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Post by stoner on Aug 30, 2004 1:26:32 GMT -5
Hi all. Cal(Redwoodrocks) came by with his digital camera and took some shots of my homemade tumbler and some of the rocks I just finished tumbling, so here goes.    and here is what comes out of them  this next pic is of some that I scanned  Nothing fancy, just functional. But at least you can see the detail of how the tumbler is built and driven in these pics. Gotta get a digital! Well, first a job. Thanks for lookin' Ed |
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Post by sandsman1 on Aug 30, 2004 1:37:24 GMT -5
hey ed thats a hellofa tumbler you built very nice job and its heavy duty you could prob run like 6 or 8 lortone 6lb barels on that and it would hold them thats what i need a set up that i wouldent need to run 5 or 6 motors the elec bill is killin me with the tumblers and the grinder and two saws and of course the air conditioner hahaha think my last bill was 248.00 thats twice the amount of the biggest bill i had living in this place when i got that bill i went and shut down the tumblers in mid roll hahaha ill start them back up when i can shut the air off
nice rocks too man
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Post by stoner on Aug 30, 2004 1:51:40 GMT -5
Hey John. $248?  WOW. I'd shut off the TV and the air conditioner. haha Ed |
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rollingstone
starting to spend too much on rocks
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Post by rollingstone on Aug 30, 2004 2:04:54 GMT -5
Nice setup and tumble job! I'm no do-it-yourselfer, so I just pay Lortone for my tumbling privledges  In your close-up rock photo, I see that the rock faces are very flat. That's usually a sign that the tumbler is going too slow for the rocks to tumble, and are sliding down the face of the barrel. But those flat faces would make for great pendants, so I don't know if you designed it that way or not, or cut the stones that way before tumbling, but it looks like you have some great pendant potential there. |
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MoonStone
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Post by MoonStone on Aug 30, 2004 7:10:50 GMT -5
Hello Stoner! That's a great job you did building your very own tumblers! I always admire people who can build things by themselves. I do my own share of do-it-yourself projects and I know how great it feels when we finish a project. Cheers to you for that!  |
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Post by krazydiamond on Aug 30, 2004 7:57:38 GMT -5
nice set up and great looking stones! what are the barrels made of? they look like rubber? that is a huge electrical plug!
did Cal get a chance to see the book?
KD
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Post by rockyraccoon on Aug 30, 2004 9:11:34 GMT -5
i wouldn't have a clue how to make my own tumbler so that is really impressive to me. is that how much coffee you had to drink to get that thing together?  john i wish my bill was $248 at this time of year. the bill at the office was always really low and that always made me feel better until the electric guy showed up and said we had to have a new meter and now it's double or triple what it use to be. he said we didn't have a "commercial" meter. so even though we aren't using any more electricity than before we must be punished because it's a business. that bites!! kim |
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Aug 30, 2004 10:55:38 GMT -5
Awesome Stoner! That is a real nice looking set-up! It looks like it should hold you for a while Thanks for the pics, John |
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Post by Cher on Aug 30, 2004 17:55:36 GMT -5
Wow! I'm sure glad I don't have your electric bill. That's horrible!! I'm sure mine will go up some when I get all the tumblers going but we are fortunate to live in an area that has extremely reasonable electric rates. Nice job, you have some really gorgeous stones there.
[glow=red,2,300]~ Cher ~[/glow]
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Post by Stoner on Sept 2, 2004 11:46:44 GMT -5
Cool, After seeing your picture I had to call my fiancee over to my computer to show him your tumbler, I have been "asking" (bugging, haha) him to make me one, as he is VERY handy at things like this. I thought it would give him better idea of what I would like (want,  ) Did you buy the barrels? Bunny |
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bcbunny
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Post by bcbunny on Sept 2, 2004 11:55:24 GMT -5
Sorry I posted and didn't realize I wasn't loged in, so came up different.
I am confused, haha
Bunny
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Post by cookie3rocks on Sept 2, 2004 16:47:05 GMT -5
Very nice set up. What sizes are the barrels? I like the rock in the bottom pic that is gray with black strpes, what is that? I like flat surfaces myself, but then, I'm making pedants ;D
cookie
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deepsouth
fully equipped rock polisher
He who rocks last rocks best
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Post by deepsouth on Sept 2, 2004 20:46:41 GMT -5
Hi Ed ,
Nice set-up you got there. Well made too so to see.
What size are your barrels and as asked before , what are they made of?
Happy tumbling
Jack
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Post by stoner on Sept 2, 2004 21:50:01 GMT -5
Hi all.
Cookie/Jack: The barrels are made from 4" ABS(drain pipe). The longer one is 10" long and holds about 6lbs of rocks at 2/3 full. I made the base to hold 2 10" barrels, but as you can see, by making my own barrels, they can be any size. The smaller one is around 6" long. I have most of the materials to make a base that will hold 4 10" barrels, but haven't gotten around to making it yet. I am considering making one of those truck tire tumblers. Watch Out!
And Cookie, I don't know what kind of rock that gery/black one is, but I like it too.
Ed
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RedwoodRocks
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Post by RedwoodRocks on Sept 2, 2004 23:45:46 GMT -5
KD,
I got the book this afternoon from Ed. I'll look at it over the weekend and send it off to Cookie on Monday.
I am going to see if I can't find a blank map of the US at work, I'll mark San Jose and Felton on the map and put it in the book. It will be interesting to see how far this book travels.
I already noticed that the book was shipped from Portola Valley, CA. About 30 miles from Ed's house. So far, the book has criss crossed the country twice already.
Cal
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