So many rocks, so little time
Oct 9, 2024 14:30:13 GMT -5
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Post by kaydeekay on Oct 9, 2024 14:30:13 GMT -5
Hello from the Great Lakes! I'm off to a slower start that I had hoped.
I have an FYI to hopefully help someone else.
I've been running my new Lortone 33b since January. For a few months I've been seeing black stuff under the barrels and just thought I had spilled some grit...ah, no. I was destroying the black coating on the inert shaft. The shafts appeared out of stock at Rock Shed and other places so I emailed Lortone asking for an ETA on replacement parts and advice on what happened.
I received a nice email the next day letting me know that the sale to Covington was almost complete and I'll be able to order soon. They also told me that grit got on the shaft, maybe from the outside of the barrel, and is causing the [rubber?] coating to deteriorate. Boy, do I feel dumb! I have a small space and likely had gotten grit on my hands when closing up the tumbler at some point, which got on the barrel which got on the shaft and just kinda dug into the rubber and destroyed it over time. Ugh
I have an FYI to hopefully help someone else.
I've been running my new Lortone 33b since January. For a few months I've been seeing black stuff under the barrels and just thought I had spilled some grit...ah, no. I was destroying the black coating on the inert shaft. The shafts appeared out of stock at Rock Shed and other places so I emailed Lortone asking for an ETA on replacement parts and advice on what happened. I received a nice email the next day letting me know that the sale to Covington was almost complete and I'll be able to order soon. They also told me that grit got on the shaft, maybe from the outside of the barrel, and is causing the [rubber?] coating to deteriorate. Boy, do I feel dumb! I have a small space and likely had gotten grit on my hands when closing up the tumbler at some point, which got on the barrel which got on the shaft and just kinda dug into the rubber and destroyed it over time. Ugh
