patsroom Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Ok, this is alittle strange. But I would like to know. When using screens in the mesh of say 150 mesh to 350 mesh just how hard and time consuming are they to use. Like say screening 2 .ozs at a time. I know, like I said it a strange one ................Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Don't try metals, it'll ruin your screens. Anything other than that doesn't really need to be under 100 mesh and if it does I buy it milled our mill it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeee Posted August 5, 2016 Share Posted August 5, 2016 Water is easy to screen, concrete takes longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsroom Posted August 5, 2016 Author Share Posted August 5, 2016 ............That's good to know............Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mumbles Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 For practical purposes I see no reason to use screens finer than probably 60 mesh. Any finer than this and screening or mixing becomes slow and tedious. If you'd like to grade metals or for things of more academic purposes, then finer screens can be of use. They're not extremely expensive so they can be fun to have around for select applications. Not necessary, but not entirely useless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maserface Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Ive tried to use a 100 mesh screen, but for general purposes, its no good, I cant imagine a 150 or 350 mesh screen being usable at all. I find more use with my 60 and 80 mesh screens, although, for most uses, a 40 and a 20 do all the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldMarine Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 I used my 100 mesh screen for my chems to make BP before I got a mill. I'd run them through the coffee grinder until I could get all to pass the screen and then I'd sift them together. It didn't take more than a few batches to convince me I needed a mill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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