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Post by MyNewHobby on May 28, 2009 18:30:22 GMT -5
Ya baby!! .....
I just got an email from UPS that they have delivered my vibe ... and one day earlier than anticipated.
As always
Julie
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Post by NatureNut on May 28, 2009 19:33:00 GMT -5
Woof!
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Post by MyNewHobby on May 28, 2009 20:36:24 GMT -5
I am home now and I HATE IT!!!
Dam thing is noisy (I can get passed the noise) ... and all the rocks do is go in a circle.
I am trying to follow Randy's instructions .... AAAAHHHHHHHHHH!
Rocks are not submerged, they have been spritzed liberally, 6 tablespoons of 120/220, 4 teaspoons of the Old Miser I got with the tumbler, 4 tablespoons plastic pellets ....
Okay ..... I think I feel better now ....
Is it supposed to look like most of the rock is exposed but kind of covered with sludge ... sort of ... help!!!!
As always ... (I hate being a beginner)
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Post by johnjsgems on May 28, 2009 22:11:56 GMT -5
I run my Mini-Sonics on a scrap of carpeting or at shows on a folded towel. It dampens noise quite a bit. Vibes are noisier than rotaries. Mixture needs to be damp not wet. Observe rotation at start and as slurry forms add spritz of water until initial rotation is restored.
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Post by Michael John on May 29, 2009 3:13:43 GMT -5
From what you've described, it sounds like you're on the right track! You want JUST enough water to keep the stones moving ... hense the spritzer and checking it several times a day.
When you show us the beautiful finished stones next week, remind us again how much you hate it. ;D
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Post by MyNewHobby on May 29, 2009 10:33:59 GMT -5
When I got up this morning, the batch was not moving. It looks like a brick. Big fat one!!
So ... I added a little more water and it started to move in its circle again. Albeit very slowly. I suppose I am wondering why in various instructions, the tumbling action is supposed to be moving in a subduction manner. My batch is not moving in that manner.
I double checked it before coming to work and made sure that it was moving.
MichaelJohn ..... I have no idea what you are talking about ... ;D
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MikeS
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2009
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Post by MikeS on May 29, 2009 10:58:57 GMT -5
which vibe do you have? I have a Lot-O, and for water I fill the red cover cap 1/2 full (about 2-3 tablespoons). This seems to be enough water to keep it from drying out or gumming up too much yet not so much that it hinders the grinding/polishing action.
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Sabre52
Cave Dweller 
Me and my gal, Rosie
Member since August 2005
Posts: 20,496
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Post by Sabre52 on May 29, 2009 11:22:59 GMT -5
Yeah, my MIniSonic on a concrete floor sounds like a chainsaw being humped by a helicopter and the noise gets worse as it loosens up with age ( mine is old!). Sure works great for sanding preforms but I only use it for that. can't stand the racket for any long processes. Someone told me a Loto Tumbler fastened to a concrete floor or concrete block is not so bad. Can any of you Loto users comment on the noise level?......Mel
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MikeS
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since January 2009
Posts: 1,081
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Post by MikeS on May 29, 2009 13:43:27 GMT -5
my Lot-O is bolted to a cement block with a thin piece of particle board inbetween....it is very quiet, much more quiet than my rotory...it just makes a faint buzzing noise. You can hear the rocks when it is uncovered, but of course I don't leave it uncovered when I use it....
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JEFFD
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since December 2004
Posts: 242
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Post by JEFFD on Jun 3, 2009 17:02:07 GMT -5
Do not afix your lot-o to the garage floor. I put mine there and I can feel the whole floor vibrating. Of course it is right next to the metal garage door as well, the reverb effect is interesting but my wife doesn't care for the noise level at all. A cement block is a much better way to go.
As for watering the lot-o. I rinse and dump the thing every day. Whatever water is left on the rocks seems to be about right for the next 12 hours or so.
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