fisherman510
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by fisherman510 on Oct 19, 2008 6:29:06 GMT -5
You never know what results a simple question will get. My only reason for using the marbles was because I was getting antsy and didn't want to wait for another batch to finish the course grind. Garrett, I am sure that you would at least get some funny looks when dumping the slurry from that many big batches. I can't really see that dumping the slurry from rocks, water, and SC grit, all of which are mostly organic would hurt anything. My little bit of slurry goes onto my driveway, which is where a lot of my rocks come from
bob
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 19, 2008 6:55:17 GMT -5
Well Garrett when you live next to the Polar Bear dump, You too need to keep their yard clean to.
When you fine your self in another State of mine, The Slurry you have just add it to the Trash Can,
Though we may not have White Bears, we do have the Shit Hawks at the dump ( Sea Gull`s ).
As for the way i get rid of Slurry, I mix it together and let it settle to the bottom of a five gallon bucket, Then i skim off the top slurry down to the last inch in bucket and the material i wash out in a gold pan for the grit.
And the thick clay from the slurry i send to the county burner to be turn into ash.sooner our later you well wont to plant a life form their. where ever the Grey spot is.
Jack,....Oregon
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Post by catmandewe on Oct 19, 2008 9:23:46 GMT -5
The slurry won't hurt anything, but if you use borax in your tumbles, it is used commercially as a weed killer, so you may not want to put it on your lawn, unless you like them brown spots.
Tony
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 19, 2008 9:37:40 GMT -5
Grit slurry (without borax or lead additives) is beneficial to your garden as it contains the minerals removed during tumbling.
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docharber
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Post by docharber on Oct 19, 2008 21:39:06 GMT -5
Here's a thought- is anyone out there into ceramics? As someone said the slurry is like clay and contains similar minerals plus silicon carbide. It would be interesting to see what happens when you mix various commercial clays with the slurry. Mixed with high temperature porcelain clays you might get something really nice. Sort of like Wedgwood basalt or jasper ware. And for the record, I'm perfectly fine with dumping ordinary slurry, just not with ground leaded glass in it that pets and children might get in to.
Mark H.
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vigodits
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Post by vigodits on Oct 22, 2008 10:01:35 GMT -5
Re Slurry.
I live in an apartment in the center of a small town. Disposing of slurry is both an environmental and aesthetic concern.
All my slurry is placed in a bucket to sit and separate. I decant the clear water off into my flower bed. The remaining sludge I let dry in the sun, pack it into old glass or plastic containers and place it in the trash. I also recycle the spent grit, doesn't matter if it's different sizes and mix it in with my 60/90 first stage. I usually don't have that much.
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bobrocks
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Post by bobrocks on Oct 28, 2008 22:49:42 GMT -5
My 2 cents worth, glass marbles work great as filler in vibes. They help promote good rolling action to the load. However, in the sealed barrels used with rotary tumblers glass seems to produce lots of gas, so burp often or you will have a blow-up mess. IMHO. Bob.
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ejs
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Post by ejs on Oct 29, 2008 8:06:56 GMT -5
Very interesting thread. Living way out in the boonies as I do, I never considered the difficulties that city dwellers must face in disposing of slurry. I am running a total of 27 lbs. of tumblers, but I've never given it a second thought as I dump the slurry into the dirt ground near my basement storm door. I figure, if anything, the slurry might reinforce the foundation. :-) But, having read this thread, I can see that there is more to it than "dump it and forget it". Thanks for all the interesting and informative posts!
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drjo
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Post by drjo on Oct 29, 2008 13:03:43 GMT -5
Put the slurry in a paper bag and de-water it like you would filter saw oil, then discard in the trash per local regs.
Or mix with some concrete and make little tiny bricks and ship them to the Yucca Mountain repository ;D.
Dr Joe
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docharber
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Post by docharber on Nov 3, 2008 20:47:10 GMT -5
Silicon carbide could act as a moderator in that setting. Piled in the right configurationn around all that nuclear waste those bricks could cause a chain reaction and blow up Nevada. Make sure you only ship bricks made of leaded glass waste!
Martk H. .
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