Sand Blasting Cabinet Question

[dustertogo]

Does anybody know if you can use a shop vac to hook up to a sand blasting cabinet for at least some degree of dust control? I know it won't work like a "real" dust collector, but I'm just wanting to keep the dust down some anyway. Thanks.

 

[64dartwagon]

that's what I use on mine

 

[green1]

A bud has a Harbor Freight cabinet- just hook the vac to it and shove the hose outside.

 

[rumblefish360]

It will actually work just fine. Empty it out once in awhile.

 

[70Duster440]

It will work to some degree but can still allow the build-up of dust inside to the point where you can't see what you're doing. The bearings in my Shop-Vac motor are suffering too.

 

[dustertogo]

Thanks guys!

 

[RogerK]

Some shop vacs have a replacable paper filter, I would use one of those.

 

[3404speed]

You could also use a prefilter 16 gallon drum Or even a 5 gallon drum to catch some of the particles. Less wear on the vac.