wquiles
Well-Known Member
Back in 2014 I built this brass tumbler, in which I "didn't" followed the original design:
It worked "ok", as the skate wheels didn't have enough friction to turn it well, specially as they got a little worned out. After a couple years of not "quite working as good as I hoped", I went back and modified it per the original design - not yet shown in this picture, the steel shafts (5/8" dia) get a press-fit garden house to improve traction:
It is meant to work with an 8" or 10" diameter pvc tube, but I can't find a small piece locally, but it "kind of works" with the 5gal bucket:
Updated tumbler - large bucket
You have to have something inside the container to force movement (think washing machine), so this plastic spike (end grind off) is almost press-fit and provides the necessary agitation:
I tried with the recycled 8" diameter container shown above, and it is awesome, as expected:
Updated tumbler - small bucket
My only problem at the moment is that they small container is rather flimsy, thin walled, etc., and it leaks a little. Any idea where I can get a cheap piece of about 1 foot or 2 foot in length, and about 8" or 10" diameter piece of pvc to make a more sturdy container?
Will
It worked "ok", as the skate wheels didn't have enough friction to turn it well, specially as they got a little worned out. After a couple years of not "quite working as good as I hoped", I went back and modified it per the original design - not yet shown in this picture, the steel shafts (5/8" dia) get a press-fit garden house to improve traction:
It is meant to work with an 8" or 10" diameter pvc tube, but I can't find a small piece locally, but it "kind of works" with the 5gal bucket:
Updated tumbler - large bucket
You have to have something inside the container to force movement (think washing machine), so this plastic spike (end grind off) is almost press-fit and provides the necessary agitation:
I tried with the recycled 8" diameter container shown above, and it is awesome, as expected:
Updated tumbler - small bucket
My only problem at the moment is that they small container is rather flimsy, thin walled, etc., and it leaks a little. Any idea where I can get a cheap piece of about 1 foot or 2 foot in length, and about 8" or 10" diameter piece of pvc to make a more sturdy container?
Will
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