Wooferhound
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 21, 2017 9:16:38 GMT -5
I am seeing stories weekly now about famous people having a sexual secret life. I've felt very lonely many times but I never felt the need to force myself on anyone. I'm sure that there are a bunch of guys scrubbing their past about now.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 21, 2017 8:01:47 GMT -5
At a lazy 30 RPM with a 6 inch diameter barrel that holds 7 pounds of Mohs 7 rocks I have found rock size is key to slurry management. Just look at a range of sizes 1/2" to 2.5" rocks to cover a common range of sizes of rocks commonly tumbled. Consider slurry management based on the size of rocks you are tumbling. If you tumble 1/2 inch stones coarse SiC will take a long time to break down. Grind rate is extremely slow. If you tumble 1.5 to 2.5 inch rocks coarse SiC will breakdown quickly. Grind rate is fast. If you tumble 1/2 inch stones the slurry lasts a long time because the grind rate is slow and stays an acceptable thickness. If you tumble 1.5 to 2.5 inch stones the slurry lasts a short time because the grind rate is fast and the slurry thickens quickly. That explains a lot, I have been increasing the size of rocks in my tumbles, getting up to racketball/tennisball sized. I think I have been recently discovering the relationship of rock size to slurry control.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 21, 2017 7:19:31 GMT -5
...The grit was totally gone with a muddy slippery slurry. I added half a cup of water and put it back on the tumbler... Why didn't you do a clean-and-sort if the abrasive had broken down completely? Seems to me that you wasted several days of tumbling without accomplishing any rounding of the stones. I check my barrels after 4 or five days. If I can't feel any grit, which is often the case, I do a full cleanout. If I feel any grit in the slurry, I keep it going for a few more days. Well half the reason is pure laziness, thinking that the grit is broken down but it is still an abrasive powder suspended in the water and rocks will eventually round off without grit given enough time. The other half of the reason is that I have 3 barrels rolling and just want to keep everything on a weekly schedule. This was a bit of an experiment anyway and I had intended to run them for a week.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 20, 2017 19:36:04 GMT -5
Halfway through the week, Wednesday, I noticed my QT66 barrels bulging a bit.
Barrel 1 was running a stage one 46/70 double dosed barrel, it had slurry thickener added too. The slurry was very thick but not quite like pudding. The pressure had gotten so high that it was oozing out and starting to make a mess. The grit was totally gone with a muddy slippery slurry. I added half a cup of water and put it back on the tumbler.
Barrel 2 was running a stage two 220 grit and I had double dosed it too without any plastic beads. The pressure had forced the lid out but it was not leaking. Everything looked fine otherwise, so I sealed it back up and threw it back on the tumbler.
Sunday was Cleanout day. Both barrels had a little bit of pressure but they were OK. The slurry looked great in both barrels before washing it away. Jamesp is right about the slurry being harder to control with the larger additions of grit. I will not try to add that much grit again all at once, the recharge method works much better and burps the barrel at the same time.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 20, 2017 11:36:18 GMT -5
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 20, 2017 9:49:59 GMT -5
Darn . . . I was 6 pounds too high
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 19, 2017 19:55:19 GMT -5
Camera manufactures will claim More megapixels than the Native Resolution is capable of. Any claim over the Max Native Resolution is digital magic to upscale the image.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 19, 2017 19:03:50 GMT -5
Take note of your cameras Native Resolution which represents the maximum capability of the sensor in the camera. Any higher resolution offered in software is just upscaled from the native resolution.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 19, 2017 16:26:26 GMT -5
Well ... Look what showed up in the mail early this week . . . ![](http://www.rockshow.rocktumblinghobby.com/i.php?/upload/2017/11/19/20171119132327-d8031f23-me.jpg) Going to Salty Nut Brewery tonight and will bring home some rough to fill this tumbler with.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 19, 2017 10:17:52 GMT -5
I still haven't heard from Mr. Don ( jakesrocks ) and will wait another 2 weeks before going to plan b. A full month will have passed then. Thanks for your patience everyone! ~Cody jakesrocks last two posts were kinda interesting . . . >>> Box of slabs is packed and ready to ship tomorrow. Not a sure thing on shipping. It looks like we may have a snow storm coming in. It will depend on how bad our gravel roads are tomorrow. If it ships, I'll send the tracking number. >>> Well, here it comes. Mixture of rain and snow right now. We'll see what the morning brings.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 19, 2017 8:56:12 GMT -5
24.77 26.11 32.40 34.65 36.36
Alabama has No Lottery Worked in Tennessee yesterday and got 18 lottery numbers running for a week now
and now 5 numbers running in the Rock Lottery
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 19, 2017 8:19:52 GMT -5
Thanks for the update , was curious what the sticking-point was ?!
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 17, 2017 10:51:07 GMT -5
Total Awesomeness Needs some fancy lighting
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 17, 2017 9:57:22 GMT -5
![](http://collectioncar.com/draw.php?do=fixed&w=800&h=600&path=files/1971-Dodge-Charger_Super_Bee-317811340381556.jpg) Can you make a bowl that attaches to the engine so you can tumble rocks while driving cross country ?
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 16, 2017 17:36:03 GMT -5
The double dosed barrel is now making the loudest rock banging that I have ever heard from it.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 16, 2017 17:27:03 GMT -5
![](http://www.rockshow.rocktumblinghobby.com/upload/2017/11/16/20171116142023-731b5f87.jpg) Well, I would never let them dry with the plastic beads in there, In fact my colander has holes big enough to let the beads through before the burnishing and drying stage. ![](http://www.rockshow.rocktumblinghobby.com/i.php?/upload/2017/11/16/20171116142023-4b7e1485-me.jpg)
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 16, 2017 11:26:22 GMT -5
I think it will work great in the Loretone 6 pound barrel. Even if it doesen't breakdown it seems it would make the best Smalls ever. Plus with my Grit Recovery it should be the 'grit that keeps on giving'.
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 16, 2017 9:29:55 GMT -5
Kingsley North Prices are ... $75 - Ungraded Silicon Carbide 36/100 50lb $93 - Ungraded Silicon Carbide 46/70 50lb Plus Shipping $34 - James price after splitting the pallet Bulk SiC before shipping I could be interested in this too are you coming my direction when you get this stuff ? Delivered by me ? Lol, hold your breath till you see a deep purple color. Actually I was hoping to meet you there when they break up the pallet I would absolutely jump on 50 or 100 pounds
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 15, 2017 9:11:04 GMT -5
Kingsley North Prices are ... $75 - Ungraded Silicon Carbide 36/100 50lb $93 - Ungraded Silicon Carbide 46/70 50lb Plus Shipping
$34 - James price after splitting the pallet Bulk SiC before shipping
I could be interested in this too are you coming my direction when you get this stuff ?
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Post by Wooferhound on Nov 13, 2017 19:08:33 GMT -5
In my inexperienced opinion, I would think that 2 cups of grit does the work of 2 cups whether you, do a cup and recharge a cup, or start with 2 cups and let it roll for the week ...
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