Black Bull SBC90 Abrasive Blast Cabinet

The unit showed up damaged and it requires a good amount of air to operate effectively. I use this with with a 5hp/25gallon compressor (6scfm @90 I think)and Id consider it barely usable. I paid around $100 for it and I knew it wasn't going to be a Professional cabinet. Overall I believe I got my moneys worth and I'm satisfied.As for the damage: One of the legs was bent and creased. I was not even remotely interested in shipping this unit back due to its size. I straightened it out and called it a day.

Arrived with one leg bent -- that was easy to fix. The instructions are worthless and incomplete. The suction hose should be at least 6 inches longer. Overall, it does what I need. At pressure over 70 it blows out the from of the front of the top (right into you face!), so I usually rest my left arm there and just use my right arm inside. At lower pressure, it doesn't leak anywhere. I'm doing old Triumph motorcycle cases in it -- it is really too small for them, but I get them done with a lot of maneuvering. I wish it wasn't painted inside -- rubs off on the parts. the light is fine, but it is very difficult to see inside when using Glass Abrasive. It's not as bad with Glass Bead. The gun itself works very well, but leaks air slightly when not in use.I will probably build myself a larger cabinet (there's no rocket science to them) and just use this for small parts. I'm glad I bought it so I now know what I'm doing and what I really need.BTW, the instructions, what little there are tell you to oil the gun through the air line often, but also say to use a oil/water remover -- how stupid is that!Update: I use this almost everyday. About a month after I started using it I asked someone if they had media that wouldn't cause a cloud in the cabinet because I could never see what I was blasting. It was also blowing media everywhere outside the cabinet. He asked what kind of ship vac I was using. I wasn't using any -- didn't even know there was a place to connect one (crappy instructions). Now I have my old shop vac connected to the back and no more leaks and I can see what I'm blasting! My only complaint now is that I have to stop every 20 minutes or so and tilt the whole cabinet to get the media back to the pickup side. A "V" bottom is a dumb idea. The funnel type of bottom would be much better. But, like I said, I use it almost every day. BTW, my $119 compressor is way undersized for the job, but I still get the job done just fine. Wish I had room and power for a bigger compressor because things would go faster, but it is good enough.

This is a phenomenal little cabinet for the money! Much higher quality than I thought it would be. All of the seams are silicone sealed and the hinged top also has a nice positive seal to keep all of the blast media in the cabinet and out of the shop. There was almost no assembly required, so it was up and running in 10 minutes. The cabinet comes with a light already built in and the viewing window is huge. The exhaust port comes with a filter and pre-filter installed already as well. I can't even begin to describe how nice this cabinet is for the money - compared to similar ones from Harbor Freight, it blows them out of the water in terms of quality and features.The only issue I had was that the first cabinet I received from Amazon was damaged during shipping. Amazon made good on it immediately and sent a new one out the same day and had UPS pick up the damaged one from my front porch. Overall, I was extremely happy with the product and the overall service from Amazon.

There are a lot of similar products sold on Amazon, ranging from $89 to this, the most expensive. They all look the same in the product photos and have the same features, so I'm guessing that they are all made by the same manufacturer and just have different labels stuck on them. I opted to buy the most expensive version, hoping (foolishly) that it would also be the best quality. I was wrong.It arrived in pretty beaten up packaging and had a couple of dents in the metal cabinet sides, but I figured no big deal as it would be scratched and dented through regular use anyway. So I assembled it, loaded it up with 5lbs of 220 grit aluminum oxide abrasive and went to town. The cabinet is rated for 80 PSI, but even at half of that pressure, every single seam leaked. Before long I had a large cloud of abrasive dust hanging over the cabinet (and me). So I stopped blasting and ran masking tape over all of the seams, which just resulted in the cabinet starting to leak through the foam seal around the window hatch.A couple of other reviewers have given this product higher ratings, and maybe with a more course blasting media it would be ok; certainly not with the stuff that I'm using.I'm pretty disappointed and will be returning this to Amazon.

Like some other reviewers , one of the legs was damaged during shipment. Otherwise, it's a good product for the money.

I received this blast cabinet yesterday . The quality seems to be good but it is definitely not 45" wide as it was listed as of 1/26/11. Amazon sent me a return label so returning wasn't a hassle.

I've never used a Blaster before.I got this and got a cheap compressor from Lowes.I don't recommend a Cheap Compressor, this is because you run out of air quickly and have to let the compressor fill up for a minute after less than 30 seconds of use.I had to get a better compressor to keep up with the 5.0CFM Air usage of this Blaster.Make sure to find an Air Compressor that does atleast 5.0CFM @ 80+PSI to be able to keep this baby Blowing Sand.The seal is pretty good on it, the airfilter gets clogged pretty quick so just blow it off.

Bought this cabinet based on good reviews. I loaded it with 5lbs of AO and it will not work under 80 psi. Also leaks like a sieve. It blows AO in your face the entire time. The filters clog easily.DO NOT BUY THIS CABINET!!