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Post by rockjunquie on Feb 27, 2021 13:21:18 GMT -5
Looking for input on a project I've been pondering. I still don't have running water to my shop, and it's a pain in the butt to haul it out. Since I have the water already in the shop (I dump all my slurry/genie water into a big tank), I'm thinking of buying or building an inexpensive filter to try and reclaim as much as I can. I plan to continue using fresh water for polish stage and running my genie but the cleaned water should be fine for stage 1 and washing equipment/rocks, best I can figure. Has anyone tried anything like this? It doesn't need to be drinkable so maybe just a cheap Brita filter or something would be sufficient? I don't have an answer, but I don't think a britta filter would work. I think you would need graduated sieves. They make them for 5 gallon buckets for panning for gold and such. I could be wrong, but it seems a britta would immediately clog. |
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Post by stardiamond on Feb 27, 2021 14:18:13 GMT -5
I don't have running water in my shop either. I suppose it depends how far your shop is from your house. I'm about 60 yards and work in short sessions.
I change water when going from grinding to pre-polishing, I also rinse the tray. I have a one gallon Rubbermaid bowl with a handle. I dump the contents of the tray on the ground and rinse the tray and fill the bowl with water. I put additive in the bowl and pour water from the bowl into the tray. I move the tray that I used to pre-polish on the right to the left side for the next session. I work on about 5 cabs over two days and need to bring one bowl of water.
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Post by Mel on Feb 27, 2021 14:54:13 GMT -5
I don't have an answer, but I don't think a britta filter would work. Oh no doubt Tela. Just need something along that vein. Problem is that a regular sieve setup isn't enough either. I'm doing some experimenting, because I really, really hate hauling water. |
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jimaz
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Post by jimaz on Feb 27, 2021 18:23:56 GMT -5
I think you will clog a Britta or similar filter VERY quickly. That would get very expensive very early. Dump your waste in a 5 gallon bucket and let it settle. Dip out what is on top. I believe jamesp has a setup for recirculating saw water that might work for you. |
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Post by standles on Feb 27, 2021 19:58:03 GMT -5
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Post by Mel on Feb 27, 2021 20:13:27 GMT -5
I think you will clog a Britta or similar filter VERY quickly. That would get very expensive very early. Dump your waste in a 5 gallon bucket and let it settle. Dip out what is on top. I believe jamesp has a setup for recirculating saw water that might work for you. Oh yeah, Brita was just the first thing that came to mind  Not practical or affordable. I did some filtering experiments in science classes as a kid, way way (way, way) back so that's what made me think of building my own, but I'm happy to buy something if the price is right. Would be nice if I can get some sort of pre-settle filter setup to pour my run off into first and let the rest settle out. Trial and error... Exactly what I was searching for, thank you!!! |
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Post by jamesp on Feb 27, 2021 20:43:45 GMT -5
I think you will clog a Britta or similar filter VERY quickly. That would get very expensive very early. Dump your waste in a 5 gallon bucket and let it settle. Dip out what is on top. I believe jamesp has a setup for recirculating saw water that might work for you. I do use a simple set up for separating the unused abrasive from the water. But it takes a lot of clean water. It is done by simply filling a tray with the contents of the tumbler over and over and continually pouring the water off the top until the water is clean. i.e. separating the solids from the fluids. But it uses a lot of water. |
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Not practical or affordable. I did some filtering experiments in science classes as a kid, way way (way, way) back so that's what made me think of building my own, but I'm happy to buy something if the price is right. Would be nice if I can get some sort of pre-settle filter setup to pour my run off into first and let the rest settle out. Trial and error...
