Sandblasting Medium

shaintiques

Lifer

Jul 13, 2011

3,615

227

Georgia

• Jul 11, 2013

• #1

So I am looking to sandblast a pipe. What do you guys use? Baking soda, sand, glass beads?

 

guhrillastile

Starting to Get Obsessed

Mar 29, 2013

208

0

• Jul 11, 2013

• #2

Depends on the finish your after. But briar will usually just laugh at soda.

 

ebklodt

Might Stick Around

Nov 9, 2012

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0

• Jul 11, 2013

• #3

Most cats on the pipemakers forum use glass beads. I use to have the grit that rad davis used written down somewhere as I was looking to get a blasting set up. The cost of the 80 gallon 7.5 hp compressor (recommended by rad) put that on the back burner for a while.
If I can dig it up ill post the grit.

 

cortezattic

Lifer

Nov 19, 2009

15,147

7,638

Chicago, IL

• Jul 11, 2013

• #4

I heard of using walnut shells, but no further info.

 

ebklodt

Might Stick Around

Nov 9, 2012

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• Jul 11, 2013

• #5

Found my notes ...small beads 180-320 grit

 

shaintiques

Lifer

Jul 13, 2011

3,615

227

Georgia

• Jul 11, 2013

• #6

Ok thanks I've got access to one. My buddy has one I can use and he uses glass beads, but I wasnt sure if that was too high powered for briar or not. I plan on taking a junk piece over and experimenting.

 

ebklodt

Might Stick Around

Nov 9, 2012

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• Jul 11, 2013

• #7

Good friend to know! Is he a pipe carver?
Give us a report once your done.

 

tbradsim1

Lifer

Jan 14, 2012

9,099

11,051

Southwest Louisiana

• Jul 11, 2013

• #8

Dave I have used a bead blaster a lot at Exxon, we used sand and not on pipes, here's my experience with it, pressure is the key also distance to the object, you can get different results by varying the distance and pressure.

 

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shaintiques

Lifer

Jul 13, 2011

3,615

227

Georgia

• Jul 11, 2013

• #9

Ok thanks Bradley, my friend is not a pipe maker. He makes tranquilizer darts and guns. His company sells to zoos and game reserves all over the world. He uses it for the darts and gun barrels etc., but said I was welcome to come over and give it a shot. I have yet to shape the pipe I'm going to blast, that is my project for the weekend, but I've got some other briar I can experiment on.

 

ebklodt

Might Stick Around

Nov 9, 2012

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• Jul 11, 2013

• #10

Awesome...good luck !

 

phred

Lifer

Dec 11, 2012

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4

• Jul 11, 2013

• #11

Good friend to know! Is he a pipe carver?

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He makes tranquilizer darts and guns. His company sells to zoos and game reserves all over the world.

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DEFINITELY a good friend to know... :lol:

 

chagovatoloco

Starting to Get Obsessed

Apr 19, 2013

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• Jul 11, 2013

• #12

Tranquilizer darts! Wow.... I was not expecting that. Dose he look like this?

 

mkelaw

Starting to Get Obsessed

Aug 30, 2012

173

176

• Jul 11, 2013

• #13

I'm partial to deep blasts in the style of Lee Erck and Jim Cooke. I use aluminum oxide medium in a 320 grit with a small pencil rather than gun style blaster. It allows me to direct the medium with great precision. Glass beads with a gun is much, much faster and results in a different style of blast.