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So I walked out on our deck and saw this- my kids bought it at the Rock swap and surprised me- so nice! Its a Gemtech that they picked up for $280, but now I need a water pump and 4" wheels. Any idea where I can get these? Thanks!
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Looks like a good machine. Congrats. Kingsley North carries 4 inch Nova wheels and I imagine Diamond Pacific has 4 inch plated wheels since that's the size needed for their Pixie machine. Johnson Brothers has both hard and soft wheels in 4 inch size. There are other sources I'm sure, but those immediately come to mind.
Looks like a good machine. Congrats. Kingsley North carries 4 inch Nova wheels and I imagine Diamond Pacific has 4 inch plated wheels since that's the size needed for their Pixie machine. Johnson Brothers has both hard and soft wheels in 4 inch size. There are other sources I'm sure, but those immediately come to mind.
Thanks!
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
You can find a pump on Amazon pretty easily. Congrats on the gift!
I'll look, thanks. Then what, set up a drip system? There doesn't seem to be anywhere to hook up a line...
You can find pretty much everything you need to build a water system from Amazon. Can't say I'm familiar with cabbers yet but working on it. Worst case is you have to drill a few holes to run lines.
I picked up these for when I get my arbors set up.
Enshey 12pcs Plastic Flexible Water Oil Coolant Pipe Hose 1/4PT Adjustable with Switch, Widely Used for Lathe, Milling, CNC Machine, Hydraulic Machinery and Water Cooling System a.co/7U0VP5J
I'll look, thanks. Then what, set up a drip system? There doesn't seem to be anywhere to hook up a line...
You can find pretty much everything you need to build a water system from Amazon. Can't say I'm familiar with crabbers yet but working on it. Worst case is you have to drill a few holes to run lines.
I picked up these for when I get my arbors set up.
Enshey 12pcs Plastic Flexible Water Oil Coolant Pipe Hose 1/4PT Adjustable with Switch, Widely Used for Lathe, Milling, CNC Machine, Hydraulic Machinery and Water Cooling System a.co/7U0VP5J
Thanks again!
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
I have no clue as to the answers to your questions...I just wanted to say you lucky dog you!
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Congratulations miket , guess it was a bonus for all that remodeling help you've been up to .
Nice to see the kids appreciate you .
It looks like that unit originally had a bubbler for water.
That's those things that throw water up onto the wheels from the tray.
Here's one Tony was selling a number off years ago
Personally plumbing clean water to the wheels is a nicer way to go.
But many people use the bubblers on their genies.
Another idea, if you don't want to run plumbing is to buy 1 of these with a pump & one without and use some extra 1/4" fitting to link them together. You could probably set one up in the middle of each bay & have coverage for all the wheels.
You'd also have to drill a drain on each side in the back of the tray.
I know NOTHING about it, but I've read you can have diamond wheels resurfaced ?
Maybe someone else has first had knowledge of it.
I only know I've seen Johnson Brothers ad in Rock & Gem.
Seeing as a full set of wheels is expensive, it could be worth looking into.
Have fun getting it together.
After cabbing with a dremel you're going to love it.
Thanks, Patty. That's exactly why they said they bought it, because they appreciate the help. I saw that post from Tony yesterday but couldn't really tell how the water system worked. Thank you for the suggestions and links, it gives me a good starting point. Tela mentioned the resurfacing also- I think that's the direction I'm heading. And I'm definitely going to have fun with it! 😁
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
Another issue, here's my workspace. Not much room between remodeling stuff, stuff from when my mother-in-law passed away, fishing stuff...and just plain stuff. 😁 Time to organize, when I can. I also plugged in the machine and it works perfectly. Scott is in the background, I think he approves. Woot! 😁
Too much walking shoes worn thin Too much trippin' and my soul's worn thin _______________________________
Johnson Bros does a lot of things wrong- BUT, I have never heard anything bad about their resurfaced wheels.
No offense please but ... ... I personally hated their resurfaced wheels. They were so freakin rough I was literally getting hit with the plastic they were throwing off.
That being said I never used one long enough to establish if it worked or not. I returned it IMMEDIATELY
Johnson Bros does a lot of things wrong- BUT, I have never heard anything bad about their resurfaced wheels.
No offense please but ... ... I personally hated their resurfaced wheels. They were so freakin rough I was literally getting hit with the plastic they were throwing off.
That being said I never used one long enough to establish if it worked or not. I returned it IMMEDIATELY
Well, I'm glad you chimed in. I have never heard bad- but I haven't used them myself. Was it that the nibs were too high?
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