shannonckd
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2008
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Post by shannonckd on Aug 2, 2008 16:45:15 GMT -5
I'm a newbie who wants to get into rock tumbling. First, let me say that I appreciate all of the information posted on this site. i have been learning a LOT! I have collected some rcoks and appropriate equipment. However, one thing that I haven't been able to find an answer to is what do you do with the slurry after a tumblin phase is done? If you can't pour it down the drain...
Do you leave it set somewhere until the water evaporates out of it? I understand that it's not worth recycling and reusing. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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Post by Condor on Aug 2, 2008 16:53:53 GMT -5
NO, NO, NO! Whatever you do, do not pour it down the drain. It will harden up like cement and you'll have one heck of a plumbing bill getting it fixed. That money could instead be used for more rocks, or equipment or even sending it to me just because. I clean my rocks in a certain area of my backyard and just dump the slurry there. You can also use a strainer then as you rinse the rocks place the slurry in a plastic bag and get rid of it in the trash afterwards.
Condor
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snivlem
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since February 2008
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Post by snivlem on Aug 2, 2008 17:28:45 GMT -5
Yeah, i just rinse my tumbling gear in the backyard between stages.
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 2, 2008 18:02:40 GMT -5
I'm another backyard rinser. The slurry isn't toxic, so just pour the rocks into a strainer, rinse, and let the lawn soak up the slurry. If you live in a cold winter climate like me, then when the ground is frozen I rinse into a 10 gallon plastic garbage pail in the basement, and after the slurry separates from the water in a few days you can either dump the water outside in the snow or tsk, tsk, dump it down the sink.
-Don
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ejs
spending too much on rocks
Member since July 2008
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Post by ejs on Aug 2, 2008 19:42:21 GMT -5
I tumble in the basement. When its time for a rinse, I grab my $1 plastic collander and my 3 lb. Lortone tumble container and go through the storm door into the back yard. There is a spot next to the foundation (behind a garden) where I dump the slurry into the collander and rinse well with the garden hose. The slurry dumps on to the ground near the foundation. I figure it can't do any harm there and might even help seal the foundation!  I rinse everything very thoroughly with water there before bringing any of it into the main house. Being in NH, things are tough during the winter. I keep a 5 gallon bucket in the basement. To rinse the rocks, I put the bucket in the sink (or bathtub) and then dump/rinse into the bucket. When the bucket gets full, I dump it off the back porch, again next to the foundation. Welcome and good luck! |
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shannonckd
off to a rocking start
Member since August 2008
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Post by shannonckd on Aug 3, 2008 10:42:17 GMT -5
Thank you all very much! I've been eyeing an empty spot in my new landscaping plan and wondering what I could put there behind those evergreens, but that just may be my new slurry dump zone.
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Post by Noosh9057 on Aug 3, 2008 15:50:47 GMT -5
I just rinse my tumbling rock andgear in the backyard between stages. I just leave it there in the grass.
Roger
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I rinse everything very thoroughly with water there before bringing any of it into the main house.
