reeniebeany
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Member since January 2020
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Post by reeniebeany on Jun 24, 2021 22:32:20 GMT -5
It has been months and I couldn't wait for the UV-18 to be available, so I bought a UV-10. How far can you push it on rock size? The manual says 1.5 inches. Is that a pretty firm guideline?
I have gallons and gallons of things I want to polish that are in the 2-3 inch range.
Someday the 18s will be back in stock, but I wondered if I could slide the occasional bigger guy into the UV-10
I LOVE being able to open it up and watch it tumble. I now have earplugs hanging on the laundry room doorknob, cause it is lots louder than the rotaries. But DANG it is exciting!
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Post by Rockindad on Jun 25, 2021 11:21:04 GMT -5
Bit of a trick question. If you are talking about an actual round/sphere-like rock then 2-1/2", maybe up to 2-3/4". Most of what we put in is irregular shapes like elliptical, palm stones, larger slices, etc. In those cases we pack it with pieces 1-1/2" to 2" by 4" plus. Basically if it can fit in the bowl and move around a bit you are good to go. The nice thing about the UV-10 is that you can run multiple large pieces and not have to worry about them brutalizing each other because there is also the toroidal movement in the bowl.
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Post by manofglass on Jun 25, 2021 11:37:01 GMT -5
Oil that threaded rod now and then keep it from rusting
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reeniebeany
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Member since January 2020
Posts: 125
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Post by reeniebeany on Jun 25, 2021 17:03:37 GMT -5
Thanks, that is helpful! More of them are probably elliptical than full round.
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Post by broseph82 on Jun 25, 2021 20:34:59 GMT -5
Thanks, that is helpful! More of them are probably elliptical than full round. Just an FYI, smaller rocks always do better tumbling whether in a rotary or vibratory. I’ve done very large and small and the smaller rocks ALWAYS come out better. Less banging which causes frosting of the edges and more fluid motion. I know it’s tempting to do a bigger ones, but if you do make sure the majority are small and just a few larger ones. Play around with it all and see how you do. All trial and error
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