Horsefixer I wish I could have Brians waste. I only run about 12 cfm and have to use the fine sand which is $11 for a 100 lb bag. A machine like his you can just bring in cheaper sand from the mines/quarries. The sandblasting sand I use is mined and packaged in my back yard. It would really be expensive if it had to be trucked in from out of state. Brians setup is basically a huge walk-in blast cabinet. He should be able to have a pretty good business with that setup. A guy down here in S Jersey has one set up in his boatyard except it is all outdoors. He adds water to it and blasts the hulls of boats. You freshwater boating people don't have to worry about barnacles which are major headaches for saltwater boat owners. That's what Brians setup reminded me of.
Butch

Sorry somehow it was a double post.

Butch sine we live in SW Michigan about 20 miles from the lake we have many sandunes Brian gets his sand from there really reasonable like you said. We are also in a farming area and Brian years ago purchased a piece of property with 4 large quansin hut buildings used for grain storage. He converted 1 of them over to his sandblast are 2 for storage and one for his painting booth area and office area.

His equipment is really large and he will have to back off when doing things on my tractor like hoods etc cause if not careful can warp the metal. I like the blasting method tho as it really lets the primers get a good bite on the metal