That's very sweet Dave I've got loads of heavy duty clear polythene bags I can do that with . Who needs Matts tiger skip blast cabinet when a big clear bag works lol
This is how I blasted the inner wings on the EV. Don't use sand as it creates too much dust. I am using garnet. You need a strong light and a long vent tube. I am using an old vacuum cleaner hose.
That is a very clever solution, how do you prevent the bag just inflating? I bought a blast cabinet to help with a project I have on the go just now, fab bit of kit. brings suspension parts etc up to as good as new.
Haha, I dont think i have a bag big enough for the rear section of the MK5 but could have done the smaller bits like that. Great idea Dave! I agree that sand makes too much dust, i couldnt see what the hell i was doing in the end.
I also quite often don't read posts before I reply, and lots of people on here like to re-quote me so the embarrassment will live forever! The hose is hung vertically so any garnet going in will fall back. When I empty the bag back into the tub I make sure I any garnet in the hose is also returned to the tub. Too expensive to waste as shipping costs in Eire are uber expensive. Must buy some beads for the aluminum alloy parts
A 'NEW' 2,050c Blast Cabinet The plastic bag was OK for the exhaust manifold, and the oil pump drive cover, but for the sump and head cover a more versatile unit was required! I built this in an entirely 'organic' manner. As a designer you might expect me to draw up a cabinet before building, but that pre-suposess having materials to fit the design, or being able to obtain what is missing! In this instance I just got together what I could find: Hardboard from IKEA packing (this dictated the height). Hardboard from the bottom of a bed we broke up (this dictated the base size). What was let from the side of a wardrobe after I cut most of it for another job (This dictated the door size). Plate glass panel. 110mm drain fitting (Cut and glued into the door for the gloves). IKEA sink drain (Media outlet). 2 X Mk2 Wiring Grommets (Inlet pipe seals). Mk1 Thermostat housing (This cut, glued to the sink drain and bolted to the bottom). Flood lamp. Hot melt glue. Aluminium foil tape. Then just threw it all together. The 2,000c was spent on the rubber gloves and the draught sealer tape. I'nt bead blasting brill? These were completely black with a thick layer of burnt-on cheapo oil. I tried everything to remove it and scraping was the only solution. Aluminium safe oven cleaner did not touch it.
Excellent! I was also planning to build something like that but the problem is where do you put it when you are not using it. It didnt make sense to spend the time and money on it.
Ta so Mat. If you do decide to build one I shall help with advice as there are some areas I would do differently if building another. Dave.
Looks great for an organic build and the results speak from themselves. For a brief moment based on Mat's comment I thought smashing the two versions together might be an idea, but it's already been done.
I have started work on the Mk2 GTI EV engine. The head is ported and polished so I needed to clean it with glass beads. The previous cabinet had many faults, so I decided to built a new one. This time I decided to follow commercial designs but, to utilise as many materials as possible that I had lying around. The width was dictated by the piece wood that I used for the front piece with arm-holes. 750mm wide. All of the other structural members: 3 x 2, 2 x 1, OSB, hardboard, etc., were all spare from finished projects. The grills were some IKEA pot stands that Lainey had ceased to use. The down lighters were spares left over from the barn refurbishment. The grey plastic fittings were from an old IKEA sink. The over-centre clips were from a LIDL tool boxe with new brackets made from ALDI bits. The arm-holes are from some 160mm soil pipe left over from the barn drains. The gloves are from the previous build, and the retaining clips are from a broken air-bed pump reduced in size to suit. The windows were bought via e-bay from Poland and cost €20 for 5 off.
