bead blasting cabinet

[gasser]

I have been shopping for a large cabinet for awhile and have decided to just build one

Specs.
have 2" square,1" square, 3"X3" angel iron, and 1"X3" angel and .60 aluminum sheets on hand

Floor of cabinet will be 3'X8'
Glove panel will be 16" tall X8' long and will have 2 sets of gloves
Viewing panel will be 38"tall X and 8' long with 2 windows 13" X 33"
back panel will be 4' X 8'
Top will be 21" beep and 8' long and Will have 2 8' florescent light fixtures in top
Will stand 7' tall and will have 2 dust collection system and 2 foot controlled blast nozzles , thinking about a front load door and side doors tape shows basic lay out 2" tape in cabinet is 4' long will fit most doors hoods ect.

question is how do you think .60 aluminum sheeting will hold up I have 6 sheet on hand and would have to buy sheet metal

 

[440Clark]

Pretty sure you meant .060". That's like, what, 16 gauge? I think that would work just fine.

 

[gasser]

yep should be .060 my big fingers do not work right some time

I have seen them made out of everything from plastic totes to barrels to ply wood

the one I got at Harbor freight 5 years ago does a good job just cant get much in it and kept having to drag out the pot and then clean up when done and I hat cleaning