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Tathradj

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All of us folk's with a banker comes across that damned stuff called clay.
I think I have solved the problem.
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I will note that this is my design and in the spirit of all things, I post this with all due respects pertaining to me.
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Stay tuned and I will post a video shortly.
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The power this has is unreal. There are a few small technical issues that I have to sort but to all those attending Tuena,
You will see it in action.
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Doug
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Oh, The Worlds First rotary powered Wal Banker

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My mate was holding the hose back a bit from the photo and the unit was supporting itself by it's own upwards force. LOL
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That is a solid column of water about 14 inches across and the pulsation is unreal.
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I offset one of the spray bars a bit too much so I will make another boss for it with the improvements.
There are 6 bars on it.
I have to also sort out a small ceramic bearing that it can turn on increasing the speed a bit more and drill the holes a bit smaller.
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Apart from that I am very happy with the result.
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My mate reckoned it would be unreal for washing his car. :lol:
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Mk1 version
 
A small army of samurai smurfs tied onto the hopper with dental floss, would work a treat.

Seriously though, I'll be following this. Nice idea mate :)

Chris
 
I was hoping to record the sound of the water jets hitting.
Pump motor behind me drowned most of it out.
This prototype works reasonably well with a "Thornado " style pump.
I had too many Kink's in my lay flat.
I also just discovered that I had 2 of the bars facing the wrong way. LOL
Got too excited when I run it for the first time. :D
Oh well, R &D at it's best. :lol:
 
Tathradj said:
I was hoping to record the sound of the water jets hitting.
Pump motor behind me drowned most of it out.
This prototype works reasonably well with a "Thornado " style pump.
I had too many Kink's in my lay flat.
I also just discovered that I had 2 of the bars facing the wrong way. LOL
Got too excited when I run it for the first time. :D
Oh well, R &D at it's best. :lol:
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Having some of the jets/bars facing a different direction may well be a good thing as long as your are getting the rotation that you want from the other arms/jets, as it will direct onto a different surface and therefore perhaps increase the breakdown. Sort of adding to your want to have a wobble effect.

Rob.
 
Agreed. :)
Yes, Too much speed is not a good thing. Also understand about different vectors.
I am using the spray angle to either slow down or speed up the process.
Each bar has holes at 10mm spacing and there are 6 of them also what you have to watch is the quantity
of water being delivered to operate the sluice effectively and balance the pressure as I want this to be used with a small 1 1/2 pump.
In other words, volume over pressure.
The wobble you see is a bit too much angle on one of the bars. Giving the sluice a little bit of vibration helps to settle the heavies into
the fluid bed but too much will increase the wear factors and in essence, tear things to pieces.
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I do have a plan I have made for counter rotating bars but I feel that there would be too many moving parts.
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There are a lot of factors involved but so far, so good.
 
Just seen this. :lol:
Naaah. It does not have that amount of pressure.
At least if I give up on it I would have one of the best spray heads around. :D
 
Love it!
For a minute there I too thought someone's added a rotary engine to a water pump. Lol 20b pressure washer.
Seriously nice design though, look forward to seeing future evolutions that will make light work of clay ground.
Well done.
 
THX TGW, I appreciate the comment.
I am going to use a lathe shortly to add that finesse like a thrust bearing plus lower support.
A 20b Rotary water pump would be the ducks nutz mate. LOL
If you could keep the fuel up to it. 8)
Too much pressure and there would be a rather large leak in the bottom of the banker. :lol:
 
Look forward to it.
Lol it would be the pump to end all, though youd want to have your own oil derrick on hand. Had a 12a rx7 once, used to joke that it needed a second filler cap for the sump.
 
Tathradj said:
All of us folk's with a banker comes across that damned stuff called clay.
I think I have solved the problem.
.
I will note that this is my design and in the spirit of all things, I post this with all due respects pertaining to me.
.
Stay tuned and I will post a video shortly.
.
The power this has is unreal. There are a few small technical issues that I have to sort but to all those attending Tuena,
You will see it in action.
.
Doug
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Oh, The Worlds First rotary powered Wal Banker

https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/2436/1433062928_from_phone_224.jpg
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What the hell is that thing? Looks like it will lob off your fingers... Are those some kind of blades spinning through the water. Got me thinking of how I can incorporate a garbage disposal into my system... Never seen this type of thing how does it work?
 
Worlds first mate.
Aussie design. We are good at this sorta thing. LOL
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Rotating spray head designed to work at low pressure.
Smashes the crap out of clay and also wash's those pesky muddy rocks off properly.
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I am waiting for a set of belts for my mates lathe and then I will cure a few problems it has.
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Stay tuned. I have a couple of people who are going to test it out for me.
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Oh, I would not use blades in some thing like this or we would have a heap of prospectors with no fingers. LOL
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Waste disposal. ??? You got that much junk in your water way's. :eek:
 

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