Bucket for Cleaning Fossils Fresh from the Field

[Nimravis]

So the other night I was at home rowing and watching YouTube videos on fossils and I came across one from a young lady from England- I do not recall her name and am not sure if she is on the forum. I have seen several of her videos and enjoyed them, but this one really caught my attention. She was cleaning fossils that she had collected and she was using a mop bucket. As I was watching this, I thought to myself, what a great idea she has. 
 

After I was done rowing, I searched the internet to see if I could find this great new piece of equipment for cleaning the fossils that I collect. After a couple of minutes, I discovered it is the O-Cedar Microfiber Easywring Spin Mop and Bucket System, I know, it’s a mouthful.

 

I found one today at a local home improvement store and purchased it for $33.00.

 

 

The way this thing works is that after you fill it up with water, you put your dirty fossils in the spin apparatus.

 

Dirty Concretions-

 

 

Spin apparatus-

 

 

You then push down on the pedal, which makes it spin in the water.

 

 

 

 

And you have clean concretions in no time.

 

 

This will be great for Mazon Creek concretions, fossils that I collect in Southern Indiana, etc.

 

And the openings in the spin apparatus is small enough to capture some smaller fossils. See the Scale cube for size. Thanks again @Misha I told you that your scale cubes would be used.

 

 

 

[DPS Ammonite]

You can spin your salad in it and then clean your kitchen floor up after dinner.

[Nimravis]

12 minutes ago, DPS Ammonite said:

You can spin your salad in it and then clean your kitchen floor up after dinner.

You got that right.

[RDV]

Looks like a great idea. I feel it depends on what value the fossils have to be spinning around in the bucket bumping with each other. I assume some details can be lost with such actions. I still feel hand cleaning is the best way to avoid any loss of detail.

[JBkansas]

1 hour ago, RDV said:

Looks like a great idea. I feel it depends on what value the fossils have to be spinning around in the bucket bumping with each other. I assume some details can be lost with such actions. I still feel hand cleaning is the best way to avoid any loss of detail.

Probably best for unopened concretion type fossils as described/shown. I wouldn't put any exposed fossils in.

 

And you could find some silicone mesh bags you could rubber band the fossils inside for extra protection/prevent premature opening.

 

Edited January 21 by JBkansas

[RuMert]

On 4/2/2022 at 11:38 PM, Nimravis said:

a young lady from England- I do not recall her name

EmGems? A good channel anyway

[Nimravis]

46 minutes ago, RuMert said:

EmGems? A good channel anyway

Correct