Nice tumbler! Love the old motor! Where did you find the 3/4 inch acrylic tubing? May I also ask the spacing width of the bars. I want to make a tumbler with 12 pound barrels. Thanks 😎
Bummer about the glue choice. Use elmers WHITE glue only. The3 holding power is good, oil wont bother the glue, and when you get to the last slab on the board just soak it in a bucket of water and the slab falls off with no damage.
I really like your tumbler. I have wanted to make one for sometime. I took a small red devil vacuum cleaner apart. I don’t suppose you could direct me on how to do it?
Dont know why it's so important to make the saw so small as to only allow a 2" crossfeed? Also, what kind of turd weld is that on the vise clamp? Overall looks like a well built, for the most part, saw but us guys could always find something we dont like or could make improvements too lol. It justs looks like a lot of stuff to cram into such a small tank and they all do it.
Yes, they could have put a bigger chamfer on the bottom of the wood jaws and the welds could have been bigger for more strength. Maybe they want to sell us a new vise now and then. :) I use a C-clamp to clamp the outside of the jaws together, when I don't want to put too much torgue on the vise screw and risk stripping it out. Be carefiul so the C-clamp doesn't hit the top cover. I had to shorten the Acme threaded screw on the C-clamp. I chose this small saw to allow me to get it down the basement steps, but still had to take the motor off for weight reduction so my wife could carry it. :)
@@bobdietrich5146 It wasn't that the welds look small its that they are terrible on what was shown. Me and a friend carried a lortone ls18 up a set of stairs. It wasnt fun. Wouldnt be possible to do that with HP unless you were superhuman. I was told a long time ago that you could be the best welder and the only weld seen will be the crappy one.
Nice design/build! Runs smoothly and quietly, great job! I bet you got a lot more satisfaction out of building that rather than waiting for the ready-made Lortone. And this one will last a lot longer too, I'm sure.
Bob, I use Water Glass to secure the rock to the wood block. It a concrete sealer you can get by the gallon. Old trick long time cutter told me about. works great.
Thanks Jerry. I'll give it at try. Have you ever had a rock come off using the Water Glass? Any tricks to apppling it? Do you clamp it? What else do you use it for?
@@bobdietrich5146 Never had any issues, just slab a small section off to give it a flat surface then apply to face of stone, lay it flat on the board overnight. After last cut, soak in water and it will come right off. I purchase mine from Amazon (Rutland products $25 a gallon. Do not remember if I deleted it at all.
Thanks Kevin. I made this video to document the build for myself only. I later put it on TH-cam to share it with family and friends. It has been running continuously for several months. I just kind of roll the barrels off, without stopping the motor, when changing grit. Sweet.
SWEET very nice you should make them to sell, I would buy one.
Nice tumbler! Love the old motor! Where did you find the 3/4 inch acrylic tubing? May I also ask the spacing width of the bars. I want to make a tumbler with 12 pound barrels. Thanks 😎
Bummer about the glue choice. Use elmers WHITE glue only. The3 holding power is good, oil wont bother the glue, and when you get to the last slab on the board just soak it in a bucket of water and the slab falls off with no damage.
Great job!
Nicest I've seen . Thanks for your video . This I want to build .
Seems like this is a lot of power for two barrels. I wonder if you could make a longer track (or a second one) and have space for 4?
will you make me one? I already have the same barrels so I do't need those.
Nice project ! How is it holding up ? Update us if you can. Thanks !
I really like your tumbler. I have wanted to make one for sometime. I took a small red devil vacuum cleaner apart. I don’t suppose you could direct me on how to do it?
I would wonder if that motor is too weak and too high of a RPM for a tumbler.
Dont know why it's so important to make the saw so small as to only allow a 2" crossfeed? Also, what kind of turd weld is that on the vise clamp? Overall looks like a well built, for the most part, saw but us guys could always find something we dont like or could make improvements too lol. It justs looks like a lot of stuff to cram into such a small tank and they all do it.
Yes, they could have put a bigger chamfer on the bottom of the wood jaws and the welds could have been bigger for more strength. Maybe they want to sell us a new vise now and then. :) I use a C-clamp to clamp the outside of the jaws together, when I don't want to put too much torgue on the vise screw and risk stripping it out. Be carefiul so the C-clamp doesn't hit the top cover. I had to shorten the Acme threaded screw on the C-clamp. I chose this small saw to allow me to get it down the basement steps, but still had to take the motor off for weight reduction so my wife could carry it. :)
@@bobdietrich5146 It wasn't that the welds look small its that they are terrible on what was shown. Me and a friend carried a lortone ls18 up a set of stairs. It wasnt fun. Wouldnt be possible to do that with HP unless you were superhuman. I was told a long time ago that you could be the best welder and the only weld seen will be the crappy one.
A smaller crossfeed allows for tighter tolerances with less expensive materials.
Very nice!
Bottom to bottom barrel
So the tightening nuts don't hit.
Best built DIY I’ve seen on here. Great job.
Very nice tumbler I am just about to head down the road of building my tumbler
your tag says 1/4 hp @2:08 you say 3/4 hp
My mistake. I'm an old fart. I'll add here that the 1/4 H.P. motor run at 75 degrees Farnheit 24/7/365. Sweet!
@@bobdietrich5146 thats cool running! room for more barrels! haha
Nice design/build! Runs smoothly and quietly, great job! I bet you got a lot more satisfaction out of building that rather than waiting for the ready-made Lortone. And this one will last a lot longer too, I'm sure.
Good idea on the extra long boards and bolts
Beauty! Sure would be great to see a guard for those pulleys. Nice work!
Why?
Very nice work my new friend.
Nice. Let's see some of your work
That is about the only way to get something made in the USA and it works and it will last forever.
Very impressive, sure do like your craftmanship. Thank you for sharing and explaining your setup.
Bob, I use Water Glass to secure the rock to the wood block. It a concrete sealer you can get by the gallon. Old trick long time cutter told me about. works great.
Thanks Jerry. I'll give it at try. Have you ever had a rock come off using the Water Glass? Any tricks to apppling it? Do you clamp it? What else do you use it for?
@@bobdietrich5146 Never had any issues, just slab a small section off to give it a flat surface then apply to face of stone, lay it flat on the board overnight. After last cut, soak in water and it will come right off. I purchase mine from Amazon (Rutland products $25 a gallon. Do not remember if I deleted it at all.
That motor is very large. Is it massive overkill for this or does this project require more power than I imagine?
I was and still might add a second level of two more barrels. It's a 1/4 horsepower motor and was free. You use what you have, eh.
Very nice work! Thanks for sharing. 😊👍🏻
I'm collecting ideas for using my table top wood lathe to power lapidary equipment. I like your pulley reduction system.
very nice work my friend, i have a feeling this will run and run for countless trouble free hours. 👍
Thanks Kevin. I made this video to document the build for myself only. I later put it on TH-cam to share it with family and friends. It has been running continuously for several months. I just kind of roll the barrels off, without stopping the motor, when changing grit. Sweet.
I just want to say hi and I gave you your first like