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Post by MrMike on Feb 2, 2017 18:11:08 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Feb 2, 2017 18:41:03 GMT -5
Nice open end tumbler. Easy to dump slurry and thin with fresh water by tilting forward into a bucket with those set ups. and quiet.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 2, 2017 18:51:13 GMT -5
Nice open end tumbler. Easy to dump slurry and thin with fresh water by tilting forward into a bucket with those set ups. and quiet. Be a lot easier to tilt it that motor didn't weigh 100lbs. Guess it adds stability though, unit is heavy as hellll.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 2, 2017 19:08:25 GMT -5
Looks heavy. Bet you can tilt it. Those old motors are heavy and the wood construction. Good bit of steel. Double reduction. Barrels on shaft serves as a reducer in itself.
Looks like it is high enough to put into a 5 gallon.
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 2, 2017 19:32:20 GMT -5
so how did you line the the tumbler? I have a large vibratory I have tried to patch and ready to pull the whole liner out and try something fresh. quite a bit to send it back to reline.
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Post by orrum on Feb 2, 2017 19:33:39 GMT -5
I want one of those! Grest post!
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Post by MrMike on Feb 2, 2017 19:46:39 GMT -5
Looks heavy. Bet you can tilt it. Those old motors are heavy and the wood construction. Good bit of steel. Double reduction. Barrels on shaft serves as a reducer in itself. Looks like it is high enough to put into a 5 gallon. It's got hinges on front so you can tilt the top section over to empty the barrel. Yes high enough for a 5 gallon bucket.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 2, 2017 19:52:17 GMT -5
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Post by MrMike on Feb 2, 2017 19:54:40 GMT -5
I want one of those! Grest post! Thanks. Wouldn't be that difficult to build one like this especially if you can weld. The barrel is fiberglass.
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 2, 2017 20:04:12 GMT -5
gonna have to try it, thanks
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Post by napoleonrags on Feb 2, 2017 21:10:38 GMT -5
Awesome. Excellent design. Perfect efficiency: check, keep rollin, add water, add grit, keep rollin, clean out. Good for the impatient roller, me, too.
I'd build an extra work shed to house a couple of those beauties. Probably wouldn't tell the wife, though.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Feb 2, 2017 22:01:55 GMT -5
Like the whole concept of that machine . Wonder if a big lortone barrel on a tilt would work as efficient .
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Post by jamesp on Feb 3, 2017 5:21:48 GMT -5
This is a tilt to unload concept tumbler Mike. Added the front legs for tilt forward position, rig is some what balanced. For tumbling rust off of steel parts and cut-off steel angle/pipes/strip to 4 feet long. Tilt forward while running and it unloads contents onto ground or into big bucket. Heavy loads. Road gravel and sand is chosen abrasive. Saves using a wire brush on an angle grinder to remove rust. Handy machine, gets used a lot. Your tilt tumbler can be tilted backward for more gentle action for obsidian and soft rocks. They are versatile tumblers.
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Post by MrP on Feb 3, 2017 6:29:12 GMT -5
so how did you line the the tumbler? I have a large vibratory I have tried to patch and ready to pull the whole liner out and try something fresh. quite a bit to send it back to reline. toiv0 I used a product from Here. I can't remember which one it was but just call them and tell them what you are doing. It was a pain because of the setup time. I used it in a propane tank I made for my Viking vibe tumbler. I didn't have a good way, also didn't think about it much, to seal the edge of liner to lip of barrel so water got in and started to rust. I took the liner out and just use the barrel as is. Saying that make sure the liner is over the lip to keep water out. If you would decide to do it this way I can talk to you to give you some tips on how NOT to do it. Good Luck..........................................MrP
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Post by MrMike on Feb 3, 2017 6:33:31 GMT -5
Like the whole concept of that machine . Wonder if a big lortone barrel on a tilt would work as efficient . Think it would work but you couldn't run as many rocks as normal. The tilted barrel gives you a large amount of tumbling headspace so rocks are in the sweet spot more. Well, that's my theory. We'll see if it does the coarse grind any faster.
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Post by MrMike on Feb 3, 2017 6:37:52 GMT -5
This is a tilt to unload concept tumbler Mike. Added the front legs for tilt forward position, rig is some what balanced. For tumbling rust off of steel parts and cut-off steel angle/pipes/strip to 4 feet long. Tilt forward while running and it unloads contents onto ground or into big bucket. Heavy loads. Road gravel and sand is chosen abrasive. Saves using a wire brush on an angle grinder to remove rust. Handy machine, gets used a lot. Your tilt tumbler can be tilted backward for more gentle action for obsidian and soft rocks. They are versatile tumblers. Sweet, direct drive? What RPM?
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Post by jamesp on Feb 3, 2017 6:57:01 GMT -5
MrMikeTo slow, about 10 RPM. Because it was built out of salvage parts. Very salvaged parts. It started out like this with a big flange(the yellow disc). The disc allowed many different barrels like the bottom third of a plastic 55 gallon drum. But a smooth barrel caused the rocks to slip a lot, so the steep lean-back angle. You have a 6 sided barrel to reduce slippage-perfect.
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Post by jamesp on Feb 3, 2017 7:04:03 GMT -5
De-burring parts + aged finish
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Post by jamesp on Feb 3, 2017 7:09:56 GMT -5
Another tumbler used for smaller metal parts and small rocks. Could not run big rocks, bruised them too much. Before clay slurry, may work with clay for protection.
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Post by toiv0 on Feb 3, 2017 8:02:56 GMT -5
so how did you line the the tumbler? I have a large vibratory I have tried to patch and ready to pull the whole liner out and try something fresh. quite a bit to send it back to reline. toiv0 I used a product from Here. I can't remember which one it was but just call them and tell them what you are doing. It was a pain because of the setup time. I used it in a propane tank I made for my Viking vibe tumbler. I didn't have a good way, also didn't think about it much, to seal the edge of liner to lip of barrel so water got in and started to rust. I took the liner out and just use the barrel as is. Saying that make sure the liner is over the lip to keep water out. If you would decide to do it this way I can talk to you to give you some tips on how NOT to do it. Good Luck..........................................MrP Cool site, will call them when I get ready. Thanks
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