Re: I know the recipe! How many rpm's?

Posted by Jim.UT on January 27, 2005 at 08:32:00 from (64.122.18.247):

In Reply to: I know the recipe! How many rpm's? posted by Rod in Smiths Falls, ON, on January 27, 2005 at 05:38:45:

I only do small jobs so I cheat a lot and just buy the "just add water" stuff in 90 lb bags. Here's my drill:

1. First get the mixer started. It's easier to keep it rotating as you add weight than it is to get it started after all the ingredients are in.
2. Using a hose-end garden trigger sprayer I add about 2 gallons of water (until it's about 3" deep in the bottom of the drum).
3. Dump in one bag.
4. Knock down the dust with a fine mist spray from the hose.
5. Watch it for awhile. If it's pretty thick, I add a bunch of water until it's pretty soupy. If it's already still very liquid I go to step 6.
6. Dump in another bag.
7. Repeat step 4.
8. Repeat step 5, but don't let it get as soupy this time. You want it so it's thick enough to climb the side of the rotating drum about 1/4 to 1/3 before dropping back into the pile.
9. Dump in the third bag.
10. Repeat step 4 but don't get carried away.
11. It should be pretty thick now.
12. With the sprayer add water sparingly and let it mix. Watch for it to get to the consistency you like then stop adding water.

Three bags and the required water for that much ready mix is about all this mixer can handle. It's a lot better than mixing one bag at a time in a wheelbarrow! As for RPM, you'll get a feel for that. If it's too fast, the mixture will centrifuge to the sides of the drum and you wont get any mixing action. On my Ford I find that 1000 engine RPM is about right...maybe a little slower.

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