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Post by captbob on Oct 13, 2015 18:32:26 GMT -5
I'm definitely NOT more serious about rock stuff than you are! This is more to the frivolous side just because I want to try tumbling bigger rocks. I have no reason better than the "because it's there" logic that folks use as to why they climb mountains. Grit is cheap and big rocks I have, so why not? Thank you for the pointers. plus, the wife pays the electric bill
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Post by johnjsgems on Oct 13, 2015 19:11:30 GMT -5
This was a long time ago when $30 increase was a lot. Now with our reforestation of the desert project we are happy to keep bill down to below $200. Lots of trees but no shiny rocks to show for it. When I worked full time I always had a tumbler or two running.
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salpal48
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by salpal48 on Oct 29, 2015 10:54:25 GMT -5
There is another 40lb lortone On ebay. Buy again to me too expensive. $449. + ship. . I have Only 12's and a Couple Old star diamonds. I an alway looking for older Models. They seen to be Very reasonavle. and Besides I can't Lift them Filled Sal
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mikeinsjc
spending too much on rocks
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Post by mikeinsjc on Oct 29, 2015 11:36:28 GMT -5
Some time back I bought a new Lortone C40 ($770). On craigslist I scored a Scott-Murray 40lb unit for $95. Last week I scored three Lortone R40 (predecessor to the C40) for $450. Three 40lb tumblers for $450!- I was really excited about that. Had to drive 150 miles to get them though.
I use five cups of grit in the big units.
I really like the bigger tumblers. So now I have five of these units running 24/7. The barrels are a bit heavy when loaded. In about two years, when I have tumbled the mass of stuff I have I will begin to unload them.
Craiglist is the way to go, but you need to make searching a regular habit. Fortunately, rock tumbling is pretty much a geriatric thing, and a lot of our generation don't use computers.
When running five 40lb units, two 24" saws, a 3-12lb, a 6-12lb, and a big Diamond Pacific vibe unit, my electric bill jumps from a normal of $200/mo. to nearly $500. As a result I found I need to be somewhat circumspect about what pieces I choose to tumble. I run my equipment for 9 months and sell out of state during the summers. So when I head out each summer, I have nearly $3000 of electric bill costs to recover. When I started this hobby, I had not the slightest idea I would become so involved.
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Post by captbob on Oct 29, 2015 11:48:23 GMT -5
PICTURES Mike !!!!!
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mikeinsjc
spending too much on rocks
Member since June 2010
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Post by mikeinsjc on Oct 29, 2015 12:11:58 GMT -5
captbob, I haven't posted picts before. When I click the "insert image" icon, I can't figure out how to use the window that pops up to reach the pictures on my desktop.
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Post by captbob on Oct 29, 2015 12:19:45 GMT -5
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 29, 2015 14:08:27 GMT -5
I got mine and it was in a lot better condition than that (only used once) for $500... thats almost new though and new goes for over $1000... i'd buy it
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Post by captbob on Oct 29, 2015 14:12:58 GMT -5
That one sold Glenn - I passed on it. There will be others if I go that route.
Still thinking that I will build a home made tumbler and then only have to buy a barrel.
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Post by glennz01 on Oct 29, 2015 14:20:24 GMT -5
That one sold Glenn - I passed on it. There will be others if I go that route. Still thinking that I will build a home made tumbler and then only have to buy a barrel. that one is very heavy duty... unless your good at welding... The barrel of mine feels like its a lot heavier than 40 lbs when loaded and it handles it with no problems.
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