Building a Mega Rock Tumbler!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ม.ค. 2024
- I’m tired of the maintenance it takes to keep the small rock tumblers alive. I’ve been running them 24/7 for the last year and all of them have needed some form of intervention lest they die. I built this bad boy to get more tumbler production and less maintenance, hopefully it doesn’t break on me it’s wayyyy overbuilt. If you enjoy watching leave a comment and I’ll respond!
#rockhound #geology #hobby #lapidary #rocktumbling #build - บันเทิง
One mans trash is another man's supercharged rock tumbler. Nicely done Sir!
Thanks for all the help on it pops
Gems are LIFE 🤙🏿
Got my Support!
You can do it!!! You’re doing a great job. Rad.
I need this.
Outstanding Ingenuity.
Producer holding you at gunpoint, Ha! Nice.
This is one of the best rock videos I’ve ever seen!!
It’s been an honor entertaining you
I say good job!👍👊
Thanks! It was a blast making it. Currently working on it apparently the metal holding the motor shafts together decided to go into the gearbox and it caused all sorts of problems so it’s gonna be fun troubleshooting that lol
@mudbrothersrock tweeks here & there, but you'll figure it out. You're inventive... I just completed & made a 2 teer tumbler recently, all from scratch too. Cost a penny to build, but in the long run it will last for years to come. A lot longer than the high-priced tumblers they sell & eventually break down...
@dreamlookautodetailingauto3353 that’s awesome! And yeah you can say that again. I’ve dropped something like 1000 dollars over the years on tumblers and most of them only last 1-2. Nat geo is good with their warranties but they break super quick. Making a custom one is the way to go for sure
@@mudbrothersrock for sure.
Super jealous! I wish I were more mechanically inclined, I want one of these. Great job!
Thank you! I didn’t have the internet as a kid so I had a lot of free time on my hands.
Nicely done. You may want to loosen the chain tension just a little bit, I think that will lower the overall drag.
The chain connecting the 4 rollers is pretty loose, the link was almost close enough to connect perfectly but I ended up with an extra link. I put in an idler tensioner of sorts just a piece of plastic that the chain can rub against so it doesn’t jump off the teeth. I had that happen a couple times. I just barely got a 1 inch bore keyed sprocket and changed out the belt completely. I now have chains hooking up the gearbox to the first roller and the original chain hooking the rest together. Belt was giving me all kinds of problems since I didn’t have a pulley for it to ride in. Thanks for the advice!
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entropy all bigger metal stock becomes smaller random metal stock
And then it gets welded together by a barefoot dude in his backyard
I'm sure your next one will be better.
There are lots of things I would change if I could go back but that would require taking it all apart and welding it which I don’t have the patience for lol
That leegol electric tumbler is complete garbage. I got one and I had to MacGyver it to get it to work because it was always blowing out .
It was my second tumbler purchase and my biggest frustration. That was the reason I made my own. The belts kept breaking, the bearings were really cheap plastic and would always gum up, the pulley wheel was warped and would vibrate the whole thing. I could go on forever haha. The motor finally seized and I’m tempted to just gut it and turn it into something else. Or the trash, that works too