charles kuchar
spending too much on rocks
getting ready for the second coming
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Post by charles kuchar on Jun 4, 2011 19:21:22 GMT -5
got out the router and some plexiglas. made three new ones. so far the plexiglas lid in the 12# is working well and i don't have any holes in it. this is the 2nd lid on the 3# that has failed but i have two barrels tumbling. not a too bad mess because i have the lids away from the motor and drive. charlie
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Post by paulshiroma on Jun 4, 2011 19:32:35 GMT -5
Hey, Charles: Out of curiosity, what thickness plexiglass did you use? I like this solution and may steal your idea. Did some similar things like this when I needed some custom plexi pieces for my aquarium, didn't occur to me to apply the same solution to my tumblers! duh!
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Post by rockrookie on Jun 4, 2011 19:38:43 GMT -5
i know , that i'm a Plugger !!! but , i use Duct tape on my 6lb thumler lid . beleive it or not use 4 peices , an X covered by a + . it has worked on a 2 inch hole for over 6 months . --paul
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Post by ColtChainmailJewelryDesigns on Jun 4, 2011 20:20:30 GMT -5
I would like to see a tutorial on how to do this, with photos! I don't have a broken lid, but I would like to be able to see into the tumbler to see whats going on, or how well they are doing!
~Colt
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carloscinco
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Post by carloscinco on Jun 5, 2011 13:21:09 GMT -5
I glued 1/4" thick rubber gasket material using Gorilla Glue to the inside of the lid. The rubber was about 3/8"smaller along the rim than the lid to keep from interfering with the seal area. This lasted over a year of darn near continuous tumbling in a Thumler's AR6 barrel. When the rubber finally holed through I glued a 4" square of rubber gasket material to the center and fired it back up. It's obvious that the center of the lid takes a far greater beating than the rest of the lid. I bought the gasket material at a gasket shop.
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snuffy
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Post by snuffy on Jun 5, 2011 13:28:13 GMT -5
All the above are good solutions. Another option, put plastidip on the lid. snuffy
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charles kuchar
spending too much on rocks
getting ready for the second coming
Member since November 2010
Posts: 300
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Post by charles kuchar on Jun 5, 2011 15:50:05 GMT -5
the plexiglas was the same thickness as a standard window pane. i have used glueing a rubber sheet to cover the hole but i was worried about grit going into a finer grit batch. i think doing the router and plexiglas was faster than glueing also if you have the stuff on hand. charlie
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Post by paulshiroma on Jun 5, 2011 17:39:28 GMT -5
Thanks for all the ideas, gang!
Charles, thanks for the additional info. I've got that size materials on hand from my aquarium supplies.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Jun 5, 2011 18:05:52 GMT -5
Great ideas by all................I'm saving them...
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Post by paulshiroma on Jun 8, 2011 22:21:43 GMT -5
Well, it happened. One of my lids developed a hole today. When I came home from work, the slurry had spilled all over my workbench in the garage. Thanks for posting all these ideas. I'm going to try one of them out this weekend.
Thanks for posting all these ideas. I appreciate it! Paul
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