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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 27, 2014 20:45:17 GMT -5
In a few days, I'll be buying a used cab machine from a friend. He's keeping his wheel wetter or bubbler to use on his new machine, so I need to get one of my own. I already have an aquarium pump that I'm not using, so I was hoping to just buy the little brass bubbler part. Does anyone know where you can buy that part separately? If that's not possible, have any of you built your own that you could show pictures of? I found this thread about making one, but I don't have a soldering iron.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 27, 2014 21:11:59 GMT -5
I have two of these heads. I bought them 11 years ago. The price is too high now. This is the link. www.gravescompany.com/cabmate.htm scroll down to the bottom. These heads work fine but you need at least two heads to get adequate water. I use a drip watering tee to attach two heads to the pump. I also have another head that is a different design. I like alot of water so I have three heads under the 8" galaxy and Nova wheels. I move them from wheel to wheel.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 27, 2014 21:18:25 GMT -5
Can't you plumb that with aquarium air tubing and air tubing fittings Rob ? A tee on the bottom and a 4 way above. I think it is a common air lift pump. Air lift pump
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 27, 2014 21:33:09 GMT -5
Yeah, I was looking for something cheaper, Stardiamond. James, I'm going to run to Walmart tomorrow to see if I can find some aquarium pump parts to build one. In this thread, Dr. Joe talks about making one from a nut with the hole filled with epoxy. That sounds like a good idea, but I'll need something sticking out the side that I can attach the hose to.
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Post by Pat on Aug 27, 2014 21:43:49 GMT -5
Does Diamond Pacific sell them as a separate item?
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 27, 2014 22:22:07 GMT -5
Does Diamond Pacific sell them as a separate item? I'm sure that they do, but the Genie pump works differently than an aquarium pump.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 27, 2014 22:27:20 GMT -5
Yeah, I was looking for something cheaper, Stardiamond. James, I'm going to run to Walmart tomorrow to see if I can find some aquarium pump parts to build one. In this thread, Dr. Joe talks about making one from a nut with the hole filled with epoxy. That sounds like a good idea, but I'll need something sticking out the side that I can attach the hose to. Whatever you create, make sure that the water is in a tray like a Genie tray so that you can change the water easily when going from cutting to sanding wheels. I bought another bubbler that has the hole in the middle and it worked very well and was more reasonable, but I couldn't find it online. Be sure to have extra aquarium tubing. The tubing can get cut by the wheels if you aren't careful.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Aug 28, 2014 5:06:01 GMT -5
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 28, 2014 18:19:28 GMT -5
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Post by Jugglerguy on Aug 28, 2014 18:57:53 GMT -5
Thanks everyone.
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Post by stardiamond on Aug 28, 2014 19:10:43 GMT -5
If you already have something, great. If you want to use this geyser, get two or three.
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electricmonk
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Post by electricmonk on Aug 30, 2014 15:23:10 GMT -5
I use an aquarium pump (lifter type) to move water from a 5 gallon bucket sitting on my bench. It Tees off to 4 valves in my various hoods. I turn the valves on and off as needed. It can easily supply enough continuous spray for two grinders simultaneously. It does go through quite a bit of water, I am going to be working on modifying the valve heads to disperse the water a bit more evenly. I currently have Neodymium magnets hot glued to the outside of my hoods. I then take a piece of felt folded over a nail and just allow the magnet to grab it. This acts as a "wiper" and keeps overspray from drenching me too terribly much.
Just my variation on a theme. Helps that I am set up in my garage and have the outside hose bib right there. When the bucket runs low I drag the hose in and fill it up while taking the opportunity to spray down the catch pans and allow the to drain excess sludge. I dump my buckets and go back to it. About a 5 minute turnaround which leaves me with a much cleaner grinder setup.
YMMV
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