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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 12:19:40 GMT -5
Moving along and getting a bit more advanced in the glass melt patterns and colors. Lot-O processed. The modified Vibrasonic is still the workhorse. It takes the glass from 220 to about 5000 grit quickly. I find those steps to be absolute most difficult. And it holds it's own in the final polish department. Can someone tell how many pounds the Lot-O holds ? sunlight inside light, good ole Lot-O polish Thanks for dropping in.
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Post by MsAli on Apr 11, 2018 12:24:00 GMT -5
Absolutely fantastic!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 12:26:20 GMT -5
Thank you the MsAli glass lover girl.
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Post by MsAli on Apr 11, 2018 12:30:50 GMT -5
Thank you the MsAli glass lover girl. I do love glass
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Post by saxplayer on Apr 11, 2018 12:46:06 GMT -5
The round one might be eaten as a peppermint!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 12:53:33 GMT -5
The round one might be eaten as a peppermint! Please no sharp edges on the exit.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 12:54:19 GMT -5
duodenum considerations
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Post by MrP on Apr 11, 2018 13:16:06 GMT -5
I like................................MrP
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 13:41:14 GMT -5
I like................................MrP Got it down to science Michael. 24 + 16 hours and 14,000 AO has em done in the Lot-o. Pull in morning one day and afternoon another. Same measurements, same media, same colanders, same everything. Reduce that time to from 40 hours to 12 to 16 hours in modded Vibrasonic but maybe/barely/hard-to-tell not as good a polish. I had no luck polishing glass doing 22-500-1000-polish in Lot-O. But only tried once. Many things could have been wrong. Faster not always better when polishing that soft stuff. I hear others having rough running lot-O's, mine is very calm and nothing vibrates off the block. Sits on a small lightweight vintage sewing machine table. I have the fans lined up with the very end of the shafts(i.e. shaft not sticking out at all) and the weights directly across from each other.
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Post by aDave on Apr 11, 2018 16:09:12 GMT -5
Moving along and getting a bit more advanced in the glass melt patterns and colors. Lot-O processed. The modified Vibrasonic is still the workhorse. It takes the glass from 220 to about 5000 grit quickly. I find those steps to be absolute most difficult. And it holds it's own in the final polish department. Can someone tell how many pounds the Lot-O holds ? Great stuff jamesp . According to info on the Rock Shed website, the single barrel is a 4 lb barrel. It's strange, as the double Loto is listed as a 9 lb capacity machine. Silly me would think the single barrel, based upon the capacity of the double, would be 4.5. Maybe the specification is not so much barrel capacity, but what the motor will handle. Don't know.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 18:29:15 GMT -5
Moving along and getting a bit more advanced in the glass melt patterns and colors. Lot-O processed. The modified Vibrasonic is still the workhorse. It takes the glass from 220 to about 5000 grit quickly. I find those steps to be absolute most difficult. And it holds it's own in the final polish department. Can someone tell how many pounds the Lot-O holds ? Great stuff jamesp . According to info on the Rock Shed website, the single barrel is a 4 lb barrel. It's strange, as the double Loto is listed as a 9 lb capacity machine. Silly me would think the single barrel, based upon the capacity of the double, would be 4.5. Maybe the specification is not so much barrel capacity, but what the motor will handle. Don't know. Will make a note to weigh the media and glass all together and see what the total is. The glass I use has got to be as dense as quartz materials as it is heavy. Seems like 4.5 pounds was a number people have mentioned before. By the way the little table holding up the Lot-O is weathering well. No walking/shifting, must be transmitting all vibrational energy to the target. That machine is so smooth it seems it would last a lifetime. Though it is built out of lightweight materials it seems to have little stress on it. Linear springs last over coil springs in most cases. (leaf vs coil in a car rear end). It is basically an upside down car. The concrete block is the car body. The band springs are the leaf springs. The Lot-O barrel is the tires, and the vibrating assembly is a constant washboard road. I would like to see a vibe setup using a shaft in reversing rotational torsion like a Porsche suspension. Believe the springs are banding material for packaging. If so banding steel is of fine quality.
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Post by unclesoska on Apr 11, 2018 19:22:09 GMT -5
They're like Psychedelic Snowflakes- Each beautifully unique- no 2 alike- a solid marketing point.
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Post by jamesp on Apr 11, 2018 21:51:09 GMT -5
They're like Psychedelic Snowflakes- Each beautifully unique- no 2 alike- a solid marketing point. Just for you unclesoska.
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Apr 11, 2018 22:28:48 GMT -5
They are stunning!
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Post by jamesp on Apr 12, 2018 3:57:34 GMT -5
About all produced now have a flat back making the thought of adding an easy bezel or wrap a good way to increase marketability. Easier sell if they are complete.
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Post by aDave on Apr 12, 2018 10:15:41 GMT -5
]Will make a note to weigh the media and glass all together and see what the total is. The glass I use has got to be as dense as quartz materials as it is heavy. Seems like 4.5 pounds was a number people have mentioned before. By the way the little table holding up the Lot-O is weathering well. No walking/shifting, must be transmitting all vibrational energy to the target. That machine is so smooth it seems it would last a lifetime. Though it is built out of lightweight materials it seems to have little stress on it. Linear springs last over coil springs in most cases. (leaf vs coil in a car rear end). It is basically an upside down car. The concrete block is the car body. The band springs are the leaf springs. The Lot-O barrel is the tires, and the vibrating assembly is a constant washboard road. I would like to see a vibe setup using a shaft in reversing rotational torsion like a Porsche suspension. Believe the springs are banding material for packaging. If so banding steel is of fine quality. I was going to ask if that table ended up working out for you or not. Glad to see that it is. Interesting analogy about the Loto. I've never seen one in person, but your description makes perfect sense. Thanks.
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Post by sdrockgal on Apr 12, 2018 10:28:50 GMT -5
Beautiful candy!
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Post by Wooferhound on Apr 12, 2018 11:19:36 GMT -5
Hey , jamesp . . . have you tried an Ultraviolet light on any of that glass ?
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Post by fernwood on Apr 12, 2018 15:58:11 GMT -5
Hey , jamesp . . . have you tried an Ultraviolet light on any of that glass ? I was wondering the same of your most recent ones. Know you did previous on some.
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Post by fernwood on Apr 12, 2018 16:17:30 GMT -5
Another question. Billy seemed to be challenged with getting a nice look to glued on bails. (no offense Billy, I think they looked very nice). I am planning on drilling holes in some of the glass cabs you sent me. Then polishing the holes. Adding a pinch bail to them. I think this type of material lends itself to the pinch bails. How hard would it be to drill holes in some prior to polishing? Is the added cost worth it? Drilling holes in polished glass, then re-polishing is very time consuming, especially with the fine slickiness (is that a word?) you have achieved. Slickness does not work for this.
I spent about 15 minutes today, studying one of the examples of your work I have. With the new, squared off edges you are doing, they would lend themselves to a stained glass type mosaic pendant. The edges could be done with traditional stained glass foil wraps. The metal would be added to that, but only after the unique portion is done. A portion of the surface of the glass would be covered with wire in a pattern. This would probably only work with glass that had minimal pattern to it. After the surface pattern is done, the ends of the wires would be tapered and soldered to the foil. The solder smoothed and then the finishing metal, probably a half round or channel half round would be soldered in place. Part of the half round would be used to make bail at the top. I can envision what I mean and hope my explanation works. Understand that the market for pieces like this would be very special. Pieces such as this are huge sellers where I live.
Just a thought...
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