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Post by rocklicker on Jun 29, 2010 15:54:06 GMT -5
I am used to some gas build up and have learned to watch it when it somes to the rubber 3 lb barrels. When it comes to the 15lb hex barrels I usually don't worry about it becasue they have metal outsides. However, the strangest thing happened...
I ran a batch of crazy lace for a week. When I opened it, it hissed like I was opening a beer. There was some serious gas buildup in there. I recharged the rocks and ran it for another week with the same results, a lot of preassure. The barrel didn't deform but it hissed just like before. It was even leaking. Now I have it on 220 with some baking soda. It's less but I still have some gas build up. I would think the load would have calmed down by now. Has anyone ever found crazy lace to be more gassy that other rocks?
This may be unrelated, but I found that there was a metal plate glued in the bottom of the tumbler with silicon. I removed it because the preassure and rocks put a hole in the metal.
Steve
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Post by johnjsgems on Jun 30, 2010 0:37:58 GMT -5
Doesn't the barrel have a rubber liner that covers the sides and bottom? If not, maybe someone glued in a sacrificial end plate to prevent wearing through barrel.
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Post by pebblepup on Jun 30, 2010 11:46:29 GMT -5
I have been having the same problems lately. I am guessing that the garage is getting hot with the warmer temperatures we have had in Idaho. I am checking and releasing the gas every day right now. I had a 3 pound barrel pop open Saturday and another one yesterday. The funny thing is the materials I am working have not changed and I didn't have this problem last summer.
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Post by jakesrocks on Jun 30, 2010 12:36:34 GMT -5
Excessive gas buildup sounds like the problem everyone was having at my camp site last Saturday, after a meal of brats, kraut, beans, jalapenos and chips and dip. Actually though, it sounds like one of two problems. Either your tumbler space is getting too hot, or a chemical reaction in your tumbler barrel. Are you using city water in your mix ? They pour a whole chem lab of stuff in our water. It may be reacting with the chemical makeup of the crazy lace. Try using distilled water, or save rain water for your tumblers. It worked for me.
Don
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Post by johnjsgems on Jun 30, 2010 21:10:21 GMT -5
Don may have it. Back in the dark ages I tested boiler and cooling tower water and adjusted chemical treatments in Long Beach, CA. The water was pretty good all winter but starting with Spring they started blending Colorado River water. By Summer everything was off the charts. I'd try the distilled just to see if that makes a difference. If your drums are not lined could you be reacting with the metal also? Sorry, I'm pretty, not smart.
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Post by rocklicker on Jul 2, 2010 13:07:42 GMT -5
Hmm...the water makes a lot of sense. After about a week the barrel calmed down for a while. I opened it to check it then resealed it. In the process of cleaning the seal, I added some water to it and sure enough, after a day of running it got gassy again. It's also a lot hotter these days. It's still a mystery how 4 barrels are just fine and one is gassy. I think my tumblers have drama. There's always something going on with them ;D
As far as the drums, they are the sealed rubber kind. There was a metal plate in there before which could have been reacting with the water/rocks, but it's gone now. There's a possibility that there is some metal bits still in the rocks. I'm going to be changing the load soon so I'll keep a close watch.
Steve
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Post by tortuga on Jul 21, 2010 17:13:22 GMT -5
it's the pharmaceuticals the government is secretly adding to CA citizens' tap water to keep them placid and compliant. it reacts heavily with the crazy in your lace.
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Post by johnjsgems on Jul 21, 2010 17:50:53 GMT -5
That's too funny. So I'm safe drinking well water? So I'm safe drinking well water? So I'm safe....
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Post by rocklicker on Jul 28, 2010 16:12:37 GMT -5
Hmm...yup about the water... what? me worry  ;D Anyway, it turns out it was the metal in the bottom of the barrel or the silicon used to hold it in. Now that the barrel is back to normal and it's been running fine. Steve |
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;D Anyway, it turns out it was the metal in the bottom of the barrel or the silicon used to hold it in. Now that the barrel is back to normal and it's been running fine. 
