spicer m
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2008
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Post by spicer m on Oct 29, 2008 21:43:46 GMT -5
Same principle as a bubbler but; The water is feed by house water pressure, trough 1/8" tygon tubing to a 2" square by 3/4" high alum block with a .040 dia hole drilled for the water spray. I then took a screwdriver and hit next to the hole to make the spray fan out. I drilled and taped for the hose fitting but you could epoxy or JB weld it in. The smaller and more flexible the tubing ,the better; I first used stiff irrigation drip tubing and it kept getting cut on the other wheels = leaks. I was going to install a sprayer over each wheel but moving this is faster than turning valves on and off.
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drjo
fully equipped rock polisher
Honduran Opal & DIY Nut
Member since May 2008
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Post by drjo on Oct 30, 2008 21:13:16 GMT -5
Nice job, are you happy with the spray pattern? And is it enough pressure to keep the wheel clean?
To take a little pressure off of things, you can use a drip irrigation regulator (25psi) especially if your gluing the connections.
Dr Joe
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spicer m
spending too much on rocks
Member since October 2008
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Post by spicer m on Oct 30, 2008 22:29:18 GMT -5
DR joe Yes I'am happy with spray pattern on my machine. I have about 2 1/2" of space under my wheels. It is plenty of water to keep wheel clean. I did buy a regulator but did not use it Mike
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Post by Tweetiepy on Oct 31, 2008 13:49:42 GMT -5
I like this idea but be very careful that you don't hit that and make it hit your wheel - I did that, it gouged out my SC wheel and dinged the bottom of my tray - I had a magnet at the bottom of mine - but that wouldn't work with aluminium
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