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Post by HankRocks on Nov 14, 2022 21:05:22 GMT -5
I've heard that some people use different colanders for different stages to clean their rocks in. This spooked me into shopping for many colanders and thinking about how to store them without contaminating each other. Then it occurred to me this weekend to try using nut milk bags. I've already used them before to filter cannabis out of coconut oil, they're like 100 micron mesh bags. Would capture every sized rock, media, bead while letting the slurry pass through. Made of soft, flexible material. I am imagining after rinsing the slurry off I can dunk the bag of rocks in a bucket of water to mostly clean them and the bag all at once. Then pour them right back into the tumbler or ultrasonic for burnishing. After use, the bag folds up into your fist and can quarantine in its own little ziploc bag. What do you guys think? I use the same colander for all stages, coarse thru polish. There is much more of a chance of grit being trapped somewhere on the rocks than on the colander and for me a good rinse with the spray nozzle on a garden hose eliminates that issue. Of course some might consider me a non-believer!!
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dirtsifter
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Post by dirtsifter on Nov 15, 2022 3:10:35 GMT -5
I found several different sizes of screened colondars at thrift stores. 1 dollar each. I don't know about a bag. My initial thoughts would be that it would bed difficult to clean out all the grit/slurry. Not familiar with the bag you speak of but if dedicated to a particular grit size... Tell us how it worked.
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jimmie
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by jimmie on Nov 15, 2022 5:33:59 GMT -5
I use one colander for everything, rinsed with the garden hose leaves it clean. Save your bags for edibles and hash making, you’re better off!
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