stefan
Cave Dweller 
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Post by stefan on Aug 23, 2005 9:40:54 GMT -5
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Post by xenaswolf on Aug 23, 2005 10:07:44 GMT -5
Yes smarty pants thats the one LOL
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rumbletumble
spending too much on rocks
Member since April 2005
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Post by rumbletumble on Aug 23, 2005 10:38:22 GMT -5
It's facinating to hear you guys on yur creativity, can get a little intimidating if I let it. I'm learning how to broaden the horizon in rocks. Haven't become mechanical yet, but it's not all greek like it started out to be.
Your sidelines crack me up
rt
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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Post by phoenix1647 on Aug 23, 2005 11:13:42 GMT -5
That is a cleaner looking tumbler.
I will be getting some golf cart tires with rims this week and try one of those.
I put in some screws around the plug and that stopped the leaks so will watch it the rest of the week. Will probably let this run for two weeks before I open it up.
Pho
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MichiganRocks
starting to spend too much on rocks
"I wasn't born to follow."
Member since April 2007
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Post by MichiganRocks on Aug 23, 2005 11:15:07 GMT -5
Hey Pho, have you considered putting the wooden plugs on the inside of the tire and using the threaded rod to expand them out onto the inside of the tire lip? You should be able to tighten it down more to get a more secure seal.
Ron
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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Post by phoenix1647 on Aug 23, 2005 11:35:36 GMT -5
Great idea Ron...will have to try that one...sounds like it might work too.
Pho
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stefan
Cave Dweller
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Post by stefan on Aug 23, 2005 12:46:32 GMT -5
This gives a new meaning to blow out! Great idea there ron-
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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Post by phoenix1647 on Aug 28, 2005 11:06:51 GMT -5
OK...I decided to pull one of the plugs and check to see how it was going.....not good....
there was no water in the tire..just a lot of very thick slurry and only 3 rocks were lose..the rest were stuck to the tire. I decided to go ahead and pull all the rocks out and put them in a tire with a rim still in it...not a real easy job but I did get it done. I added almost one gallon of water to this new tire, aired it up and checked it for leaks...no leaks. Got it running right now. It does wobble a lot so added a stablizer bar to stop that.
I have an adapter so I can add water thru the valve stem...put in just enough air to keep the beads tight against the rim. So far it's working.
Pho
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Post by gaetzchamp on Aug 28, 2005 11:40:58 GMT -5
That's awesome. I wish you the best of luck. Very ingenious.
later, gaeter
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WarrenA
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since November 2003
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Post by WarrenA on Aug 28, 2005 13:33:35 GMT -5
can you post a picture of the "improved" version I think I like it
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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Post by phoenix1647 on Aug 28, 2005 18:38:51 GMT -5
Here ya go Warren....just a normal golf cart tire and rim. I have a place about 2 miles from me that has a big pile of these and sells them for $7.50 each.  pho |
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Post by cookie3rocks on Aug 28, 2005 20:47:16 GMT -5
Don't ya just want to kick yourself for not doing that in the first place? I would have gone at it the same way. But, once you showed this, it's like "Duh, the rim holds AIR in..."
Good luck, keep us posted.
cookie
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WarrenA
fully equipped rock polisher
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Post by WarrenA on Aug 28, 2005 22:40:37 GMT -5
YES I do like it, next national headline "Golf carts found missing tires"
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Post by parfive on Aug 28, 2005 22:59:55 GMT -5
Now you can put the tire on the cart and go play 18. Best of both worlds.
Rich
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 3, 2005 15:25:44 GMT -5
I just checked my pet wood and removed almost half of it. Most of the bigger pieces still need a lot more work so I put them back in for another week or so. All the little and mid-sized pieces came out very smooth....just like I would expect from a week in a normal 3 pound tumbler.
So..I am recharged and running again with about 10 pounds of bigger pieces for another week and will see what happens then.
Pho
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Post by parfive on Sept 3, 2005 21:10:09 GMT -5
Way to go, Pho.
Didn't take you long to get the bugs out.
Nice work.
Rich
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Post by Tweetiepy on Sept 3, 2005 21:24:17 GMT -5
Pho, how about the rocks banging against the rim? doesn't that damage them? or did you coat the rim with rubber of some kind?
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textiger
freely admits to licking rocks
Member since May 2005
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Post by textiger on Sept 3, 2005 23:10:28 GMT -5
Pho,
I went past your place on 36 yesterday. I so wanted to call, stop in and see Big Boy in action. But my wife and I were bringing her father back to Houston -- he and his wife had a horrific car accident Thursday. Horrific looking, I should say. Miraculously (and that is not a word I throw around a lot), they came out of it with little more than an ankle sprain, swelling and really bad bruising. Hard to believe if you saw the car and heard the details. As you can imagine, they weren't really up for stopping to look at a tumbler, even if he is an engineer and the tumbler was as neat as yours. Another time, perhaps.
Hope all is well.
matt
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phoenix1647
starting to spend too much on rocks
Member since March 2013
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Post by phoenix1647 on Sept 4, 2005 7:50:07 GMT -5
Hey Matt..no way I can blame them for not wanting to stop...I think I would have felt the same way. Hope they don't have any hidden problems like neck or back or anything else. Accidents just are no fun...
Tweet..I didn't coat the rim with anything. I could hear the rocks banging against it but don't think it did any damage to the rocks. Now that I have a lot less in the tire it sure sounds different..almost like the rocks are just slidding around instead of tumbling. Time will tell.
Pho
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Post by rockyraccoon on Sept 4, 2005 11:42:47 GMT -5
i like rich's idea. fill up all the tires, save on gas and drive the golf cart. really cool pho!
kim
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