[TheForge] magic tumblers

Wed Oct 23 22:24:01 2002

I built a tumbler from a storage drum, 55 gls with a clamp on lid and a
salvaged barrel stand. The barrel stand is one of those you slip under the
drum like a hand truck, then lays back on steel casters.

I welded five rubber casters on the stand, four carry the drum and the fifth
keep it from walking off the stand.

I mounted the motor to a hinge board below the drum with a 5:1.5 jack shaft,
then a belt around the drum for another 23:1.5 for a total reduction of 33.8
RPM. Was hoping for 331/3 but oh well. <grin>

Anyway, just running the belt over the barrel works fine but if it slips too
much, just wipe the drum with a thin coat of silicone calking.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.

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Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 5:35 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] magic tumblers

> Hey all,
>       A lot of people are giving me adiver about what to use for my
tumbler
> body (drum, tank, even tires).  I need to know how to make it spin.  I
have
> tried a a bike chain on a oil drum but I couldn't get it lined up right.
The
> chain kept falling off.  Is there an easy way to make the thing roll?
>
> dan
> www.irontreeworks.com
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