rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 25, 2024 16:29:25 GMT -5
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2023
Posts: 224
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 25, 2024 16:32:57 GMT -5
I should’ve mentioned, one of the biggest factors of convenience is the table height is higher so no bending or stooping at all!
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titaniumkid
spending too much on rocks
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Post by titaniumkid on Mar 25, 2024 16:48:23 GMT -5
That's a great set-up. Very inspiring.
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khara
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2022
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Post by khara on Mar 25, 2024 16:59:59 GMT -5
Omg, I didn’t even know there was such a thing. I have a utility sink in my backyard. Similar setup with the hose to faucet for running water and then a bucket catch below or sometimes a pvc pipe to a good drain area in my yard. But this fish cleaning sink has actual counter space. That’s excellent. 👍👍
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 25, 2024 17:16:46 GMT -5
Omg, I didn’t even know there was such a thing. I have a utility sink in my backyard. Similar setup with the hose to faucet for running water and then a bucket catch below or sometimes a pvc pipe to a good drain area in my yard. But this fish cleaning sink has actual counter space. That’s excellent. 👍👍 Oh dang 🙇♀️. I like that it has✌️sinks. I use one for rinsing and one for holding the rocks wet while I inspect em. Yes that counter space 🙌 and a little drawer and catch all basket 🥰 so many reasons. I only know abt it cause I’m a RV’er. Not to sound like a sales person but it was also under $100 on Amazon. |
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ronnsrockroundup
starting to spend too much on rocks
Hurry up and wait.
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Post by ronnsrockroundup on Mar 25, 2024 17:24:23 GMT -5
Probably stealing this Idea 💡.
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hplcman
spending too much on rocks
Looking forward to my Friday Night Barrel Clean out!
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Post by hplcman on Mar 25, 2024 17:26:41 GMT -5
I love this idea! I currently have a laundry sink in my house that I keep a 5-gallon bucket in. I like it because I don't have to slouch to wash the rocks. The only issue is I have to schlep that bucket into the backyard to dump it out, which is a pain.
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Post by pebblesky on Mar 25, 2024 17:34:31 GMT -5
I really love this idea. The height of the table is super important. If I start to check for a fishing table on craigslist...
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Post by chris1956 on Mar 25, 2024 19:20:57 GMT -5
Nice setup! You are exactly right about the height. Once I started using an antique double wash basin, my back felt alot better than when I did it in a barrel.
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 25, 2024 19:27:42 GMT -5
That's a cool table! I have a tip too, not sure if it'd be applicable with your process but it's great for anyone doing cleanouts in buckets. When I see people wash out a load of rocks, they pour the rocks into a colander, then fill the barrel with water and pour it over the pile of rocks several times to rinse them off. Sometimes using the hose/faucet to spray down each one individually. Seems to me like a waste of water (particularly if you have to schlep it all outside), and tedious if you are hosing them individually I replaced colanders with nut milk bags. Basically cheese cloth sewn into a pouch. I pour the rocks and slurry into the nut milk bag and cinch it closed. Then it's a permeable bag, can dunk the whole thing into a bucket and massage it around to clean the rocks all at once. I use a multi-bucket system. The first bucket, getting the initial dunk, the water gets very dirty. But by next week the sediment has settled, so you can reuse it. A second and third rinse bucket can clean off any dirty water that carries over from the first bucket. This way I'm not using any additional water during cleanouts, and cleaning the whole bag of rocks takes just a minute. I also like that I can keep them grouped together, sometimes I'll clean out multiple barrels at once and have 4 cleaned bags of rocks sitting in the same bucket, waiting to get reloaded. We are 2 peas🫛 ! I JUST was thinking abt cheesecloth/nylon tube attached to the drain tube to catch the sediment and just toss. Then the bucket is just a fail safe, grey water easily tossed on a garden or something. But a sock of rocks is another level! |
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dillonf
fully equipped rock polisher
Hounding and tumbling
Member since February 2022
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Post by dillonf on Mar 25, 2024 21:39:01 GMT -5
Sweet set up!
I need to get something similar.
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ThomasT
has rocks in the head
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Post by ThomasT on Mar 25, 2024 21:51:58 GMT -5
Pretty cool.
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 26, 2024 0:04:40 GMT -5
rockinronda - Thanks for sharing this setup! Super Cool!! 
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 26, 2024 6:52:31 GMT -5
Seems like this will help a bunch of y’all out. Glad I posted it 😊
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Post by liveoak on Mar 26, 2024 6:52:56 GMT -5
Love the portable table idea & the cheesecloth one too.
Thanks to both of you for the good ideas.
Patty
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dshanpnw
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by dshanpnw on Mar 26, 2024 7:41:39 GMT -5
I've been putting off improving my method for a couple years until I came up with a better practical and neater idea. This is doable. Thanks for sharing rockinronda.
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doublebluff
having dreams about rocks
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Post by doublebluff on Mar 27, 2024 8:02:41 GMT -5
Another great idea from the community! Very interesting.
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Post by 1dave on Mar 27, 2024 10:02:42 GMT -5
That is now officially a Rockhounding table!
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rockinronda
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rockinronda on Mar 28, 2024 12:42:10 GMT -5
That is now officially a Rockhounding table! That it is! Although it was never used for fish either, didn’t catch a single one on our trip😞 (wrong time of year). |
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Post by jasoninsd on Mar 28, 2024 23:34:30 GMT -5
OMG! I thought you started another new thread...I was scrolling down the Recent Topics page and read the title as "Easter" Barrel Clean Outs! I was thinking this'll be cool...then I realized I might need glasses! LOL
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