bikemike

Don't know the prices down there, but if it is in good shape, works and looks good. As in no scratches like it has been tossed around. Seems like a good deal.

5000 ain't really that old in the high end. 6000 now so only 1 generation back. That is what I use and have no reason to upgrade. Have him prove it cuts and if it does, and you can go for it and don't look back. You may miss all the "WHAT THE &%#!% JUST HAPPEND????" FUN, BUT THAT'S OK.

We are here to help. To answer your question is not just helping you, but many others. New and old members. We all change cutters and pass the information along to others. Then we buy a graphtec and won't shut up. LOL

Nice pedestal. Y'all build that yourself?

Why not open a private forum? That way no one knows what you are up to.

Really? The forum is for help. PM is for personal messages that you don't want anyone else to see. My god man, is that what you are doing?

Nope, public forums are for public help. If you feel the need to hide, I really don't want to know why. If you are hiding something, NONE of us want to know.

Don't need or want. Wondering about the "PM" me thing. See that a lot.

In a help forum, why hide things in a PM? we are after all, here to help everyone. To me, and I am sure others, that is trying to hide something.

If you are giving it out, why not just post it?

Couple of notes. DO NOT do this in the house. DO NOT use what is called "play sand" it will kill you!!!! Find some cheap clear plastic for the inside of the window. I will get blasted and you will not see in. You can get sheets from harbor freight just for that cheap. This design does leak, not a big deal if you have a way to clean your garage. What did I miss? Oh, I did put a rubber floor in that thing. You don't need it. I have had that for 10 years and the bare plywood is fine. If you do blow a hole in the plywood it is because you didn't believe you could. You can, don't!

Here you can see the sand blast gloves and the siphon blaster There is 50lbs of what they call black beauty. It is coal slag and will easily cut glass, steel and skin. 50 lbs of anything should last a very long time. When it won't etch anymore ,shovel it out and replace. I get it for $14 per 50 lbs.

Inside with the lid up you see you have very good access to get stuff in and out.

On the left side you can see the shop vac hole. You want this up and out of your way. Saves on grit and by not being to close the the nozzle. mainly is there to get rid of the dust. If you don't get rid of the dust, you can't see nothing!

On the right you can see the light in and the air hose in holes. Ignore the hose hanging there, it is extra siphon tube.

Ok, y'all asked and here it is. Standard 3 foot wide by 2 feet by 2 feet box made with 1x2's and plywood. All screws, no nails. You can see the HVAC take offs on the front and the plexiglass window on the top. Easy.

Ok, will get into the garage again shortly. Its a basic big wood box with a hinged lid. Set it at 45 degrees so the sand falls to the bottom and is reclaimed. I used 4" toilet flanges for the arm holes, but found them to small for me. Switched them to 6" HVAC take offs. shoulder width apart for your arms. 1 hole for a halogen flood light. (you need that) 1 hole for a shop vac. ( you really need that) And one more hole for the air line coming in. Basic siphon feed blaster from harbor freight. Also need 2 holes in the front for sand blast gloves form harbor freight and 6 1/2 inch hose clamps to hold them on the HVAC take offs. The air supply from your compressor has to be dry. NOT ya, it's dry. Filtered and running through an air drier. If the air is a tiny bit wet, you will not blast anything. Shop vac hole at the top corner. Air hole, don't mater. Light hole in the middle side. Will get pic's in a few min. Let me know what I missed after the pic's.

I built my own for about $50. Wood with rubber bottom. Had it for probably 10 years now. May not be perfect, but works great. I would guess over twice the size of the harbor ones.

Made this for the wife to put on her desk to show off my work. It is not a glass, it's 5 x 5 inch, she is going to use it as a candy dish. I guess it could be a whiskey glass for the hard core people.

You are right Goose. In Canada I have to pay more for everything. Not just the exchange rate, but shipping as well to get stuff here. Yesterday I saw a vehicle magnet (blank, nothing on it) 18 X 24. Was $69 plus tax. It was at staples, but still.

For decals I am $.07 per sq inch. So in inches width X height X .07. Plus shipping. I add 50% for each additional color for decals. For shirts I am $15 front or back one color up to XL. $20 front and back one color up to XL. size of image does not matter. More than one color shirts, I kind of just wing it. Find a supplier for shirts. You will get cheaper and better quality.

Made this for a friend who, well, deserves it.

And if it a newer ford, it is probably aluminum. Same problem as plastic. What I don't like about magnetic, is it better be clean every time you put it on or you could scratch the paint.

It doesn't take much heat to get vinyl to the point it will come off. I stripped both sides and both ends of my 32 foot trailer and was surprised how little it took. Anywhere near hot and the vinyl melts making things worse.

That would be the sublimation. You need a printer set up for that, the transfer paper and cups or whatever you are doing made for that process.