Post by texaswoodie on Jun 13, 2007 18:01:48 GMT -5
This may be old stuff to some of you pros, but maybe I can help someone out.
My inner rubber gasket on my 12# Lortone wore completely out, to the point I would go check on it and all my grit would be on the floor.
I went to town today to see my tire man and he gave me an inner tube. Then went by the hardware store and picked up a bottle of Elmers Rubber Cement. Took them back home and cut out a circle a little bigger than needed and glued it to the lid. When the glue was dry, I trimmed off the excess.
I put the lids back on the tumbler and started it up again. Wala! No leaks. The inner tube is a not as thick as the original rubber so it may not last as long and I don't have a clue about how long the rubber cement will last. If I have any trouble I'll post it here.
Time: 15 minutes to make the gasket. 2 Hours to let it dry
Cost: 2 bucks for the glue.
Curt
My inner rubber gasket on my 12# Lortone wore completely out, to the point I would go check on it and all my grit would be on the floor.
I went to town today to see my tire man and he gave me an inner tube. Then went by the hardware store and picked up a bottle of Elmers Rubber Cement. Took them back home and cut out a circle a little bigger than needed and glued it to the lid. When the glue was dry, I trimmed off the excess.
I put the lids back on the tumbler and started it up again. Wala! No leaks. The inner tube is a not as thick as the original rubber so it may not last as long and I don't have a clue about how long the rubber cement will last. If I have any trouble I'll post it here.
Time: 15 minutes to make the gasket. 2 Hours to let it dry
Cost: 2 bucks for the glue.
Curt
