chapmanruss wrotefarmer,
Glad you were able to get the 10ER out of the corner and be ready for use again. I noticed something interesting in the picture. The bench boards have been remounted under the top of the metal bench ends instead of being over top of them. Was this done for a specific reason?
Sorry I have not seen that wandering Lathe Tool Rest.
John,
Looking at your 10ER makes me want to go get a blasting cabinet. I've tried Harbor Freight's Blasting Gun and Pressurized Abrasive Blaster using fine crushed walnut shells but have to fight with them to much because they clog up frequently. But at this point I have almost all the parts cleaned for my current restoration and one more left to do after that. I may stop restoring Model 10's at least for a while. Time to work on some other projects like other Shopsmith tools and making sawdust.
I am the third owner of the HF blast cabinet. I knew both of the previous owners at work. The cabinet is like new. The vac is home made by the first owner but it works fine. The first thing I did was take it apart and seal all the seams that could leak media. Then I upgraded it with a TP Tools gun and ceramic orifices. I don't get much leakage. It takes a long time to see any dust outside the cabinet. I use glass media. I think 80 grit. It is very fine. I am out in the country but there is a big blast shop about 3 miles away. They do work for Hill AFB and sell me bags of media cheaper than any where else.
The big thing is you need a high capacity compressor. It takes lots of air. I have a Quincy industrial 4 cylinder compressor. It is 18 CFM at 90 PSI. Even with that capacity it runs often when blasting. It is a 30 gallon tank so with a larger tank it would run less.
To me it is worth it. It makes things so muck easier and a lot less time.
