My First Sandblast

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My First Sandblast

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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.

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Looking Good, 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.
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Post by flix »

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!)!
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Post by marks »

Looks good John.
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Post by LexKY_Pipe »

John, you've got me salivating for blasting equipment now!
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Post by ckr »

Yet another nice blast is posted!

I think its one more reason why 'Blast Fever" is reaching epidemic proportions on this forum.
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Post by ArtGuy »

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.
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Post by obie »

John, that blast is gorgeous... plus I totally dig how you stained the smooth section - it fits perfectly with the cumberland bit.

Amazing work, as usual...
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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.
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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?
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About 5K comes to mind last month, but I am just a newbe. :cry:
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Very cool! I'm really excited about blasting. Compressor arrives tomorrow, electrician on Thursday and Friday or Saturday the cabinet should be here along with some media samples.

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And so the long slide into insanity begins.... :angel:

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.
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Kurt, I'm ahead of you! Got all kinds of stuff ready to try. It's likely to be another couple of weeks before I've got it all hooked up, but soon.

Electrician called today to reschedule, so it's already running behind.
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Eh, just do what I did - grab some 6-3 cable and go nuts. :)

220V isn't that hard to do - just make sure your breaker is off before playing with the copper....
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just make sure your breaker is off
Well that takes all the fun out of it.
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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.
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NICE JOHN! I'm jealous!
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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.
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.

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