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Post by connrock on Jul 24, 2004 11:24:11 GMT -5
Hi All,,,
I've read where some of you are having probs with tumbler belts breaking.
This is not a normal thing.It's usually caused by over loading the tumbler or bad belt material.
Most belts,except for Lortone,are an "O"ring type and I think the less expensive model tumblers might just be using a plain old "O" ring.
I MAY be able to help the "belt breakers" in the group. If you can give me the ID and OD of your belt along with the size of the material itself I (thickness) I might be able to get you a few free belts.
Also if anyone needs rubber gasket material for the Thumler's 15 lb units I can send you some of that as well,,,,,free of course!I can either cut and punch the bolt holes in the material for you or just send you the rubber itself.
Tom
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Post by sandsman1 on Jul 24, 2004 12:48:31 GMT -5
hey tom--- i put a brand new model b through 5 weeks rough grind heres what i ended up with hahaha i emailed thumlers and al said there gonna wear out yea but every batch hahahaha he sent me a price for new lid seals if you got a way to get lid seals im in ill pay for shipping too let me know---check this out
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Post by connrock on Jul 24, 2004 14:09:38 GMT -5
WOW sands,,,,, I can't believe that!!!!!!! I've worn them out but never that fast!!!! e mail me your snail mail addy @ tcknkk@adelphia.netand I'll get a couple on their way. Don't worry about the shipping,,,,i'm sure we can make it up in the future. It's funny that when I first got into this hobby the only thing I had to "barter" with are gasket material and plastic pellets.Here I am almost 6 years later and still finding people in need of my "wares"!!! We gotta talk.Ya know that black crap ya get on the roller bearings from the oil?The stuff that has to wear off your hands??? I have a cure for it!!!!!! Tom
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Post by sandsman1 on Jul 24, 2004 14:21:32 GMT -5
hey tom thanks man im sure we can work something out only thing i got alot of right now is that amphibolite gold ore,, think i got like 30lb left if ya wanna trade that for the seals ill try and knock off a nice chunk for ya ,, im still trying to get it to polish in the barrels its in titanium now,, next im gonna try and hand polish it thats gotta work,, it looks so nice wet i gotta be doin something wrong hahaha ill fig it out yet
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deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Jul 24, 2004 16:11:59 GMT -5
Hey sands, what have you been tumbling ? Dynamite? ;D Jack
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Post by sandsman1 on Jul 24, 2004 16:58:27 GMT -5
hahaha looks like that huh jack after about the 3rd recharge i noticed that there was a very small hole in the middle of the seal and water and grit got up in it between the metal lid and the seal and it started sagin in the center just alittle buy the time i got to the 5 recharge it looked like that i think it had alot to do with it saging in the middle i think the rock kept grabing the rubber that was saging and stretched and tore the seal but what could i do i didnt have a new one to put in so i ran it and orderd a new one from rockshed im hopin that that was a fluke just a bad piece of rubber and they dont keep doin that or ill be puttin up two allmost new and one in good shape used model b-s for auction hahaha my lortones never did that
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