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Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/10/2011 6:20:35 PM    chosi Posts: 106 Joined: 2/25/2008 From: Northern Virginia Status: offline I'm unable to tumble a bitters bottle because it's base is too wide to fit into my finger stopple. But I just had a crazy idea, and I wanna get some feedback on what my chances of success are. The crazy idea will be in the next post... Attachment (1) _____________________________ - Chosi ( See my website at www.chosi.org ) Post #: 1

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/10/2011 6:21:27 PM    chosi Posts: 106 Joined: 2/25/2008 From: Northern Virginia Status: offline Here's my crazy idea: I filed down the fingers on the finger-stopple so that they actually come to a point. So now, any bottle that is narrow enough to fit into the canister should fit into the finger stopples. Ingenious? Insane? Should I expect a wonderfully clean bottle, or a bunch of broken glass after I try a tumble? Attachment (1) _____________________________ - Chosi ( See my website at www.chosi.org ) (in reply to chosi) Post #: 2

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/10/2011 6:23:19 PM    epackage Posts: 9906 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: online 4" stopper and tube if the one you're showing is a 3", 6" tube and stopper if your's is a 4" .. < Message edited by epackage -- 12/10/2011 6:25:00 PM > _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to chosi) Post #: 3

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/10/2011 8:09:29 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4143 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: online not to be a jerk but you ruined your stopple...  it will not hold bottles well now.  Your also not going to have enough room for the bottle to safely fit in tube and it most likely will come loose in there like that _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to chosi) Post #: 4

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 5:18:14 AM    suzanne   Posts: 689 Joined: 3/29/2009 Status: offline The bottle appears to be clean already. (in reply to chosi) Post #: 5

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 10:23:24 AM    captcadillac   Posts: 92 Joined: 11/4/2011 Status: offline I have to agree with Tigue's and Suzanne's posts. How about getting a larger stopple and canister? If you tumble enough bottles, you'll probably need them eventually. CaptCadillac (in reply to suzanne) Post #: 6

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 1:07:47 PM    chosi Posts: 106 Joined: 2/25/2008 From: Northern Virginia Status: offline > The bottle appears to be clean already. The bottle has lots of sickness, and needs a tumble (see photo). > 4" stopper and tube if the one you're showing is a 3", 6" tube and stopper if your's is a 4" I'm trying to avoid buying a larger canister for just this one bottle.  > not to be a jerk but you ruined your stopple... It was in my junk pile anyway, since it was old and pretty worn.  I have a previous posting on this forum about a finger stopple that came apart on my during a tumble.  I'm just hoping this one will last for one more tumble. Attachment (1) _____________________________ - Chosi ( See my website at www.chosi.org ) (in reply to captcadillac) Post #: 7

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 1:29:13 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline No expert on tumbling but couldn't you rig a piece of 6 inch pvc temporarily for the larger diameter? Then you just need a way to hold it...    _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to chosi) Post #: 8

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 5:37:25 PM    chosi Posts: 106 Joined: 2/25/2008 From: Northern Virginia Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: JOETHECROW No expert on tumbling but couldn't you rig a piece of 6 inch pvc temporarily for the larger diameter? Then you just need a way to hold it...    It's the "way to hold it" part that makes it difficult.  The stopples cost about $40 each. _____________________________ - Chosi ( See my website at www.chosi.org ) (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 9

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 5:46:42 PM    JOETHECROW Posts: 9807 Joined: 9/3/2005 From: Northwestern Pa. (Near scenic Lake Perfidy) Status: offline I was thinking of ways I'd try without risking the bottle....maybe it would be easy to make a wood "holder" for the top and bottom...perhaps a piece of plywood with a neckhole cut out, and a similar piece with a diameter of the base cut out...or something along those lines. Just a thought. _____________________________ Joe ``````````````````````````````````` In the woods we return to reason and faith. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooTyuRd9zSg&feature=related (in reply to chosi) Post #: 10

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 8:50:53 PM    tigue710 Posts: 4143 Joined: 7/11/2007 From: connecticut - nor cal Status: online for 25 bucks you can have someone do it for you... thats the best bet Id say...  I wouldn't force anything especially seeing the delicate shape of that bottle now... besides it slipping out easily because there is no rubber left to grip the bottle now anouther problem your going to have isnt even so much holding it in place but that your copper will get jammed up and break the bottle because the tube isnt big enough for it... _____________________________ •={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•={•}=•= (in reply to JOETHECROW) Post #: 11

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 9:07:52 PM    bottlediger Posts: 2367 Joined: 2/19/2006 From: York Pa Status: offline Taking off the vinyl stopple covering will cause extreme ware marks on the bottle. It will mess up the glass bad! Ryan _____________________________ Professional Tumbling Services Digger Ry Style My Tumbling Page (in reply to tigue710) Post #: 12

RE: Too wide to fit in my tumbler - 12/11/2011 9:58:31 PM    AntiqueMeds   Posts: 2033 Joined: 3/6/2009 From: Frederick, MD. Status: offline I have found that if you are afraid a bottle might come loose its a little safer to just tumble the outside of the bottle first so the bottle wont be so heavy in the tube. Then you can do the inside of the bottle later (I just wedge the bottle in the tube with foam and cloth to do that without even sealing it). Takes longer obviously but some things I dont want to risk breaking. < Message edited by AntiqueMeds -- 12/11/2011 9:59:20 PM > _____________________________ My web site - http://www.AntiqueMedicines.com/ Medicine BLOG : http://antiquemedicines.com/blog/ Email me : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to bottlediger) Post #: 13

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