My First Sandblast
My First Sandblast
Well, I went back to the blaster and tried another time to blast a pipe. The pressure was set really low (about 55 psi) last time and did not really make a dent so I cranked it up to 85 psi and tried that. Here is a pic of what I was able to come up with. Considering it is my first time I was pretty pleased with it. This is an in process photo. The pipe has since been polished and finished. Now I have to make the stem and hopefully have it ready by monday night.
John
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Thanks, Rad. I appreciate the help you and Brian gave me. Turns out the main thing was I did not have the pressure up high enough.
John
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Hey John,
Nice work, bro! I really think it looks great, keep up the good work. One question: what's that thing that looks like a big hole, on the left side of the bowl, near the bottom? Looks like a sand pit that was blasted wide open...
Please post completed pics, I'm sure it will be on your website for less than a day before being sold (as usual!)!
Nice work, bro! I really think it looks great, keep up the good work. One question: what's that thing that looks like a big hole, on the left side of the bowl, near the bottom? Looks like a sand pit that was blasted wide open...
Please post completed pics, I'm sure it will be on your website for less than a day before being sold (as usual!)!
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I have updated my first post with pics of the completed pipe. The specifics on it are:
Height: 2.0"
Length: 4.75"
Weight: 1.5 oz (42 grams)
Chamber Diameter: 3/4"
Chamber Depth: 1 5/8"
Cumberland Stem
I am very stoked about this blasting thing. There are plenty of pipes that are too nice to rusticate yet have a couple of sandpits and such. Now I am excited to have something else that I can do with them.
Height: 2.0"
Length: 4.75"
Weight: 1.5 oz (42 grams)
Chamber Diameter: 3/4"
Chamber Depth: 1 5/8"
Cumberland Stem
I am very stoked about this blasting thing. There are plenty of pipes that are too nice to rusticate yet have a couple of sandpits and such. Now I am excited to have something else that I can do with them.
John
www.crosbypipes.com
www.crosbypipes.com
Thanks Obie, in person the pipe and stem close enough that they almost look like a single piece at first glance. It's a kinda cool touch I thought.
John
www.crosbypipes.com
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Wow, that's really nice John!
Rat's, now I'm infected by this blasting bug too. Looking at cyclone blast rigs, and trying to get my tired old compressor up to snuff.
Last night the pipe I was working on turned into another perfect candidate for blasting. Somehow I can't bare to rusiticate it now.... Has anyone figured out how expensive reading this forum is?
Rat's, now I'm infected by this blasting bug too. Looking at cyclone blast rigs, and trying to get my tired old compressor up to snuff.
Last night the pipe I was working on turned into another perfect candidate for blasting. Somehow I can't bare to rusiticate it now.... Has anyone figured out how expensive reading this forum is?
Scott E. Thile
Collector, smoker, and aspiring pipemaker.
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And so the long slide into insanity begins....
Seriously though, Joel, do yourself a favor and make up a bunch of stummels. Use all kinds of media. Use all different grit sizes of those media. Use different air pressures. Eventually yo'll hit on a formula that gives you the best result.
Oh yeah, cut those pipes in all manner of different grain orientations to see what happens. Just don't waste your time with a good crosscut. Those are always really bland sandblasts.
Seriously though, Joel, do yourself a favor and make up a bunch of stummels. Use all kinds of media. Use all different grit sizes of those media. Use different air pressures. Eventually yo'll hit on a formula that gives you the best result.
Oh yeah, cut those pipes in all manner of different grain orientations to see what happens. Just don't waste your time with a good crosscut. Those are always really bland sandblasts.
Good idea, Joel! You don't want to be screwing around with 220v. It'll knock you down, and may not be able to get up.JSPipes wrote:I thought about that, but decided against it. The breaker box is outside. I'd rather it were done to code by someone that understands their way around the various CA ordinances.
Rad