getting ready to spin

[privvydigger]

the pony came out very nice!
All in all I just got started literally so all the questions will be answered with time and patience
enjoy
I'm doing a super rare local tomorrow
privvydigger

 

[Stardust]

I'll look into online. I was just trying to be friendly and make converation.
I'm going to take time out of here. Got things to take care of so to speak.
You take care and enjoy your new spinning machine. Your bottle came out
just BEAUTIFUL and I hope all the rest do too. []

 

[privvydigger]

You can spin multiple bottles, up to three, for me at a time. electric i'll know next month...lol
costs...our hobbie is a labor of love makes no difference in the end
take care
privvydigger

 

[wedigforyou]

cost to run tumbler

Stardust, hard to give a "per bottle" increase in electricity. We have a motor that 's intended to be used for a large air conditioning unit on our tumbler. Because of that we also have to run a breeze box fan aside of it as it's intended to have "air over" to keep it cooler. Note, not all motors need this. We've hardly noticed an increase in our electric bill and it runs 24/7. We're running 3 canisters at a time and could probably expand on that. This is not a cheap hobby. We have $750.00 into it so far. Everyone advised us to just buy a set up from Jar Doctor and boy were they right! We would have saved ourselves much aggravation, trial and error if we'd done that.

 

[GuntherHess]

RE: cost to run tumbler

I wonder how many hamsters it takes to turn a tumbler? Getting more than 1 or 2 coordinated might be tough. The old store in Fredericksburg VA they had a butter churn that was powered by a dog treadmill.

 

[buzzkutt033]

RE: cost to run tumbler

hi stardust,

i bumped up the thread we ran when i built my home made tumbler. i have low to medium skills, so the advice that i got here was crucial to the project. unit is working nice after some modifactions. i didn't have the cash to buy one...........
it's a really great tool to have. good luck kiddo!!!

jim


love those coal region sodas []

 

[bottlediger]

RE: cost to run tumbler

its very easy to figure out how much electric your motor is using perday per month or per year if you are running it 24/7 like I am. If you look at the motor tag all should have it look at the amps and volts you multiple those to get watts and you have to check out your eletric bill to see how much they charge you per KWH

Digger Ry

 

[bottlediger]

RE: cost to run tumbler

btw my uses about 1.55 to run a day and will increase to a little over 2 dollars a day with the upcoming eletric incresse...It does add up sadly

Digger Ry

 

[privvydigger]

RE: cost to run tumbler

Good to know
I am going to hone my spinning skills over the winter. I really looked at the bottles I've spun and now see I aired on the side of caution. Eventually you should be able to look at a bottle and judge with confidence. Whats the thoughts on spinning with lip damage?

 

[GuntherHess]

RE: cost to run tumbler

chips are not a problem, cracks are disaster waiting to happen.