hi all
look at what i made.....and it works.....waterbutt 212 litre.....21" diameter by 39" long
using a canister gun with 0.5mm to 1mm glass shot media,wheel came out alright,but this is working at 45psi
just need to sort out the air line input hole
thanks nic tt
shot blasting barrel
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Re: shot blasting barrel
That's excellent, have you put lighting in it?
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Re: shot blasting barrel
yeah got lighting in,,,12v 30led ultra bright,only cabled tied in until i find the correct overall light position
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Re: shot blasting barrel
That's great, I've been using a large wooden box.... goes looking for a plastic barrel 
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Re: shot blasting barrel
blasted a pair of front shock mounts today,left is before-right is after
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Re: shot blasting barrel
Looks good, excellent work
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Re: shot blasting barrel
thanks for the comments 
just finishing the barrel,removed everything and seal it up with silicone sealer and left alone for 2days to dry properley,before that i shot blast few more parts,,,,brake servo front and back piece,need to make a retain collar for the pedal side bellow to sit on,now got the seal to seal up the black inner sliding plastic bit that i had trouble in removing
also blasted the tow bar i got(thank you) and sprayed it first in acid etch and left it to dry outside and then overnight indoors(keep it warm
) and bought some new bolts for it
just finishing the barrel,removed everything and seal it up with silicone sealer and left alone for 2days to dry properley,before that i shot blast few more parts,,,,brake servo front and back piece,need to make a retain collar for the pedal side bellow to sit on,now got the seal to seal up the black inner sliding plastic bit that i had trouble in removingalso blasted the tow bar i got(thank you) and sprayed it first in acid etch and left it to dry outside and then overnight indoors(keep it warm
) and bought some new bolts for itDolomite 1300,1980`V`reg in british racing brown(russet),3.63 diff with 21t speedo pinion,95%poly`d,HL clocks,standard wheels with SE covers wrapt in 175 70 13,mot`d 19-09-2014,been off the since 1990,(july2017) stainless steel exhaust 3-piece,(xmas2018) wooden mountney steering wheel,(june2020) new monroe shock(radial front,gas-matic rears) with -1" lower`d springs all round.