Post by Intheswamp on Oct 8, 2015 8:14:26 GMT -5
Thanks for the reply, quartz. I like the procedure of recharging without clean-out, there seems to be two schools of thought on this. One, as you do, is to recharge the old slurry. Two, is to do more or less a rinse-out (still in the same stage) and re-tumble with fresh grit, water, etc.,. I'm still debating which way I'll go. With the size load you are dealing with I would be recharging the grit and "tumbling on".
Thanks for not thinking of me feebled-minded...sometimes I wonder about myself, though. I'm notorious for over-researching anything I get interested in...and tend to bug people with lots of questions, sometimes. Thankfully, most people, are tolerant, as you are, of the questions.
I've got one 4" pvc barrel lined with inner tube rubber right now. I used "Shoe Goo" to attached the rubber. This is the first run in the barrel so I haven't seen the durability of it yet, though in talking with another user (my memory fails me on their name) they have had good success with Shoe Goo. What I see after it has cured is a *very* strong bond between the pvc and rubber. I had to trim a piece of rubber out from the area around the mouth of the barrel (to make room for the inspection cap to fit)...I cut the strip using a razor blade and the strip was very tough on pulling loose. Naturally, the liner hasn't seen much water, rock, and grit yet, so we shall see. I used a piece of rear tractor tire tube which is a little thicker than standard auto tubes. I've also got some OTR tubing that problems approaches 1/8" thick...maybe more. The rubber-lined barrel(s) will only be used for coarse stages so I'm not really worred about grit hiding in the cracks and crevices...and there are plenty of those between the end-cap, rubber lining, etc.,.
Thanks for not thinking of me feebled-minded...sometimes I wonder about myself, though. I'm notorious for over-researching anything I get interested in...and tend to bug people with lots of questions, sometimes. Thankfully, most people, are tolerant, as you are, of the questions.
I've got one 4" pvc barrel lined with inner tube rubber right now. I used "Shoe Goo" to attached the rubber. This is the first run in the barrel so I haven't seen the durability of it yet, though in talking with another user (my memory fails me on their name) they have had good success with Shoe Goo. What I see after it has cured is a *very* strong bond between the pvc and rubber. I had to trim a piece of rubber out from the area around the mouth of the barrel (to make room for the inspection cap to fit)...I cut the strip using a razor blade and the strip was very tough on pulling loose. Naturally, the liner hasn't seen much water, rock, and grit yet, so we shall see. I used a piece of rear tractor tire tube which is a little thicker than standard auto tubes. I've also got some OTR tubing that problems approaches 1/8" thick...maybe more. The rubber-lined barrel(s) will only be used for coarse stages so I'm not really worred about grit hiding in the cracks and crevices...and there are plenty of those between the end-cap, rubber lining, etc.,.