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so, i dont have all the components of a blast setup completely. i have a nice used 80 gallon compressor and dustcollection in the shop. ive never blasted a whole pipe before. i have a moderately sized freehand horn that has some sick ring grain and i want to blast the shit out of it. the stummels about 4 inches long. how long would it take to get it nice and craggy. APPROX of course. assuming i dont stop to stain inbetween media grits.
thanks
evan

18 minutes, 12 seconds.

i thought it was in that ballpark todd, THANKS
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seriously though is it like under an hour, 1-3 hours, 4+

Well, if you use walnut shells, it'll take about six weeks. If you use 80 grit Al/ox it'll take about 3 minutes but you won't have any pipe left.

Somewhere between there is your reality. Cooke takes days to achieve his textures. With the wrong media or a poor gun, you may not be ABLE to get a craggy blast. Blasting is really, really surprising. Sometimes you think "wow this will be sweet" and it's a piece of crap, other times, you get the best most detailed blast out of a piece that you think is junk.

There's no single answer here. Your question does not compute.

thanks todd,
thought i was throwing this into a very grey zone. i understand that there are lots of variables to blasting i just thought there might be a certain length that most people take to accomplish their blast. i appreciate you saying it like it is. i really would love if the blast came out amazing, since the ring grain in the wood is so pronounced. oh and sorry mr. roboto didnt mean to short the system

Garbage in, garbage out. 1st law of computing.

In my case, anything in, garbage out. It's a little more encompassing.