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Item 96923
Assembly
Read the ENTIRE IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS section at the beginning of this manual
including all text under subheadings therein before set up or use of this product.
WARNING
Before appliance assembly or adjustment, make sure the appliance’s switch is
turned off, the cord is unplugged, and the unit has cooled completely.
Note:
For additional information regarding the
parts listed in the following pages, refer to the
Assembly Diagram near the end of this manual.
1. Clean the appliance before use as
explained in the Maintenance section.
2. Ensure that the Drain Plugs (39) are secure and will
not leak if fluid is added to the Tumbler Bowl (6).
3. Do not plug in the Vibratory Bowl
until ready for operation.
Preparation
1. This Vibratory Bowl is designed for deburring,
cleaning or polishing work materials of various
types using either wet or dry polishing media.
Note:
Very sharp or hard work materials or media may
cause excessive wear on the Vibratory Bowl (6). Do
not use very sharp or hard materials in this appliance.
2. Various media are available for different jobs.
Select the appropriate media and running time
for your work material. The chart below offers
suggestions for various situations. Always do
a test run on a few pieces of work material
to test the media and running time before
committing work material to a specific process.
Basic Guidelines for
Media Selection
For degreasing
, use ground corncob, walnut shell
or plastic media. Vibrate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
To remove rust
, use commercially available treated
plastic media. Depending on the condition of the
materials, you will have to vibrate for 2 - 6 hours.
To de-burr or polish
, vibrate in walnut hull
or corncob media. You may add a small
amount of commercial metal polish.
This is a chart of recommended media for this Vibratory
Bowl. Plastic beads are usually used with a powdered
abrasive added. Walnut shells and corn cob may
be used alone, or with added abrasive. Polishing
materials include Rouge, Ruby Powder and Linde A.
Media
Type
Abrasive Application
Weight
Plastic
Beads
Fine
Silicate
Light surface
reduction, surface
preparation for
polishing
62 lb. per
cubic foot
Plastic
Beads
Medium
Silicate
Medium surface
reduction, deburring
56 lb. per
cubic foot
Media
Type
Abrasive Application
Weight
Plastic
Beads
Coarse
Aluminum
Oxide
Heavy surface re-
duction, deburring
62 lb. per
cubic foot
Walnut
Shell
Rouge
Polishing, Oxide
removal
45 lb. per
cubic foot
Walnut
Shell
None
Added
Polishing
45 lb. per
cubic foot
Corn
Cob
None
Added
Polishing
29 lb. per
cubic foot
Red
Rouge
1st Step
Polisher
Powdered Polishing
Additive
May Vary
Ruby
Powder
Medium
Polisher
Powdered Polishing
Additive
May Vary
Linde A Finish
Polisher
Powdered Finishing
Additive
May Vary
Additional Notes on
Vibratory Media
The media used in standard rotating tumblers
is generally not suitable for vibratory machines.
Vibratory polishers often use dry media that
is too light to be effective in standard rotating
tumblers. Appropriate media for this vibratory
polisher is available from Harbor Freight Tools.
Steel and ceramic media, generally used in
tumbling, may also be used in heavy duty vibratory
machines. However, this Vibratory Bowl is not
designed to work with these heavy duty media,
which will wear out the bowl prematurely.
There is a wide variety of media to be used in vibratory
finishing, you are encouraged to experiment. Many
shops are getting good results with unusual media
such as erasers, wood pegs, bone and others.
