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Post by puppie96 on Sept 22, 2004 1:46:57 GMT -5
Yesterday was Day 7, Woo Hoo! Time for the unveiling. Hauled it upstairs (no easy thing) and hosed it out, and wow! I was impressed. First of all, there was NO residual grit. NONE. I have hardly ever seen that. Only mud. Second, the rocks themselves were looking pretty darn good for one week in the barrel. I took a lot of them out as ready to move onwards. Of course, the smaller rocks were moving faster than the larger ones, but the several "huge" rocks were really showing a lot of progress. So I've got it running 60/90 again with a bunch of new rock to make the load big enough. Hopefully, this week will produce enough to make up a full barrel for 120/220.
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scooterin73
off to a rocking start
Member since July 2004
Posts: 10
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Post by scooterin73 on Sept 22, 2004 18:09:28 GMT -5
I just checked my 12 pound barrel after just 3 days of running...I started it with 1 cup of 60/90 grit.. so anyways...when I checked it.. I reached thru the rock to the bottom to see how much grit was still there....there was none...I bought it from the rock shed...I recharged it with another cup...am I right to assume that the grit broke down in just 3 days or would it be that there was still grit even though I couldn't feel it... thanks scott
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Skipper
spending too much on rocks
Member since March 2003
Posts: 258
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Post by Skipper on Sept 22, 2004 21:59:28 GMT -5
I, too just started my QT66 last week. LOVE IT! And also, after 7 days I checked and no grit left in one, which would be unusual in my 3A. I think it's just doing a really good job. I'm going to check it more often. the other 6lb barrel had a little bit of grit left.
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Post by puppie96 on Sept 23, 2004 2:38:52 GMT -5
I had followed the Lortone directions, too, which call for 1-1/4 cup of grit.
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