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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 8, 2019 13:07:43 GMT -5
Water bad.
I added too much water. Twice. It's drying out now. I'm not used to how it is SUPPOSED to look, so I think, hmmm... let's add some water and speed things up. Then I was rewatching Rob's videos and he says and I paraphrase- let's add some water and wait for it to slow down. OK, got it. LOL!
Once I get used to how it is supposed to look, I think I will be ok.
I preformed a lapis and grooved it, then threw it in this batch a day in. It already had a polish on it, but I wanted to round the corners. Because it is a little soft, I figured it would be ok for less time. The thing is the color layer is not very deep (hence grooving and tumbling) so, I don't want to risk removing too much. We'll see what happens. Live dangerously.
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Post by Peruano on Jun 8, 2019 13:39:08 GMT -5
Too much water washes the grit to the bottom leading to slowing the process and eroding the bowl in a vibe. Too little water and the system locks up. Use some dawn with the load and it will help keep the grit dispersed and in motion rather than riding in the bottom of the bowl. Like Brylcream, a little dab of water will do ya.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 8, 2019 13:46:27 GMT -5
Too much water washes the grit to the bottom leading to slowing the process and eroding the bowl in a vibe. Too little water and the system locks up. Use some dawn with the load and it will help keep the grit dispersed and in motion rather than riding in the bottom of the bowl. Like Brylcream, a little dab of water will do ya. Thanks!
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Post by aDave on Jun 8, 2019 13:47:04 GMT -5
Yep, water is tough to dial in...at least for me it was and still is, even with a squirt bottle. Depending on where I am in the stage (usually it's later), I'll remove the barrel, cover the opening with my hand, and turn over the barrel to see if any water pours out between my fingers. Make sure you have a container to catch the slop. That's usually my test when things look wet, but the material is still slowing down. Sometimes no water comes out. Other times, I' find myself surprised at how much I over watered by it pouring out.
There will be some natural slowing over time (at least on my machine there is), but I'm learning to look for dryness to be the key.
So far, each load has been different. But, the more I run things, my eye has gotten a bit better in figuring what's going on.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 8, 2019 13:52:59 GMT -5
Yep, water is tough to dial in...at least for me it was and still is, even with a squirt bottle. Depending on where I am in the stage (usually it's later), I'll remove the barrel, cover the opening with my hand, and turn over the barrel to see if any water pours out between my fingers. Make sure you have a container to catch the slop. That's usually my test when things look wet, but the material is still slowing down. Sometimes no water comes out. Other times, I' find myself surprised at how much I over watered by it pouring out. There will be some natural slowing over time (at least on my machine there is), but I'm learning to look for dryness to be the key. So far, each load has been different. But, the more I run things, my eye has gotten a bit better in figuring what's going on. In my ceramics load, I definitely used too much water. When I emptied it, there was a lot of grit in the bottom. The ceramics were worn, though.
I figured this is one of those things that you have to do a few many times.
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Post by rockjunquie on Jun 8, 2019 14:36:01 GMT -5
Yep, water is tough to dial in...at least for me it was and still is, even with a squirt bottle. Depending on where I am in the stage (usually it's later), I'll remove the barrel, cover the opening with my hand, and turn over the barrel to see if any water pours out between my fingers. Make sure you have a container to catch the slop. That's usually my test when things look wet, but the material is still slowing down. Sometimes no water comes out. Other times, I' find myself surprised at how much I over watered by it pouring out. There will be some natural slowing over time (at least on my machine there is), but I'm learning to look for dryness to be the key. So far, each load has been different. But, the more I run things, my eye has gotten a bit better in figuring what's going on.
I decided to try to empty mine as you mentioned. Indeed, some water came out. Not as much as I thought would, but probably 2.5-3 tablespoons. It was pretty dense with grit, too. I added a little bit of detergent and set it rolling again. It looks now like it is supposed to look. I'll check again in a bit and see if it seems like I should add more grit to compensate for what I dumped.
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Post by Rockindad on Jun 8, 2019 15:53:44 GMT -5
Yep, water is tough to dial in...at least for me it was and still is, even with a squirt bottle. Depending on where I am in the stage (usually it's later), I'll remove the barrel, cover the opening with my hand, and turn over the barrel to see if any water pours out between my fingers. Make sure you have a container to catch the slop. That's usually my test when things look wet, but the material is still slowing down. Sometimes no water comes out. Other times, I' find myself surprised at how much I over watered by it pouring out. There will be some natural slowing over time (at least on my machine there is), but I'm learning to look for dryness to be the key. So far, each load has been different. But, the more I run things, my eye has gotten a bit better in figuring what's going on. In my ceramics load, I definitely used too much water. When I emptied it, there was a lot of grit in the bottom. The ceramics were worn, though.
I figured this is one of those things that you have to do a few many times.
With our UV-10 we don't even look anymore, we can hear if it needs some more water or if it is running fine. This was only acquired by experience, the more that machine runs the quicker you will get it dialed in. Al
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