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Post by Toad on Feb 1, 2010 19:12:25 GMT -5
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blessed
spending too much on rocks
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Post by blessed on Feb 1, 2010 20:00:14 GMT -5
Well, I would say this guy makes them his self . The barrel is made from PVC fittings with a flex cap on the opening. The shafts are allthreads with some type of plastic tubing over them.
I spend alot of time in the plumbing department at Lowes. I build all sorts of things from that department.
You could build one yourself for less than half of his price His welded frame could be a piece of plywood and two 2x4 lumber. You have a picture to go by. If you are a vereran and can prove it, and ask for a veterans discount, they will give you a 10% discount. I do it erery time I go to Lowes.
Blessed
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 3, 2010 2:09:43 GMT -5
hell he gives a 2 year warrenty and if he stands by it thats better then most name brands -- they usually give 90 days or a year if your lucky -- he had a couple complaints and on the one yellin about shipping he said send it back and he would give money back and pay for return shipping what more could you ask for -- they look home made but they also look heavy duty id get one with the smaller barrel and invest in a couple dif size lortone barrels and use them
sorry i just went back and looked again i thought he said he had smaller barrels so i thought it would be cheeper with a smaller barrel but i was wrong -- still if it last as long as it looks like it will prob last longer then us haha-- i just dont care for the barrels id buy lortones in 6 and 12 lb and use them if i was gonna buy it,, plus getting 40lb or tumbling rough ready (if you had that much) would be a chore haha thats alotta swingin to break up i have a hard time fillin my two model b's and a 12lb lortone
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Post by Jack ( Yorkshire) on Feb 3, 2010 3:15:36 GMT -5
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drjo
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by drjo on Feb 3, 2010 8:54:25 GMT -5
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Post by johnjsgems on Feb 3, 2010 10:37:44 GMT -5
Looks like one of the MJR tumblers advertised in Rock & Gem.
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Post by Toad on Feb 3, 2010 16:15:06 GMT -5
Hey Drjo, I like that ebay listing you gave. He mispells the names of both Lortone, Diamond Pacific and Covington - maybe on purpose? Or maybe he just can't help it...
Really didn't like his tone, but that's just me - it might be a perfectly good tumbler.
I really like his pitch to get you to pay $200 bucks extra for it as well.
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blessed
spending too much on rocks
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Post by blessed on Feb 3, 2010 18:41:09 GMT -5
Hey Drjo and Toad, I didn't mean to give the wrong impression about the tumbler. It looks well built.
I am one of those people who can look at a picture of a tumbler or a chop saw
and build it. I like to build as much of my equipment as possible. Take a section of 4" PVC pipe and two flexible pipe caps and you , have a barrel, $8.62. Enough said about me.
Have a blessed evening.
Blessed
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Post by Toad on Feb 3, 2010 19:22:49 GMT -5
That's not what he charges for his barrels - more like lortone prices. BUt I didn't say it wasn't a good tumbler, just that I didn't like the guys sales pitch.
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Post by sandsman1 on Feb 4, 2010 2:25:05 GMT -5
hey i didnt see this before maybe he just added it says no returns
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