A good shop-vac with a good filter on it is a great addition to it. Helps with visibility in there and it creates a negative pressure inside the cabinet to keep the media from pushing through the seams and joints. The fixed pick-up tube is kind of a bummer on this one, the stand-alone version has the "stab-stick" type that you can move around. Very handy for denser medias like Silly-Sand, Crushed Glass (my favorite) and Aluminum Oxide. As for the different "grains" in the media, match that with the Tips on your Gun. They are color coded for the Grit Size, but different medias (like Walnut) is actually a lot bigger than say.... Glass Beads of the same Grit (grain size). Quick Tip on how to un-plug your nozzle on the fly. Cover the Nozzle with the palm of your hand and pull the trigger. It will back flush it on the quick and get you back to Blasting in seconds. Also, the medias you can buy at Harbor Freight are EXPENSIVE! I've actually got better deals on it at Automotive Paint & Supply stores, Cement & Mason suppliers & of all places Home Depot & Lowes. It really pays to shop around for that stuff (sometimes nearly half the price of HF).
Thanks for all the tips BareRose. I was hoping you would chime in! I'll have to find some way to improve the bottom pickup. I can see how the way you described the other one working is a better way for picking up the media. I'll have to check out different places where I can pick up media around me. How often do you suggest I change it? That is one thing that wasn't clear to me from the instructions.
This is great, I've had my eye on this unit and I've been wondering about a lot of what you've covered. I also really appreciate the heads-up on a things to upgrade on this unit, thank you for that!! :)
Thanks for the review. I just picked mine up. Right off the bat I had to go to the electronics store for a new light switch. Supplied one was junk, intermittent. No biggie. HF compensated me for that.Tip to getting the (unreachable) nuts inside, that held on the switch housing is to use locking pliers to hold them. Replaced the stiff hose. Will update on my experience when I get the compressor plumbing sorted. :-)
What paint set up did you use for that power steering pump? I just got into Duracoat painting with an airbrush and your paint finish looks really good on that power steering pump. Thank you for the insight on this video. My choices were down to an Eastwood B20 or this in the video I watched on the Eastwood was not very pleasing. It does not have any silicone at all, nor did it come with silicone and from what I gathered, it was completely disassembled and not all of the holes lined up correctly. Which is a little disappointing coming from Eastwood.
I just used a can of engine paint. I spent a lot of time preparing the power steering pump to make sure there were no contaminates and all the surfaces were flat. I haven't tried airbrushing, but it is always something I have wanted to! That is too bad to hear about the Eastwood product. It was nice this product came assembled and sealed. Definitely removes some of the potential quality issues that can pop up!
Go to the local CV s or whatever pharmacy you got in the neighborhood, get a little power massage. R tape to the back and elaborate that medium to the bottom
I believe it is the vent. With it being sealed, the air needs a place to escape. It probably has that torturous path to keep as much sand inside as possible.
