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Taa Daa....

Stoppers pulled out and 48 hours in the tumbler with the Jar Doctor's final polish.

HUNT & MILLER
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36 H on the bottom.

G. KOEGEL & SON
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THOMASTON
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K & S on the bottom

Roy
Taa Daa....

Stoppers pulled out and 48 hours in the tumbler with the Jar Doctor's final polish.

HUNT & MILLER
NEW MILFORD
CONN.
REGISTERED
36 H on the bottom.

G. KOEGEL & SON
REGISTERED
THOMASTON
CONN.
K & S on the bottom

Roy
Roy, did you make all your own tubes and stopples for your machine you built? The first tumbler I purchase was homemade and the guy cut his own tubes and made his own stopples. They were hard to use so I bought all jar doctors material. It was like buying a whole new machine by the time I was done getting what I needed
 

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Taa Daa....

Stoppers pulled out and 48 hours in the tumbler with the Jar Doctor's final polish.

HUNT & MILLER
NEW MILFORD
CONN.
REGISTERED
36 H on the bottom.

G. KOEGEL & SON
REGISTERED
THOMASTON
CONN.
K & S on the bottom

Roy


They look like brand new, were they just made Yesterday LOL. Leon.
 
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Roy, did you make all your own tubes and stopples for your machine you built? The first tumbler I purchase was homemade and the guy cut his own tubes and made his own stopples. They were hard to use so I bought all jar doctors material. It was like buying a whole new machine by the time I was done getting what I needed
I bought the canisters, stopples and most of the copper from the Jar Doctor.
I bought a tool cart from Home Depot and most of the rest is stuff I had hanging around and salvaged from the scrap at work. I really don't know how much money I have into it... probably could have bought a new one but then I would have missed all the fun of building it. I'll try to post a picture tomorrow. Roy
 

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Looking good. However, I'll cast additional opinion. I haven't stock piled the replacement stoppers. Most of the stoppers already in my hutches are fragile. I doubt in this situation I would tumble those unless removed. Any who...
 

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Roy, did you make all your own tubes and stopples for your machine you built? The first tumbler I purchase was homemade and the guy cut his own tubes and made his own stopples. They were hard to use so I bought all jar doctors material. It was like buying a whole new machine by the time I was done getting what I needed
Here is my toy, its spinning along right now.

Roy
 

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Here is my toy, its spinning along right now.

Roy
Very cool, I have 2 homemade machines. One does 7 the other does 4 and I have a real jar doctor machine that does 6. I still have yet to clean all my personal collection. I have a couple guys that bring stuff weekly and only get to sneak in one of mine here or there.
 

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Very cool, I have 2 homemade machines. One does 7 the other does 4 and I have a real jar doctor machine that does 6. I still have yet to clean all my personal collection. I have a couple guys that bring stuff weekly and only get to sneak in one of mine here or there.
Nice, that must keep you busy.
I only tumble my own bottles and I'm still learning. Roy
 

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Nice, that must keep you busy.
I only tumble my own bottles and I'm still learning. Roy
It’s almost like having another job. I was splitting it up between days but load on Sunday’s and can unload Friday after I get off work. I’ve been doing a lot of bartering so my collection has come a long way the last year and a half that I’ve had these machines. I’m loving it
 
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It’s almost like having another job. I was splitting it up between days but load on Sunday’s and can unload Friday after I get off work. I’ve been doing a lot of bartering so my collection has come a long way the last year and a half that I’ve had these machines. I’m loving it
That is a big plus... Roy
 

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Mine only does one bottle at a time. Just one is enough work, can't imagine doing like 5 or 10 or more at once? LEON.
 
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