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Hi everyone, I just wanted to thank you guys for the help with my compressor questions. I managed to get everything set up last week and I finished my first sandblasted pipe today. I practiced on some scrap briar first, but I guess every piece of briar I have sandblasts totally differently, so the m...

Thanks again guys.

Whew, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I bought the compressor-- After I unloaded it and moved it into my shop by myself I found out I had to install a new subpanel for the circuit breaker since the tiny panel on my 100 year old house was full. I had never taken the panel off before...

Thanks Kurt and Todd, that really helps a lot.

Also, Rad and Jeff, how do you have your's set up? I would especially like to hear about your setup Rad, I want to set up mine the best way too!

So I have no experience with air compressors, but I was thinking about buying a large one for sandblasting (80 gallon, 7.5hp, 2-stage) and was wondering how you guys hook it up for use with a sandblasting cabinet. I was trying to figure out what is needed by reading some automotive etc. forums but a...

Hey guys, I was cutting the slot in another stem today and started to worry about something I have just been ignoring up until now. I drill the airway with a tapered drill bit and then come in from the bit end and drill the last 1/2" or so with a 1mm drill. I then cut the slot with a dremel and...

Thanks a lot guys, I will definitely try out all of your suggestions. Practice practice practice I guess!

Well, after playing around some more I've gotten slightly better results using a larger pilot hole, but it's still not going very well...any tips?

Thanks T3, I'm only interested in ebonite though.

Hey guys, so lately I have been getting frustrated because the ebonite rod that I've been getting from PME is not large enough in diameter for lots of the stems I have been wanting to do for my pipes--and I'm tired of compromising. I was thinking about ordering some directly from SEM, but was wonder...

I have been using the spoon bit I made a while ago and have a question about its use I was hoping some of you may be able to answer. First, I have gotten the best results from just pushing the stummel against the spinning bit by hand and not using the tailstock, but I was wondering how hard it shoul...

Well I'm going to be out of town for a couple of days, but I'll start dissolving a 5lb cut before I leave and test it out when I get back. I'll let it really dry well and then put it through some tests. Also, I'm thinning with denatured alcohol. Thanks again sasquatch, I really appreciate your help!

Well, I've tried quite a few things and I'm still not happy... 1. Just going through normal buffing with compound and wax: I didn't have any problems with compound or wax building up in the crevices (I think this is probably a problem with people putting too much on their buffing wheels), and the to...

Thanks guys, this is exactly what I wanted to know, I didn't think about the increased difficulty in stamping with a larger sized stamp. Leus, exactly how large is your stamp? I don't want to have too many problems with getting a good impression. Simeon, is your 3/8" wide (and I'm guessing 1/2&...

Hi Everyone, I was thinking about getting a stamp to stamp my pipes, but while I was designing the logo (I was thinking of using a circular logo) I realized I didn't know what size I wanted it to be. I don't want it to be so small you can't read it, but I also don't want it so big that it is distrac...

Hmm, thanks guys... So Sasquatch, you rusticate, stain, and then put shellac on and thats it? Nothing else? What cut do you use?

Hi everyone, I've done some searches on here and couldn't really find what I was looking for, but I was wondering what the recommended procedure is for finishing a rusticated pipe. The way I usually finish a smooth pipe is staining/sanding, then a light coat of shellac (about 1/3 lb cut), then buffi...

Hey everyone, When shaping first and then drilling how would I go about doing something like this? (this is one of Todd's pipes): http://lh5.ggpht.com/_hJ0pnqbyhO4/SYLs2a6ZfNI/AAAAAAAAAXA/Dfga1WcdOIA/s640/toddjohnsonA002H.jpg Do I just chuck up a large forstner bit in the headstock and drill a large...

Hi Kurt, I haven't noticed anything like that, but I will keep you updated.

So here is what I came up with: I found some hard plastic backing pads at Enco that were pretty thin, so I used those along with the 3M sanding discs and some 2" long 3/8x16 bolts. I turned some pieces of aluminum that the bolts go through and that hold the sanding discs and backing pads (that ...