Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Dec 18, 2013 23:39:23 GMT -5
Jack and I took some pics of the tumbler today..Hey Jack,my phone pics aren't the best,will come back again and bring my good camera... Folks,it is a nice tumbler setup,thats for sure.....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 19, 2013 15:57:20 GMT -5
awesome Mike. You da man!
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 20, 2013 6:20:45 GMT -5
Pure bravery to take that project on. The steel would be so easy to seal and thin walled yet strong for big capacity.
If you have a leak just weld it shut. It is brilliant.
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Post by Lapidaryrough / Jack Cole on Dec 20, 2013 11:05:42 GMT -5
Jamesp the barrels are 3/16th / and right you are the pressure test did fail a few times. Ram-Steel in Salem Oregon did the barrels & the other parts for the tumbler. the diameter of the barrels 30"diameter - width 24". I have a old octagon barrel that is 3/16th plate 11" wide x 24" diameter. ( this unit i have used for 14 years. ) 16 RPM... this tumbler has been running since the mid-60s. Babbitt bearings on shaft. On old Hwy 99 east in Woodburn Oregon it sat outside of a rock shop rolling for years. the drum shows very little wear. new parts
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Dec 21, 2013 0:22:34 GMT -5
I use pvc and it will leak at the joints. The steel is sealed in seconds.
I like the wheels on the old tumbler. You can roll that out to wherever to do clean outs.
I see you tumble to see into the rock.
I tumble the lime coating off my local rock. For grading of quality and grading for heat treatment. Often w/out grit. Just to get the soft coating off.
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Post by nowyo on Dec 22, 2013 23:09:22 GMT -5
Awesome build. Thanks for posting the old yellow tumbler, too-I had seen a picture of it before and was looking for it last week. looking forward to seeing the finished pictures.
Russ
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