notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 3, 2017 23:59:43 GMT -5
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 4, 2017 19:59:05 GMT -5
Sweet. You'll have another rig soon.
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notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 4, 2017 22:14:11 GMT -5
Sweet. You'll have another rig soon. a little disappointed. after looking at motor speed its the high speed brass tumbler 1. but luckily I know a guy who might be able to turn out a double sheave idler pulley to cut that speed in half. I think I can I think I can. maybe ill use a piece of tyvar or nylon so it wont look like a cousin of woody (my homemade tumbler). maybe even make it a positive drive don't know yet.
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alecogeorgia
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Post by alecogeorgia on Apr 4, 2017 22:14:14 GMT -5
I just bought flanges from rockshed-few pennies. :-),but shipping...:-(
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napoleonrags
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Post by napoleonrags on Apr 4, 2017 23:04:19 GMT -5
Sweet. You'll have another rig soon. a little disappointed. after looking at motor speed its the high speed brass tumbler 1. but luckily I know a guy who might be able to turn out a double sheave idler pulley to cut that speed in half. I think I can I think I can. maybe ill use a piece of tyvar or nylon so it wont look like a cousin of woody (my homemade tumbler). maybe even make it a positive drive don't know yet. I have a high speed which I prefer.
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notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 4, 2017 23:06:27 GMT -5
I just bought flanges from rockshed-few pennies. :-),but shipping...:-( I didn't know I could get just the flanges at rockshed didn't see them on website. ill look harder.
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notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 4, 2017 23:15:33 GMT -5
a little disappointed. after looking at motor speed its the high speed brass tumbler 1. but luckily I know a guy who might be able to turn out a double sheave idler pulley to cut that speed in half. I think I can I think I can. maybe ill use a piece of tyvar or nylon so it wont look like a cousin of woody (my homemade tumbler). maybe even make it a positive drive don't know yet. I have a high speed which I prefer. maybe ill give it a go at that speed then. should be alright for just coarse grinds (60/90 grit). I can up that to 30 grit if I build pvc barrel I would think. low speed is 20 rpm and high speed is 30 from what I read. I plan on polishing in the uv10 when it comes in. I have a feeling its gonna take a lot of rotarys to get ahead of that thing.
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Post by wigglinrocks on Apr 4, 2017 23:50:59 GMT -5
I have a high speed which I prefer. maybe ill give it a go at that speed then. should be alright for just coarse grinds (60/90 grit). I can up that to 30 grit if I build pvc barrel I would think. low speed is 20 rpm and high speed is 30 from what I read. I plan on polishing in the uv10 when it comes in. I have a feeling its gonna take a lot of rotarys to get ahead of that thing. Stock up on a bunch of small hard rock like quartz or agates for filler . And some big and small ceramics .
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 5, 2017 3:30:43 GMT -5
a little disappointed. after looking at motor speed its the high speed brass tumbler 1. but luckily I know a guy who might be able to turn out a double sheave idler pulley to cut that speed in half. I think I can I think I can. maybe ill use a piece of tyvar or nylon so it wont look like a cousin of woody (my homemade tumbler). maybe even make it a positive drive don't know yet. I have a high speed which I prefer. Use it at fast speed by all means for coarse grind. Use more smalls or simply fill barrel to 75-80% or add clay to thicken slurry.
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alecogeorgia
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Post by alecogeorgia on Apr 5, 2017 8:48:46 GMT -5
I just bought flanges from rockshed-few pennies. :-),but shipping...:-( I didn't know I could get just the flanges at rockshed didn't see them on website. ill look harder. www.therockshed.com/partsthumlers.html
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notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 5, 2017 9:13:35 GMT -5
I don't see the barrel flange. I see lids, bands ie. hose clamps, and the whole barrel. but not the flange.
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Apr 5, 2017 11:41:24 GMT -5
Dang machinists.
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napoleonrags
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Post by napoleonrags on Apr 5, 2017 12:27:53 GMT -5
Well done. You'll fit in well on this site, too.
Gather no moss, Colin
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notjustone
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Post by notjustone on Apr 5, 2017 23:44:55 GMT -5
far from it I turned it out on my wood lathe.
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Post by captbob on Apr 6, 2017 1:03:24 GMT -5
Had absolutely no doubt that you would have have a flange made by the time I checked back in on this thread! I would like to chime in here and say that I have a special purpose for that barrel (have 2 such tumblers) and it is that this 12 lb all rubber barrel exceeds when used for the final grit & especially polish stage. Barrel is made to polish! I love my 15 lb Thumber's, but they are best suited -if you have the option- for coarser stages. They will put on a polish just fine, but I truly believe that the softer AR-12 barrel outshines - see what I did there the 15 lb barrels. Use it as you wish, but if you can use it for a dedicated polish barrel for rocks coming out of your big honkin' homemade tumbler, I think you will be quite pleased. All that said, I don't know how well it will throw on a polish with a 3000 RPM motor. I prefer the slower speed for polishing. High speed may be too rough of a tumble to polish. I would think so, but give it a try. All you have to lose is time if the high speed doesn't polish as well as slow speed. Side note would be that I have spare slow speed motors sitting on a shelf out in my garage -of course which I would be happy to send you in trade for your high speed model. It would cost us each shipping. Up to you, offer isn't going anywhere. Try high speed first and see if that works for ya. Or MacGyver sumtin' to slow it down. Be interesting just to see what you come up with!
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