On standards and high-grade pipes

jeff · Post by **jeff** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:22 pm

Hey there fellas,

I just made a brief post to my blog that some of you may be interested in reading. You can see it here: http://jalanpipes.blogspot.com/

Best,

Jeff

sethile · Post by **sethile** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:13 pm

Wow, that's a beautiful blast on a wonderful pipe, Jeff. Sure wish I could get to Sparks to see it in person.

Post by **KurtHuhn** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:28 pm

You know, even as a smooth, I wouldn't exactly have kicked it out of bed - if you know what I mean.

FredS · Post by **FredS** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 12:51 am

OK - I frequent this place to learn about making pipes, so. . .

Jeff - A question about your blasting technique. I see you masked the stem & the small ring around the end of the shank as well as the circle/oval for your mark that are to remain smooth. Is there a purpose for staining those areas before blasting or did you just happen to do it that way?

ToddJohnson · Post by **ToddJohnson** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 2:02 am

FredS wrote:OK - I frequent this place to learn about making pipes, so. . .

Jeff - A question about your blasting technique. I see you masked the stem & the small ring around the end of the shank as well as the circle/oval for your mark that are to remain smooth. Is there a purpose for staining those areas before blasting or did you just happen to do it that way?

It's easier to finish everything that will be smooth before the rest of the pipe is blasted. That way you're not trying to keep stain on one part and off another, keep the buffing wheel from hitting the blast while polishing the smooth, etc. This way, you remove the phasing tape, and the pipe is finished.

Todd

FredS · Post by **FredS** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:23 pm

Well there ya go - makes all the sense in the world now. Thanks Todd.