moogie
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Post by moogie on Dec 15, 2013 8:14:46 GMT -5
I'm tumbling rock for the first time. I bought an Ultra Vibe 10, filled it up as per the instructions, and then proceeded to put waay too much grit and water into it. Long story short, it turned to a hard mucky mess at the bottom of the bowl. As I was cleaning it all out to start over, I noticed that the tumbler shaft is ever so slightly bent. Did I just buy a ticket for a new shaft, or can it still be used as it is?
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moogie
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Post by moogie on Dec 18, 2013 6:22:30 GMT -5
Was this a truly silly question that no one has any thoughts about? Or has no one ever encountered this issue before? I'm a bit surprised that there are no answers at all!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2013 8:46:40 GMT -5
Sometimes questions hit at just the wrong time and the people that may know the answer miss it. There are no silly or dumb questions here so you are good there.
I have never had a vibe tumbler so I can not help you there. Someone should pop in here that has some answers. This will bump it back to the top. Jim
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Post by Drummond Island Rocks on Dec 18, 2013 9:15:05 GMT -5
Yep, finding just the right person that has had that same issue with a UV-10 is much more difficult then just asking a general rock tumbling question. I am sure someone here knows your answer though. I run a loto-vibe so I am no help on this one either.
Chuck
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lparker
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Post by lparker on Dec 18, 2013 9:44:52 GMT -5
You mean the threaded rod? Did you load it again & see if it works right? If it does, I wouldn't worry about it. If the action is not right and you can see where it's bent, get a couple pieces of hard wood and a pair of water pump pliers and bend it back where it belongs.
Lee #1
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Post by 150FromFundy on Dec 18, 2013 16:49:03 GMT -5
As Lee #1 suggests, the threaded rod serves no more purpose than holding the bowl to the vibrating base and holding the lid to the bowl. It is not a moving part, so a small bend should not be an issue provided you can move the nuts and washers over the bend section. All the action in the bowl is translated from the vibrating base to the bowl. The threaded rod is really no more than a pin to hold it together.
Your biggest problem with the threaded rod on the UV-10 will be stripped threads that result from the nuts being spun when the rod is coated in a thick slurry of grit. The SC or AO will cut the metal threads faster than it will polish an agate. Use a toothbrush or small metal brush to clean the threads and lubricate them with a light oil when clean.
Good luck and welcome to the forum.
Darryl.
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moogie
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Post by moogie on Dec 19, 2013 9:13:31 GMT -5
Thanks all. The rod is bent right at the junction of the bowl to the vibrator. It might have even arrived that way in shipping, I wasnt really looking at that, too excited to get the tumbler! I'm going to try again on Saturday and see how it goes. Thanks for the advice on cleaning, wouldn't have thought of cleaning the rod too.
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Tom
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Post by Tom on Dec 21, 2013 14:40:39 GMT -5
Mine bent on the first load and I did'nt give it a second thought. Been using it for several hundred hours now with no problem. I bent it because I did not have the bowl perfectly centered on the base. Straighten it or change it it or when you want but for now just vibe away lol
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