Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 1, 2012 20:07:46 GMT -5
Howdy folks,
OK here's an odd one. First off bad tumbler day today. Part of the bottom fell out of my UV-10 tub right at the beginning of my polish cycle. So, luckily, having just bought a couple of extra new tubs, I went to transfer the contents of the broken tub into the new tub. Funny thing is, the old load would not fit into the new tub. seems to be more than a cup of material difference in the volume. Now I'm wondering if the folks who manufacture these have either changed the tub size or maybe made much thicker walls. When I look at the tubs, the new one looks smaller but it must be an optical illusion because they seem to measure, when I put a tape to the exterior, at least close to the the same. Anyone else noticed this? No doubt at all that the new tub would not hold the same amount of rock the old one did.....Mel
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Post by johnjsgems on Feb 1, 2012 21:36:57 GMT -5
Maybe it is like the ice cream containers. The supplier or True Square should know if the bowl changed. I know back when I was a dealer the bowl mold company went out of business and Al had to find a new supplier. This was several years ago, though.
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Post by connrock on Feb 2, 2012 9:27:03 GMT -5
If you can't get any info from the barrel manufacturer and really want to know if the barrels have changed in size you can do a "volume" test. You'll have to seal the old barrel so it will hold water first.
Fill the new barrel with water and just pour the water into the old barrel.This will definitely confirm that the volume of the inside of the barrel has changed or not.
Now fill a container(that is at least as deep and wide as the barrels) with water to as close as possible to the very top of the container. Put 1 barrel into the water and push it down until the water comes to the very top of the barrel. This will make the water 'overflow". Measure the water that's left in the container with a measuring cup. Do this with both barrels and it will tell you if the new barrel is smaller then the old one by "volume". If the outer dimensions are exactly the same size and shape then the barrel manufacturer has made the barrels thicker.
I know this is a lot of work but like I said,,,,"if you really want to know",,,LOL
Good luck,,,
connrock
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Steve
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Post by Steve on Feb 2, 2012 15:57:35 GMT -5
Eureka
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 2, 2012 16:08:39 GMT -5
*L* Great idea Connrock but I already chucked the old barrel because it was a mess after I transferred the contents. I was a white mess from head to toe too. Just hope I didn't contaminate the load as it was obsidian and that's touchy stuff to polish.....Mel
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herchenx
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Post by herchenx on Feb 2, 2012 17:22:14 GMT -5
It seems at least somewhat likely that the old barrel was worn inside enough that the amount if could hold would have surpassed what a new barrel holds.
If you run the vibe, over time I think it eats away the inside of the barrel, thus increasing it's inside volume. A new vibe barrel would still have all the original material - therefore have less volume.
Does that make sense or am I completely lost?
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Sabre52
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Post by Sabre52 on Feb 2, 2012 18:57:08 GMT -5
John, Makes total sense and I had considered that, but the difference seemed to me to be quite a bit more than I would expect from barrel wear. The new barrel does seem thicker than I remember the original barrel being but again, maybe you're correct and I'm just remembering it wrong *S*.....Mel
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Post by connrock on Feb 3, 2012 6:35:00 GMT -5
Good point John,,,
connrock
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