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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jan 25, 2011 16:05:54 GMT -5
Good Morning! Thanks for all the information. There are a number of things here that I did not know. I do hope my batch is not a complete disaster. As Always!! Well the back side of the information that you have received so far. is half the story. don`t think for one minute, I, myself, and all the other`s had it wright the first time. I have added to much grit to have a mud ball rolling in the barrel, our to much water and a lite rock soup, our to many garnets in the Vibra sonic and found a hard mass of grit mud an garnets stuck to the bottom of the tumbler. And at this time i`am rolling a 45-55 Lb. mass of unknown, sounds good though. After a few days the ringing of the rock on steel settles down, like it is a thick mud soup in tumbler. Ask the group about their first 7-8 mess hasp. You`ll here some wild story's. Forgot one. I used a few drops of soap to wet the water. five days later i took off the 1-1/4 pipe cap. to have a foam stream shoot across the shop, 80-grit foam . Love the SCHOOL Of Hard-k-knocks. Jack
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Post by MyNewHobby on Jan 25, 2011 18:39:46 GMT -5
Actually I am glad that I am only working with the rotary right now.
Hopefully I will have a decent batch to fire the vibe back up by this weekend and try it again. I had so much trouble the first few rounds that I just set it aside and said later I will deal with this.
Again thanks!!
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jan 25, 2011 22:45:27 GMT -5
MNH, Most vibe tumblers, use very little water, i use a spray bottle with my large Vibra VSV-45, less then two ounces of water and a few shots each day. heat and friction is the working action in a vibe tumbler.
No matter the wt. size of the barrel. I have a double 4 ponder for finer work
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Jan 25, 2011 23:40:29 GMT -5
And in the vibe tumbler, like my large 45 ponder, i use three table spoons of grit, just so i have a damp coating on the material. and a few pumps of a spray bottle.
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Post by susand24224 on Jan 26, 2011 1:58:50 GMT -5
MyNewHobby, the larger barrels are faster, not better. I am currently running two 12 lb barrels, one 9, one 6, one 4 and 3 3 pounders.
The 12 pounders are the fastest but I also have more problems with chipping etc. For me at least they are best for harder rocks; I always use smaller barrels with softer and very brittle rocks. I'm sure good results could be had in my larger barrels, but at least in mine, lots of additives would be necessary.
Susan
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charles kuchar
spending too much on rocks
getting ready for the second coming
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Post by charles kuchar on Jan 27, 2011 11:54:02 GMT -5
that is good information susan. i have the 12#, double 3# and the lot-O vibe. and still learning about what chips and what not. i do understand the smaller barrels will be a little gentler on the stones vs. the 12#. i got the 12# because i have some rocks that won't fit in smaller barrels and so far i am using it for the rough stage. experimenting this time running three weeks with just rocks and sand. will open it up on monday and see what has happened... charlie
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Post by MyNewHobby on Jan 27, 2011 14:07:38 GMT -5
More great information!!!
Thanks guys ...
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