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Xalky,
Thanks for the great suggestion. I went to Amazon and they have one for $49.00. I then went to the oneida-air.com and they suggest the metal one for sand blasting and metal dust. The plastic one is $49.00 also and the metal one is (both are called the DIY models) sells for $129.00. Is yours plastic or metal? If plastic, how is it holding up to glass bead, aluminum oxide, black diamond, or whatever you are using?
On another note, I just ordered a metering valve, blast gun, foot pedal and 2 hoses for my cabinet from Buffalo Tools. They supply Tractor Supply with the industrial Black Bull 110 gallon blast cabinet. With shipping, it came to $180.18. I already have a pressure regulator. All the parts are available individually, even blast gun parts. Shipping, I hope, is today. From the pictures, these units look identical to Tacoma. I have a parts breakdown on pdf. I do not know if I saved any money vs Tacoma. Tacoma responded to my email after I ordered from Buffalo and they too will sell the assemblies separately if you call them. From Buffalo, the push on air fittings are part of the foot pedal and the blast gun has the swivel push on fitting. They were out of the plug for the metering valve and there are several length media and air hoses available. I will also have to locally source the grommets as they were out of them (True Value Hardware).
Tacoma company: 509-684-6756 Colville, WA
Buffalo Tools: 636-532-9888 O'Fallon, Missouri
Once I get the parts from Buffalo, I will be modifying my HF cabinet as per the video.
I found this review on Amazon:
I purchased the molded Dust Deputy to attach to my RIGID shopvac. The deputy worked well in separating fine particles of dirt and dust and made a huge difference in keeping the shopvac's filter clean. The kit was easy to assemble but I was concerned with the rigidity of the top lid of the plastic bucket where the cyclone attaches. The lid flexes under the weight of the cyclone and seems flimsy. I modified the top lid by constructing a plywood disk that attaches on the bottom side of the lid to add support for the cyclone separator. This keeps the plastic lid from sagging under the weight of the cyclone separator and helps keep it snapped tight to the lower bucket.
If you purchase this unit, be careful not to drop it, mine fell to the floor when the suction hose became trapped and I pulled the shopvac by the handle. The unit with the hoses attached fell on the concrete floor and shattered. I am not sure what type of plastic it is made of, but so far it has resisted the effects of many types of glue commonly available. I have since purchased the metal version of the Dust Deputy, it is much more robust and fits perfectly in the existing hardware contained in the plastic kit. I am very happy with the performance with the Dust Deputy, but you may consider spending a little more money to purchase the more robust metal version.
Food for thought, if it breaks, if you have the ability to weld thin metal, make one out of sheetmetal copying the plastic unit.