metering valve and wanted to know if that would 'boost' the cfm and work better.
I built my metering valve just like yours and mine will not draw out any media. Should the lever be open or closed or some where in between. I'm trying to clean up brake parts and dust shields to No avail???
Nice video we didn't see your cat or random bits of non information just usable information that we wanted to see when we were searching for answers ,like others have said too bad other You Tubers don't follow your style Thanks
I have the same blast cabinet. Ive had the hardest time finding a reinforced vinyl tube the same size and with the same flexibility as the harbor freight feed hose. Can you provide a link where I could find it in 10ft length?
Thank you so much for your video; very informative and easy to follow. I am currently assembling my cabinet and this is the first modification that I will be making. Thank you again, Sgt. Rock
