Tested out my self built fluid bed, got a few questions

[maachuu]

ok, paint is coming out of my cup, so I am to assume my cup is to short and also, with the 4 or 5 heads (1/16) I noticed that it seemed that I had strings coming from them. I am using coffee filters and I did notice that when I looked down in the cup I could see it like bubbling but it was not uniform, it was just like one side of the cup or maybe 3/4 of the cup. I have 2 valves on the cup and both were on at the same setting (or as close as I could get them). I just know that I now have a slight coating of red powder paint around my fluid bed :o so what am I doing wrong




thanks


maachuu :o

[ScottV]

I'm in the process of building mine so I'm paying close attention to your posts and responses.

[Jiggin_Joe]

I'm not sure if i can help but I have some ideas.

1. how tall is your cup
2. how full did you fill it
3. can you adjust the air flow
4' how long are you putting jig in powder
5. how many seconds atre you heating the head
6 and before you turn on air stir the powder to loosen it up some

answer these and maybe we will have a little better idea of whats wrong

[maachuu]

I'm not sure if i can help but I have some ideas.

1. how tall is your cup
2. how full did you fill it
3. can you adjust the air flow
4' how long are you putting jig in powder
5. how many seconds atre you heating the head
6 and before you turn on air stir the powder to loosen it up some

answer these and maybe we will have a little better idea of whats wrong

ok here ya go :

1. how tall is your cup - this one is around 3 inches but I have made more that are 4 1/2 inches
2. how full did you fill it - couldnt really tell but looked like maybe an inch or so of powder
3. can you adjust the air flow - yes
4. how long are you putting jig in powder - just dipped it in and then out
5. how many seconds atre you heating the head - approx 10 seconds with propane torch
6 and before you turn on air stir the powder to loosen it up some - yes did stir it up

added a couple pictures as visual reference to my mess

[STUMP HUNTER]

I am building one also but it will be a few days before it is ready for use. Hope you get it working right.

[hunter7711]

I'm having troubles with mine also. I'm made a number of cups and some work and some don't. All were made with 2" screw in cups. I used brown wraping paper for the base. On several on them, I'm getting 5 or 6 volcanos. What do you suggest?

[Jiggin_Joe]

#1 seems ok
2 seems ok
3 I assume you started low and adjusted tell powder was rolling sometimes you get little volcanoes and if that happens I found go a little higher on air and it should start to roll.
4 is right
5 is right
6 is right

I dont use coffee filters for my filter I use brown lunch bags not grocery store bags they are to thick so only thing I can think of right now is with the coffee filter you might be getting to much air even at lowest setting. I'm no expert but tahts the best i can come up with without actually seeing it in front of me. maybe try a cup with a brown lunch bag for the filter and see what happens. I'm sure others will help to.

JJ

[Jiggin_Joe]

I'm having troubles with mine also. I'm made a number of cups and some work and some don't. All were made with 2" screw in cups. I used brown wraping paper for the base. On several on them, I'm getting 5 or 6 volcanos. What do you suggest?

I think the brown wrapping paper is same as grocery bag and i tried taht it was to think get some luch bags and try they work good

[Jiggin_Joe]

ok my bed has to lines but they connect at a t then one line goes into base I think it is just getting to much air turn one valve off and try that

[maachuu]

ok, will try the one valve and then will put brown paper lunch back on one and see what happens, thanks for your help so far Jiggin Joe , but Im sure I will have many questions to come LOL

thanks