cardellcalhoun
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Member since April 2008
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Post by cardellcalhoun on Apr 18, 2008 15:16:11 GMT -5
Iam new to this and I found this site just yesterday.
I have several qestions. How much do I fill a vibe? Using the center poll as a maker..midway? to the top? By weight?
How often do I have to change the grit in a vibe?
The big one I have to turn my machine off at night after about 12 hours running. How will this affect the grit mix? And what can I do to correct this?
Any help you can give will be helpful.
Cardell
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lsmike
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Member since January 2007
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Post by lsmike on Apr 18, 2008 18:08:26 GMT -5
I've never shut my vibes off at night.I'm in an apartment and put mine in a large closet with a closed-cell foam pad underneath-I sleep fine and the neighbors don't ever complain.
Some are inherently quiet:the Lotto,the Gy-Roc if you fill it right to the top and I've read the Thumblers is good.
Some have variable speed so you could turn them down.If you mean that you have to leave it unattended-no problem since they have thermal shut offs.
If you must shut them off, they will probably just get into a sticky slow or stopped condition.I don't think this will hurt anything;just start it up again and add water until you get a good slurry.Of course this will mean the total running time will about double if it's only on half the time etc.Mike.
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Post by deb193redux on Apr 19, 2008 0:07:25 GMT -5
What model? SOme do not have center poles. But generally you fill vibes closer to the top than rotary (which is about 3/5). Most are tuned to deliver the maximum energy to the load when there is the correct weight on the spring or counterweight or whatever. SO even small loads generally get ceramic media - both for sood size mix and good total weight.
Turning off is not a big problem as long as you make sure it does not cement and fail to turnover and hurt the motor. Just make sure it does not dry out overnight.
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