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got my bottle tumbler - 11/11/2005 4:35:43 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline The think works sweeeeeeeeeet....here are a couple pics of my first bottle being tumbled! dirtflicker Attachment (1) < Message edited by dirtflicker -- 11/11/2005 4:37:44 PM > Post #: 1

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/11/2005 4:36:30 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline amber blob...nice and sick! Attachment (1) < Message edited by dirtflicker -- 11/11/2005 4:37:36 PM > (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 2

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/11/2005 4:37:17 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline nice tumbling action Attachment (1) (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 3

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/12/2005 7:48:04 AM    bearswede Posts: 2910 Joined: 9/28/2004 From: western mass Status: offline Great pics, DF... Can't wait to see the finished bottle!!! What'd you pay for that puppy, if ya don't mind me askin'? Ron (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 4

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/12/2005 7:07:53 PM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline do you have water in with that bottle? also this is going to be messy. do you have any other place to put it? but it sure looks great. I love the sound of copper tumbling. any questions please ask. rick (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 5

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/13/2005 6:38:46 AM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 973 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Congratulations D.F. ! Looks like you went to see wayne! (jar doc) They are a good simple machine. I started out like yours and kept adding on, my set up is 8' long now!! I sure do love restoring old hazy bottles..... If you need any help feel ask away, I know of at least 4 members who tumble on this forum. Have fun, Taz < Message edited by tazmainiendigger -- 11/13/2005 6:39:25 AM > (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 6

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/13/2005 10:36:23 AM    WhiteLighting Posts: 485 Joined: 1/21/2004 From: The Electric City,Upstate NY Status: offline Good purchase!!!!!!!!!! - follow the instructions to a T!!!!! - so you dont mess up!.. Also after some time and experiance of cuttin a bottle,try messin with mixing Oxides for a differnt type of cut....i have a few differnt recipes...... But also mine runs 24/7 and never faild me,except for 1 time i didnt put the bottle in correctly and broke....-my fault-......lol, Also i have tumbled hutchs with the stopper inside and no nicks nor scrath's aare visable after the tumble!....... Good luck with the Tumbler! _____________________________ It's time for another TEA PARTY!!!! (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 7

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/13/2005 10:42:07 AM    WhiteLighting Posts: 485 Joined: 1/21/2004 From: The Electric City,Upstate NY Status: offline quote: I love the sound of copper tumbling -Like money in the bank...lol... Also I forgot to mention - on a amber bottle like the one posted,i would use a slow speed and a polish first and tumble for 4 days "each day turning the canister" and see what it looks like-cleaning the canisiter out etc etc-,just becausee its a amber bottle and might be soft enough glass for the copper to seriously scratch!..,so use a slower speed... Also after you might have some oxide left on the bottle,and hard to remove try - CLR,Limeaway,soap+water,but with a cloth not a steelwool pad or somthing that will scrath a bottle!....also remember to much oxide will = no water due to the oxide soaking it up,..... Just a tip/// < Message edited by WhiteLighting -- 11/13/2005 10:43:25 AM > _____________________________ It's time for another TEA PARTY!!!! (in reply to Bottle tumbler) Post #: 8

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/13/2005 8:42:23 PM    Bottle tumbler   Posts: 370 Joined: 4/5/2004 From: Noxen pa Status: offline I have never had the problem of copper scratching my bottles. But have have had trouble with new glass being to brittle. had to use crushed walnut shells to polish it. rick (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 9

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/13/2005 11:22:22 PM    Trying not to break it Posts: 2311 Joined: 12/18/2004 From: balt. md. Status: offline hi dirkflicker, congratlations on getting a tumbler. i finialy made a decision to get one. i have my 1st bottles in it now. finished the cutting, doing the polishing now. this will be a learning process. hi taz and whitelighting, being new at this myself, i have a lot of questions. i have a lot of amber embossed beer bottles fron 1900 - 1920's. should these be tumble on low speed? some of them are pretty rough. thanks for any help. rhona (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 10

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/14/2005 9:11:48 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline here is my bottle after 48 hours of slow tumbling with aluminum oxide....BIG DIFFERENCE! Attachment (1) (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 11

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/14/2005 9:12:42 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline here is another one I tumbled.....before and after. Attachment (1) (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 12

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/14/2005 9:13:25 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline and after the tumble...WHAT A BEAUTY! Attachment (1) (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 13

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/14/2005 9:14:14 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline another of this sweety after a slow tumble for 48 hours! Attachment (1) (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 14

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/14/2005 9:27:32 PM    diggerjeff Posts: 555 Joined: 7/4/2004 From: central illinois Status: offline bet that weyth with the dose cup would clean up real nice!! _____________________________ diggerjeff I DIG, THEREFORE I AM. (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 15

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/18/2005 10:40:16 PM    tazmainiendigger Posts: 973 Joined: 11/21/2003 From: State O Maine Status: offline Once you folks get a feel for your machines, put those cylinder shapes on high speed, I have lots of nice old bottles that I picked up at reasonable prices, stuff like Schnecks pulmonic and Dr Wistars for like a buck... I put them on high speed, they come out great even though they are 8-12 sided. In almost 2 years I have not lost a bottle to breakage.....* NOTE* dont put anything valuable in and whip em up these are "dollar" bottles. I pay a buck and make 15-20 on the return... So if one breaks Oh well..... On high speed you will cut your cleaning time in half... Just my opinion.... Taz (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 16

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/21/2005 4:36:04 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline I here ya Taz....I am just getting used to the machine, plus I like the slow tumbling speed because it is quieter. I tried a bottle on high speed and it does clean faster, however, it makes a lot more noise. dirtflicker (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 17

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/21/2005 4:51:48 PM    dirtflicker Posts: 938 Joined: 9/19/2005 Status: offline Diggerjeff......Yup the Wyeth bottle is the next one on the list to tumble.....I can't wait to see it shine after two or three days on the tumbler! D.F. (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 18

RE: got my bottle tumbler - 11/23/2005 4:03:21 PM    sodabottle   Posts: 44 Joined: 8/8/2005 Status: offline WOW I want a tumbler know (in reply to dirtflicker) Post #: 19

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