 Philip, I bought a pot blaster 2 or 3 years ago, and only used it maybe 6 times. The things are a real pain to set up and run, so I parked it permanently last year. There is a body shop here in town that blasts semi's for $25.00 an hour, and if I have something big that needs blasted, I just drop it off over there and pick it up the next day. I have a cabinet blaster set up permanently in my shop and I use it on average once a week. It is about 36" wide, 32" high and 24" deep. Works great. I bought mine at Harbor Freight for about a hundred bucks, and it's lasted two years without much maintenance. I do have a little advice though- Buy the metal cased one. I've heard that the plastic ones warp. Toss the fluorescent light after it clouds up. I hooked up two 100W fixtures inside and can see great. Buy the cheaper clear bulbs, they'll have that nice "frosted" look soon enough. When the gloves tear, and they will, replace them with “Parts Washer” gloves. A lot more flexible, and only cost about 4 bucks a pair. Get yourself a small Shop Vac and hook it to the filter port. I run a HEPA filter and a filter bag in mine, and I could blast in a black suit if I wanted to and you wouldn't be able to tell. You can also toss the bag when it’s full without much of a mess. The Shop Vac supplies enough suction on the cabinet that I can't open the cabinet door while the vac and air are running. It's a lot better than dust all over the shop! Wire in a permanent switch to supply power to both the cabinet lights and the Shop Vac. Flick one switch and you are ready to go.
My nickels worth,
Scott
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