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An old timer in Mobile told me I was running my cutterhead too fast for the silt down there.
He said I was churning up too much fine material and making the water cloudy for no gain. I dropped my RPM from 45 to about 32 on the next job and the spoil was way cleaner. Anyone else adjust their speed based on the bottom material?
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kai_webb911mo agoMost Upvoted
Man, that's such a good point about the kitchen mixer. It's all about matching the energy to the job. Like, you don't use a chainsaw to carve a turkey, you use a sharp knife. Or washing your car with a pressure washer, you don't blast the paint on full power, you dial it back for the soapy wash. That old guy basically told you to use the sharp knife setting on that silt, and it worked.
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the_hayden1mo ago
That old timer was onto something. It reminds me of using a power sander on soft wood. You crank it to max and you just burn the surface, making a mess. Dial it back and it cuts clean. Same with my kitchen mixer on egg whites, high speed makes a bubbly foam, medium gives you stiff peaks. The right tool speed for the material makes all the difference.
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