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Post by MrMike on Feb 19, 2017 10:49:47 GMT -5
Amazing. Little effect. Removed the polish off of the polished rocks and only after a full 24 hours. Muddied the clean water, material was removed. At 4 hours the polished rocks looked almost untouched. No visual scratches. Go figure Mike. BUT, the diamonds in those pads seem just as sharp after being in the vibe for 24 hours. My vibe will break down SiC 30 SiC 80 AO 22 AO 46 AO 80 to less than 220 in 12 hours. If the vibe can't break or dull the diamonds it is unlikely the rotary will. So the stage is likely set for diamonds lasting a long time in a vibe or a rotary. i.e., long term reusable if you can recover without loss. You gonna remove them from the pads? Since they don't break down you wouldn't need as much as you do SiC, right? Rinse your rocks over the hopper so the diamonds always stay in the hopper.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 19, 2017 6:46:40 GMT -5
Will unload barrel with diamond pads today. Wash the whole load well and put it in the vibe. Add a few polished tumbles. Turn it on and see how fast it removes the polish. Bet it won't take long. The polished rocks will tell quickly what the diamonds are doing to them. Status check?
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Post by MrMike on Feb 18, 2017 5:47:51 GMT -5
Great looking batch tims. All self collected?
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Post by MrMike on Feb 14, 2017 18:27:28 GMT -5
Awesome story. Man, you must be processing boulders with that equipment. I've been wearing out my $49 HF tile saw, there's something addictive about seeing what's inside... SOMETIMES THE 30 INCH SAW IS TOO SMALL// Holy crap, looks like you're cutting table tops. You brazing diamond onto that blade?
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Post by MrMike on Feb 14, 2017 18:22:50 GMT -5
Huge! I see a nice fracture line on it,if you choose to hit it with a hammer.......... I've ruined too many rocks hammering. End up with lots of fractures in the pieces. Could be I don't know how to hammer a rock correctly.....
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Post by MrMike on Feb 14, 2017 4:59:33 GMT -5
Care to tell my wife that??? I'll PM you her #..... My wife got me started in this hobby!! I got a call from her one day, she was at an estate sale and she told me to bring the truck, said she had bought some rocks. I said OK i would bring the ranger we had at the time, she said no, bring the F350 we also had. About 8 trips later, we had a huge pile of rocks in the driveway. Then I had to have a saw, found a 10 in one. that was not big enough so HAD to buy an 18 inch. Still too small so found a 30in saw. It gets out of control. I had a nice small work working shop, now all the wood equipment is off to the side!! LOL Did I forget to mention the 30 in rotating flat lap and the Texas bull wheel and the 24 in rotating flat polisher? I Need A BIGGER shop!! Awesome story. Man, you must be processing boulders with that equipment. I've been wearing out my $49 HF tile saw, there's something addictive about seeing what's inside...
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Post by MrMike on Feb 13, 2017 21:48:50 GMT -5
Looks like it is time to buy a saw!! Care to tell my wife that??? I'll PM you her #.....
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Post by MrMike on Feb 13, 2017 19:47:27 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Feb 12, 2017 10:17:35 GMT -5
You could have left a few for the next guy, James. jamesp , As orrum would say to Tommy "I hate you with an intense fire deep in my belly....". Just messin' with ya, great looking rocks.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 11, 2017 20:44:57 GMT -5
Really nice Chuck Drummond Island Rocks . What are the components making up MI pudding stone? Mixed hardness? Doesn't look like you have any problems with undercutting. Thanks, The pudding stone undercuts horribly in the tumbler. Cabs great though. quartzite matrix with mostly jasper and chert mixed in. Chuck Thanks for the info. I've (almost) learned my lesson on tumbling the coarse quartzites & congloms. Maybe someday I'll be able to slab, cab & polish on some wheels....
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Post by MrMike on Feb 11, 2017 20:24:18 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Feb 11, 2017 20:16:22 GMT -5
Really nice Chuck Drummond Island Rocks. What are the components making up MI pudding stone? Mixed hardness? Doesn't look like you have any problems with undercutting.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 11, 2017 9:29:19 GMT -5
jamesp, &@-?#!!!. Had high hopes for this. So how many carats of diamonds do you have? Remove the diamonds from the plastic/resin?
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Post by MrMike on Feb 9, 2017 19:42:48 GMT -5
James likes his vomit, lol.
Yeah, my Great Dane laid a pile like this today when she ate too much too fast. It is a way cool rock jamesp.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 8, 2017 12:13:24 GMT -5
Great experiment, looking forward to the results. I could have done without that last photo though, something disturbing about it. From China, you know the carpet/drapes analogy...
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Post by MrMike on Feb 8, 2017 7:24:17 GMT -5
Well hurry up....I'm out of -&@:%€ coarse grit yet again!!!
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Post by MrMike on Feb 8, 2017 0:09:13 GMT -5
Beautiful work Tela
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Post by MrMike on Feb 7, 2017 20:14:12 GMT -5
Due to its size , and weight It is Not Very fast. The motor has a Gear Reduction. . I never Clocked it for RPM's Sorry Sal, I meant does it grind & polish rocks any faster than a regular rotary tumbler? Mine has been running 5 days & I've pulled some rocks to check. It appears that it is quicker from what I'm seeing. Now I'm out of @:"%# coarse grit yet again....
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Post by MrMike on Feb 7, 2017 19:03:52 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Feb 7, 2017 17:40:55 GMT -5
salpal48, that's an awesome machine. Did it seem to tumble rocks any faster than the normal rotary tumblers?
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