So wifey wants to try her hand at the etching. Shes creative so today ran down to TSC and got her the Benchtop one for 99.00.
Get it home pull it out and seem pretty well built. Figure I'd get it put together for her so when she gets home she be happy and maybe make me happy :-).
Well damnit. I feel like a idiot. I can't figure out how the damn thing goes together. Not sure if its been returned cuz some of what the not so helpful manual says doesn't match.

So anyone who has this one got pics are educate me on how to put it together.
I assume the long bar goes at the bottom of the cabinet on the right side when facing it but not sure why or how it does it thing

I have a round metal piece with looks like a filter in it. Its flat but not mentioned in the manual parts.

And know what size adapter it takes so I can hook it up to the compressor. ones on my current workpieces are too small.

I thought this would be a piece of cake but its calculus to me.

THanks
Mark

If you're still having problems just add to the post, people here are always willing to help out.

Did ya get her a good respirator? Not a cheap one but a good one? Ok I'm done harping on the subject... 

  

Lowe's or harbor freight should have the adaptor fitting you are looking for near the air compressors.  HF usually has these starter kits for around $10 that come with an assortment of adaptors, QD fittings, etc.  Not the greatest stuff in the world, but it will work no problem.

If that doesn't make sense, post a pic of the two different fittings you need to connect and we can help further.

Also, that pancake compressor isn't going to keep up with the cabinet.  You might want to check out the pressure pots, I just learned that they will operate at a much lower pressure.  I have a significantly bigger than pancake compressor and very similar cabinet and it won't keep up.  I have to blast at 80psi just to make the siphon pickup work.

Lowe's or harbor freight should have the adaptor fitting you are looking for near the air compressors.  HF usually has these starter kits for around $10 that come with an assortment of adaptors, QD fittings, etc.  Not the greatest stuff in the world, but it will work no problem.

If that doesn't make sense, post a pic of the two different fittings you need to connect and we can help further.

Also, that pancake compressor isn't going to keep up with the cabinet.  You might want to check out the pressure pots, I just learned that they will operate at a much lower pressure.  I have a significantly bigger than pancake compressor and very similar cabinet and it won't keep up.  I have to blast at 80psi just to make the siphon pickup work.

Do the pressure pots work with the compressor or a stand alone unit ? I'll go search about them too.

Thanks
Mark

Got it. Thanks.

im just wondering why would you where and spend all the money on a mask if you bought a cabinet. thats what the cabinet is for. if you have it set up right you will not have a problem. just make sure to have a dust collection system set up( thats what the whole in the side of the cabinet is for) i use a shop vac so the i can reclaim the AO that gets sucked up.

+1 on safety - Stacey has worked in a dental office for 25 years and she has loss of hearing at high frequencies from the drills . . . you never see an assistant wearing hearing protection though.