Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Feb 16, 2012 16:24:56 GMT -5
Simple question: How many inches (or MM) should there be between the level of the rocks (turned off of course) and top of the cone in the middle of the barrel? Instructions say "above" the line around the barrel. The line is two inches below the top of the barrel. The top of the cone is an inch above the line.
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Post by Bikerrandy on Feb 16, 2012 17:00:11 GMT -5
I always fill even with the top of the cone. As long as you have the "cyclonic action" going on, you're there!
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 16, 2012 17:01:29 GMT -5
I usually fill my UV-18 to the top of the cone. The height is not critical; the movement is. If you turn it on and aren't getting good churn in 20 seconds or so, you may need to change the mix of sizes or add more rocks. If either of those is off, the rocks just sort of sit and hammer against each other. There's a YouTube video somewhere that shows the desired movement.
Chuck
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 16, 2012 17:12:38 GMT -5
Yep, my vote goes for to the top of the cone too. Any less, and the action does not seem to be as good. I always run a lot of small stones in the load too as that also seems to help the action and cushion the load against that knocking together....Mel
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Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Feb 16, 2012 17:16:35 GMT -5
Randy, Chuck, Mel -- Thanks! I saw that video so I know what it's supposed to look like. I did fill it up to a couple inches below the top of the cone and turned it on -- dry and no grit -- and it did start to cyclone, but not as vigorously as in the video. But that was without water, and I haven't yet added ceramic to fill out the proper mix of sizes.
Chuck, are we fellow Minneapolitans? I'll send a PM.
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Post by johnjsgems on Feb 17, 2012 11:55:13 GMT -5
I think most brands of vibe tumblers are designed to run full.
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Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Feb 18, 2012 14:57:23 GMT -5
Click on the image and it will open Photobucket in another browser window, and play the video there. Followed Biker Randy's instructions. Used maybe 4 tbls 500 grit. Added water with a spray bottle. How does that look?  |
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Feb 19, 2012 3:15:53 GMT -5
Hi Daniel
Here is a direct link to You tube UV 10 in action
Jack
Yorkshire uk
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Feb 19, 2012 10:57:26 GMT -5
Yes, that is exactly the way it should look. You'll need to keep an eye on it for the first 12-24 hours; that's when it starts to gum up and slow down.
Chuck
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Minnesota Daniel
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Post by Minnesota Daniel on Feb 19, 2012 17:29:30 GMT -5
Jack,
I've seen that video a few times, and as recently as last week. Now I have my own little video!
Chuck,
Yes, I've sprayed it about 4 times now when it started getting too pasty, and beginning to slow down just a bit. The worst was about 3 or 4 hours after I started it, but it was still churning -- it has never stopped churning. Just gave it a couple spritzes 15 minutes ago.
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