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Post by Alice on Aug 19, 2005 17:41:44 GMT -5
I just won a dual (2 X 3lb barrels) tumbler from e-bay for $58 (plus $10.50 for shipping)... "new in open box" Didn't think I did too badly. I'll be up to 5 barrels when I get the unit.... Now, I gotta get some more rocks  ebay, here I come! |
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Post by Cher on Aug 19, 2005 17:53:08 GMT -5
What kind did you get Alice?
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Post by Alice on Aug 19, 2005 18:00:58 GMT -5
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Post by Cher on Aug 19, 2005 18:05:09 GMT -5
That's a C E.
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Post by Alice on Aug 19, 2005 18:07:06 GMT -5
thanks.
Now I had better get lortone's contact info for parts.
How long before these things break down?
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Post by Cher on Aug 19, 2005 18:48:57 GMT -5
It all depends, mine ran for several months before I had problems, some have problems right away. I guess I'd check into finding some belts as soon as you get it. You could take the belt down to a hardware store and see if you can find something similar. One person on the board here used a vacuum cleaner belt and it worked for them. Mine wasn't the belt but the drive / fan pulley, it's plastic and the belt actually wore right thru it.
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littlejimie
starting to spend too much on rocks
A rolling stone gathers no moss
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Post by littlejimie on Aug 19, 2005 20:03:35 GMT -5
Alice, yes you just bought a ce. You need to go back to Ebay and order some "O" rings. The belt that comes the unit is crap and may last you a week at max. The vindor on Ebay is called Jungel Lord and he sells them at a buck apece and they work for me. Jim
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Post by Cher on Aug 19, 2005 20:42:23 GMT -5
I don't think junglelord sells on the Canadian ebay. His shipping is pretty high so to Canada it would probably be out of sight. You can check the automotive shops too Alice.
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Post by joe on Aug 19, 2005 22:40:41 GMT -5
Alice make sure the two pulleys that the belt rides on are aligned. My brand new C/E came badly misaligned. I straightened it out before I ever started the unit and it has run fine now for a couple of months. I believe the Lortone belts (for 33b) will fit the C/E. Good luck and happy rolling!
Joe
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Post by Alice on Aug 20, 2005 7:32:05 GMT -5
I have no problems in buying from sellers who only ship to the US. I just use Hubby's U.S. APO address. But the down side is that I have to wait a long while before it reaches here.
Odd thing is when 'I' ship him something it takes about 2 weeks for him to get the box (Which is not long at all considering it's coming from Canada). But when I have things shipped directly to him from either e-bay or and actual store from the states, it takes about 2 months. Does anyone else who ships to APO addresses have this problem?
Thanks Joe & Cher in letting me know of the problems I may have. Maybe I'll just post it back on ebay and just cross my fingers that a Thumler's tumbler comes back on the canadian e-bay.
I'll see when I get it, and decide from there.
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Post by Cher on Aug 20, 2005 9:39:25 GMT -5
I've had mine for over a year now, and it ran fine for about 4 months before the belt went. I put a new belt on it but it never ran quite right even with the new one. That was because the fan/drive pulley was breaking and I didn't realize it. I got a new (lortone) aluminum fan/drive pulley from the Rock Shed, hubby drill a bigger hole in it and it's working just fine now. You might be able to use it for quite awhile before it dies.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 23, 2005 10:29:50 GMT -5
The CE are ok- the motor is really too small for the 2 barrel so think about an upgrade- I use Orings I get from the tractor supply store (I post the size somewhere on the board) the trick is to not have the belt too tight-
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Post by Alice on Aug 23, 2005 23:17:29 GMT -5
Thanks Stefan
I have a few John Deere places in the area. Maybe I'll bring the belt in to them to one of them and get a replacement before I even plug the unit in.
or, do as I said before... stick it back on e-bay and hope I get my $ back.
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 24, 2005 10:34:54 GMT -5
Nah- The barrels (Lortone exact knock offs) are worth the price of the whole unit! I would run it till it pukes then replace the motor with a Lortone- and keep er revving!
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Post by Alice on Aug 26, 2005 11:31:08 GMT -5
LOL, I just got a free dual tumbler! The CE that I won said "new in open box" in the description. When I got it, I opened it and it was clearly used. So I wrote and complained to the guy who sold it to me... He gave me a full refund, and I get to keep the unit. I love transactions like these  the motor seems to be working, but I haven't filled the barrels up yet. |
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stefan
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Post by stefan on Aug 26, 2005 11:46:44 GMT -5
Cool Alice- Gotta love that! He probably did not want the negative feedback and figured it was not worth the trouble! I would only run Light Loads in the barrels- at least till you get a backup motor!
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Post by Alice on Aug 26, 2005 23:03:48 GMT -5
you're right stefan. He probably doesn't want the negative feedback.
He said he sent me the wrong tumbler. I highly doubt it though, he wasn't selling any others at the time, and still isn't selling any.
Well, I loaded up the barrels and stuck them on the unit. We'll see how long it takes for it to break down.
One of the barrels had a leak. I just had to adjust the rubber lining on the inside (I'm not used to these kinds of barrels. I have 3 Thumler Thumblers).
So do rocks take longer to shape in these barrels? There's no "hexigons" inside like the Thumler barrels. Just round like a jar.
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Post by xenaswolf on Aug 27, 2005 15:19:52 GMT -5
Just curious and hope I don't offend anyone, but does anyone else find the pics of the ads for teresa rocks a bit offensive? I wanna look at the rock for sale not her chest.
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
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Post by MichiganRocks on Aug 27, 2005 16:04:40 GMT -5
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textiger
freely admits to licking rocks
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Post by textiger on Aug 27, 2005 21:06:41 GMT -5
I was going to post about Teresa's Rocks last week. I think it's really funny. It's the obviousness that tickles me. Usually sex sells. Here it just amuses.
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