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RE: building a tumbler - 3/21/2008 8:55:57 AM    idigjars Posts: 1284 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline For stoppers I buy round plastic dowel from McMaster Carr (5' for about $10 + shipping). I cut a piece about 1 1/4" length.    Drill a hole in the center with a 5/16" drill bit then tap the hole using a 3/8" X 16 tap.   Then put the piece in my drill press and using a drywall rasp make the angle I want.  This works for me for any medicine, ink, regular mouth type bottle.  Obviously wouldn't work for a fruit jar.  JarDoctor can help with that or any other parts you might need. Just sharing                             Paul Attachment (1) (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 41

RE: building a tumbler - 3/21/2008 8:57:52 AM    idigjars Posts: 1284 Joined: 12/24/2004 From: Michigan Status: offline another view This small tip also saves you copper by the shorter length.  Good luck with your project, keep us posted with pics.          Paul Attachment (1) (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 42

RE: building a tumbler - 3/21/2008 11:29:25 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline I'm thinking this might be the time to spend some of the money i've saved by doing the work myself Paul. looks like for under $100 i can get a 4" x 20" cannister and stoppels from the Jar Doc. that will get me started and i can gather the materials and experiment building my own cannisters and holders. hate spending perfectly good bottle buying $$$ , but i think it makes sense. This should allow me some time to investigate the different cutting and polishing methods. Thanx again for your help, and i'll keep everyone posted. Jim (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 43

RE: building a tumbler - 3/23/2008 9:34:46 PM    rando   Posts: 22 Joined: 1/20/2008 From: Pa Status: offline Here's the one i'm working on . Attachment (1) < Message edited by rando -- 3/23/2008 9:36:53 PM > (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 44

RE: building a tumbler - 4/12/2008 9:58:36 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline spoke with Wayne ( JarDoc ) last night and ordered 4" clear tube w/stoppels. nice fellow, very helpful/informative.  just thougth i'd update the post. Attachment (1) (in reply to rando) Post #: 45

RE: building a tumbler - 4/12/2008 10:09:24 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline i noticed the bottom on this bottle when i was cleaning the cabinet. you folk seem very knowledgable on this stuff. is this some kind of refired pontil?? back in my former life as a bottle collector we really only designated open pontil or iron pontil. I've learned quite a bit over the past few months about variations of pontils. any comments on this one?? Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 46

RE: building a tumbler - 4/12/2008 10:10:42 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline here's another angle. this is the bottom of the tussano's cure from a couple posts ago. thanx all!! Jim Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 47

RE: building a tumbler - 4/12/2008 11:57:49 AM    GuntherHess Posts: 4554 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Judging from the lip style that would be a cup mold. http://www.sha.org/bottle/bases.htm The striations in the glass are just from uneven cooling. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 48

RE: building a tumbler - 4/13/2008 8:39:31 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline interesting stuff Matt. thanx for the site. I went and checked out the page on cup molds. you may well be right. what made me think otherwise was the concentric circular patterns in the bottom of the glass. I noticed on the page that all " cup molds " are not cupped, that many have flat bottoms as does the Tussanos. ok, thanx again Matt for your input. Jim (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 49

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 11:45:07 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline i've been playing around with my tumbler. got the bugs worked out. car problems have put a crimp into my plan to buy a cannister/stoppel set from JarDoc. Maybe June will be a kinder month......... anyway, i tumbled the inside of this ink. used cut up scrap copper wire I had laying around. wrapped it in a towel and stuffed it into a coffee can. tumbled it for 3 or 4 days. Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 50

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 11:47:03 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline I've owned this bottle for 25-30 years and tried many times to get the whitish gray sickness out. Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 51

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 11:48:52 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline we can still see a couple stripes of the sick glass on the bottom. it was much much worse and covered a majority of the inside of the umbrella ink. Jim Attachment (1) (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 52

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 12:39:10 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4554 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline Did you try filling it , sealing the top , and packing it in the tube side ways (top facing the tube walls)? That might do a better job cleaning the bottom. _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 53

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 12:45:55 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline yes, i'm kinda learning thru trial and error along with the input i get in here. remember the good old days when scrap copper was easily found??? thanx again matt for the help. Jim (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 54

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 2:35:08 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 4554 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline right now i'm using a mixture of 1/3 copper 2/3 glass beads _____________________________ Looking for Frederick Maryland and Dr Fahrney Bottles 2008 Medicine Bottle Price Guide on CDROM http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/BottleBook2008.htm email http://www.mattsoldhouse.com/MC/bottles/email.jpg (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 55

RE: building a tumbler - 5/23/2008 2:39:36 PM    lobeycat Posts: 3386 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: online quote: spoke with Wayne ( JarDoc ) last night and ordered 4" clear tube w/stoppels. nice fellow, very helpful/informative yeah Wayne is one cool Cracka! _____________________________ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx_yiuO2ro4&feature=related i see the words in the rain~~~~~ (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 56

RE: building a tumbler - 5/24/2008 10:40:32 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline greetings, sorry i haven't been able to respond. God daughter staying for the weekend and it's hard to get any computer time.............. I spoke with Wayne about 3 weeks ago and he was out of clear plexiglass for the cannisters ( which seemed kinda odd but what do I know). He asked me to call back in a couple weeks. Then the trans went on my 2002 Focus. Of course it had a 100,000 mile drivetrain warranty and went at 105,000. Price to rebuild old trans $1950 plus labor to install. We found a junkyard tranny and garage will supply trans and install for $1200. Re thinking making my own cannisters and stoppels................. Matt, what size glass beads and where do you purchase them? Is that an arts and crafts store item?? Thanx again to everyone for their help and guidance. can't wait to get this boot off my foot. doc says about another month. have been nursing a diabetic ulcer since before Christmas. good news is i get to keep the foot. got all my bottle digging gear ready to go complete with digging partner who has begun w/o me...................... Jim Attachment (1) (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 57

RE: building a tumbler - 5/27/2008 10:40:44 PM    miker31567   Posts: 78 Joined: 5/21/2008 From: Central NY Status: offline Hey guys. < Message edited by miker31567 -- 5/29/2008 1:39:34 AM > _____________________________ The Pesky Land Scraper (in reply to idigjars) Post #: 58

RE: building a tumbler - 6/1/2008 11:13:31 AM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline cannister/stoppels came from the JarDoc the other day. very nice setup. I ordered the glass beads, thanx Matt for the supplier. shipping not too bad..... so, I'm getting there, but still trying to track down some scrap copper. I remodeled my basement a couple years ago and used up every foot of wire i bought............ if all else fails, i guess i could actually buy some....................thanx again to everyone for their guidance. Jim Attachment (1) (in reply to miker31567) Post #: 59

RE: building a tumbler - 6/9/2008 7:22:08 PM    buzzkutt033   Posts: 280 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline I'm ready to start an inside/outside tumble. i've got the glass beads and some cut copper. after i full the bottle 1/2 full of copper/glass beads and top it with water, how do i seal the top of the bottle so the liquid stays inside during the tumbling process? do i fill the cannister half full with copper/glass beads and water also?? kinda excited, been on this project off and on for months. thanx in advance for any help. Jim (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 60

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