realrockhound
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Chucking leaverite at tweekers
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 3, 2022 22:51:09 GMT -5
Time for new wheels. No more diamond left.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 3, 2022 23:05:08 GMT -5
Time for new wheels. No more diamond left. That's what I'm thinking, too. |
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Post by rockjunquie on Oct 4, 2022 5:59:37 GMT -5
Dude! No wonder you're having trouble! Don't blame yourself- blame the wheels. Also, your wheels shouldn't have such thick rock snot. Are you sure you're using enough water? I use both geysers under one wheel at a time.
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 6:36:56 GMT -5
Your blue (1200) wheel definitely needs to be replaced, Mike. You can see the bare material right there. If the rest of the wheel is that bad, it may be at least part of the problem. ETA: Hard to tell on the other wheels. There's too much rock snot on them!  Yeah, I think I need more wheels also, thanks Robin and others!  Another interesting thing that I learned- that rock snot is from the one cab of Apache. I unknowingly cabbed an almost pure white cab last night and it stained it. I tried using water and an old t-shirt to clean the black off of the wheels- is there something else that I can use? |
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 6:39:03 GMT -5
Dude! No wonder you're having trouble! Don't blame yourself- blame the wheels. Also, your wheels shouldn't have such thick rock snot. Are you sure you're using enough water? I use both geysers under one wheel at a time. Maybe more water...I'll give that a shot tonight. Thanks! |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 4, 2022 7:55:52 GMT -5
Your blue (1200) wheel definitely needs to be replaced, Mike. You can see the bare material right there. If the rest of the wheel is that bad, it may be at least part of the problem. ETA: Hard to tell on the other wheels. There's too much rock snot on them! Yeah, I think I need more wheels also, thanks Robin and others! Another interesting thing that I learned- that rock snot is from the one cab of Apache. I unknowingly cabbed an almost pure white cab last night and it stained it. I tried using water and an old t-shirt to clean the black off of the wheels- is there something else that I can use? I would flood it with water and use a plastic bristled brush. I "procured" one from my wife's kitchen...I still don't think she knows where it went! LOL |
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 8:12:52 GMT -5
Yeah, I think I need more wheels also, thanks Robin and others! Another interesting thing that I learned- that rock snot is from the one cab of Apache. I unknowingly cabbed an almost pure white cab last night and it stained it. I tried using water and an old t-shirt to clean the black off of the wheels- is there something else that I can use? I would flood it with water and use a plastic bristled brush. I "procured" one from my wife's kitchen...I still don't think she knows where it went! LOL Oh she may not know exactly where it went...but she knows it has something to do with your rocks... 🤣 |
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realrockhound
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Chucking leaverite at tweekers
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Post by realrockhound on Oct 4, 2022 8:37:38 GMT -5
I may be wrong, but I believe the rock snot is actually melted plastic. Looks like you went to the layer past the point of diamond.
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 8:42:54 GMT -5
I may be wrong, but I believe the rock snot is actually melted plastic. Looks like you went to the layer past the point of diamond. Well that can't be good. There was a note on the machine when they bought it for me that said it needed new wheels- I guess he wasn't lying! 🙂 |
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rockbrain
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Post by rockbrain on Oct 4, 2022 9:20:46 GMT -5
I don't think you need any diamond on the wheels to shape Apache Gold! The little bit I did I was still removing material on a worn 1200 wheel. That stuff is seriously soft.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Oct 4, 2022 9:27:49 GMT -5
miket I think realrockhound might have nailed it with the melted plastic. Apache Gold is a blasted mess, but I've never had it stick to the wheels. Definitely do what jasoninsd said and flood it with water and scrub the wheels with a plastic brush. Then we should be able to see the actual wheels (or what's left of them). I use both geysers under one wheel, too.
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Post by liveoak on Oct 4, 2022 9:34:53 GMT -5
Maybe the boys are still feeling generous, miket
Patty
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 9:38:14 GMT -5
I don't think you need any diamond on the wheels to shape Apache Gold! The little bit I did I was still removing material on a worn 1200 wheel. That stuff is seriously soft. Super soft. In fact the first cab I did was too thin- it snapped in half when I was drying it off with my shirt! I was more careful with the next one. |
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 9:38:56 GMT -5
Maybe the boys are still feeling generous, miket
Patty
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 4, 2022 15:59:34 GMT -5
I don't think you need any diamond on the wheels to shape Apache Gold! The little bit I did I was still removing material on a worn 1200 wheel. That stuff is seriously soft. Super soft. In fact the first cab I did was too thin- it snapped in half when I was drying it off with my shirt! I was more careful with the next one. Gonna start calling you Mongo Mike!  |
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Post by miket on Oct 4, 2022 17:43:26 GMT -5
Super soft. In fact the first cab I did was too thin- it snapped in half when I was drying it off with my shirt! I was more careful with the next one. Gonna start calling you Mongo Mike!  |
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Post by miket on Oct 5, 2022 14:42:14 GMT -5
So I got my spitter in and spent some extra time on the 220 wheel, I think I got a little better results. I'm going to keep trying with the wheels that I have while I'm waiting for the new ones. Thanks for looking. 🙂  |
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Post by jasoninsd on Oct 5, 2022 15:56:33 GMT -5
So I got my spitter in and spent some extra time on the 220 wheel, I think I got a little better results. I'm going to keep trying with the wheels that I have while I'm waiting for the new ones. Thanks for looking. 🙂 Dangit! I should've known they just needed a "spit" shine!  I will NEVER tire of seeing that Cotton Candy Agate! I really love the looks of that material!! |
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Post by miket on Oct 5, 2022 16:13:00 GMT -5
So I got my spitter in and spent some extra time on the 220 wheel, I think I got a little better results. I'm going to keep trying with the wheels that I have while I'm waiting for the new ones. Thanks for looking. 🙂 Dangit! I should've known they just needed a "spit" shine! I will NEVER tire of seeing that Cotton Candy Agate! I really love the looks of that material!! 🤣 I like it, too, I had to pick up a slab when we went to the Rock swap. |
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