ethos
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Post by ethos on Feb 18, 2020 22:29:29 GMT -5
I received 2 Nat Geo rotary tumblers as a xmas gift and they spin fairly fast while my lortone 3-1.5b rotary tumbler spins the barrels at about 1/3rd the speed of the Nat Geo, and i was wondering if rotation speed mattered and if so which would be better faster or slower? I am also thinking of purchasing a Thumler just to compare against lortone. and are there other brands aside from CE and HF which i have seen nothing but complaints about?
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Wooferhound
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Lortone QT66 and 3A
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Post by Wooferhound on Feb 18, 2020 22:58:04 GMT -5
Smaller barrels should be faster my Lortone 6 pound barrels run at 30 RPM the 3 pound barrels go at 60 RPM
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ethos
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Post by ethos on Feb 18, 2020 23:06:40 GMT -5
Smaller barrels should be faster my Lortone 6 pound barrels run at 30 RPM the 3 pound barrels go at 60 RPM hmmm the 3-1.5 is 3 1.5lbs barrels so roughly 4.5 pounds going on one machine while the nat geo are 1 lbs each barrel and both on separate rotary devices, so im assuming thats what the difference is
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Benathema
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God chased me down and made sure I knew He was real June 20, 2022. I've been on a Divine Mission.
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Post by Benathema on Feb 19, 2020 13:30:27 GMT -5
Is the barrel on the nat geo smaller, like diameter wise? Diameter of the barrel and RPM are related.
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Post by joshuamcduffie on Feb 19, 2020 14:08:35 GMT -5
I've got a 1 lb Nat Geo, I think it's smaller diameter than the 3 lb Lortone. I can measure and check the RPM's this weekend.
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ethos
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Post by ethos on Feb 19, 2020 16:20:44 GMT -5
it is the same size roughly as the nat geo the nat geos use 1 lb barrels and the lortone i have has 3x1.5 lbs barrels only major difference is one has 3 barrels to rotate and the other has only 1
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