Post by puppie96 on Jun 22, 2004 0:49:54 GMT -5
Hi Cookie, I was thinking about it later on, and I was going to suggest that you just go to 2oo if those were your only choices. You know it is only a matter of time until you get a barrel and can use the 80 grit, right? HA!
As Duke said, therockshed has one of the better vibe tumbling articles. I think I might have mentioned this in an earlier post. I haven't asked Shawn about this firsthand, but I know, because I've tried it, that using that much water in a Raytech TV-5 would just make a huge mess. And why try it. Using a normal proportion works fine.
You really just have to get a feel for quantities with the vibe. I'd be glad to look at your slurry photos, but I'm not sure how much I'd see that would be helpful. One thing is, there isn't a slurry per se, the way there is in a barrel. You don't see liquid swishing around. You should see mud coating the rocks and the sides of the bowl. The rocks should always be wet enough that they are circulating with a washing machine type motion, where you can see them coming up from the bottom while others are moving down, but they shouldn't be crashing against each other or moving too violently, which happens if they are too wet. After a while you can tell by sound as soon as you open the basement door! They sound very different if they have gotten dry and aren't moving. BTW this AM I finished up 24 hrs or so in 500 grit, and changed it to 1000. They were looking great, now I am tempted to change it to Iolox before I go to bed. That would be overkill, no need to move this quickly, but I'm getting impatient. I bet I can have these polished by the end of next weekend, if not before.
Can't wait to hear how your efforts are coming along!!
-pup
As Duke said, therockshed has one of the better vibe tumbling articles. I think I might have mentioned this in an earlier post. I haven't asked Shawn about this firsthand, but I know, because I've tried it, that using that much water in a Raytech TV-5 would just make a huge mess. And why try it. Using a normal proportion works fine.
You really just have to get a feel for quantities with the vibe. I'd be glad to look at your slurry photos, but I'm not sure how much I'd see that would be helpful. One thing is, there isn't a slurry per se, the way there is in a barrel. You don't see liquid swishing around. You should see mud coating the rocks and the sides of the bowl. The rocks should always be wet enough that they are circulating with a washing machine type motion, where you can see them coming up from the bottom while others are moving down, but they shouldn't be crashing against each other or moving too violently, which happens if they are too wet. After a while you can tell by sound as soon as you open the basement door! They sound very different if they have gotten dry and aren't moving. BTW this AM I finished up 24 hrs or so in 500 grit, and changed it to 1000. They were looking great, now I am tempted to change it to Iolox before I go to bed. That would be overkill, no need to move this quickly, but I'm getting impatient. I bet I can have these polished by the end of next weekend, if not before.
Can't wait to hear how your efforts are coming along!!
-pup