Labour Saving and General Guntering

have2flushtwice

I want to make a roller unit to put sand or glass beads into and see how it shines metal nice and gently. I've old drill bits and old mill tools to try shine up.
Ive a 5 gallon bucket with a secure clip lid. The part goes inside and the bucket will roll around and around on an axis, frame made from timber. I've some 7x2 lying about, should be fine. Axis will be metal.
What handy 12v motor Can I pull to rotate the bucket, like a window motor but it needs to run for hours. The window motor will burn out...... Then make a coupling to go into the bucket list.
Any ideas?

blue5000

A wood turning lathe?

patsy_mccabe

Just use an electric cement mixer. :rolleyes:

Nekarsulm

Could you pull a motor from an old tumble dryer?
Or put the abrasive and the parts into a sealed container and into the tumble dryer itself.
They change direction every minute or so.
You sometimes see 4 gallon mini barrels with screw on lids for sale.
Usually come from Indian restaurants, they come with pickles in them.
Often used by kayakers to keep their valuables dry.

jimmy G M

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Could you pull a motor from an old tumble dryer?
Or put the abrasive and the parts into a sealed container and into the tumble dryer itself.
They change direction every minute or so.
You sometimes see 4 gallon mini barrels with screw on lids for sale.
Usually come from Indian restaurants, they come with pickles in them.
Often used by kayakers to keep their valuables dry.

Jez Nek, i dunno where you you get your info, but you are undoubtedly a mine.. unreal :cool:

Nekarsulm

jimmy G M wrote: »

Jez Nek, i dunno where you you get your info, but you are undoubtedly a mine.. unreal :cool:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-barrel-40-KG-Litre-Capacity-with-Lid-Water-Storage-Container-Drum-Keg-Fo/143211348917?hash=item21580fc3b5:g:V28AAOSwx~Zcr53f

often see them at car boot sales.

MickeyShtyles

Nekarsulm wrote: »

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-barrel-40-KG-Litre-Capacity-with-Lid-Water-Storage-Container-Drum-Keg-Fo/143211348917?hash=item21580fc3b5:g:V28AAOSwx~Zcr53f

often see them at car boot sales.

Handy to have. We use them for chick starter crumb.

have2flushtwice

Nekarsulm wrote: »

Could you pull a motor from an old tumble dryer?
Or put the abrasive and the parts into a sealed container and into the tumble dryer itself.
They change direction every minute or so.
You sometimes see 4 gallon mini barrels with screw on lids for sale.
Usually come from Indian restaurants, they come with pickles in them.
Often used by kayakers to keep their valuables dry.

I dunno how the missus would feel if I threw a pile of drill bits Into to the washing machine!!
Great idea thanks.
Was thinking of a winsdcreen wiper motor.. that would run all day?

Nekarsulm

have2flushtwice wrote: »

I dunno how the missus would feel if I threw a pile of drill bits Into to the washing machine!!
Great idea thanks.
Was thinking of a winsdcreen wiper motor.. that would run all day?

Would you be bothered building something?

https://www.donedeal.ie/kitchenappliances-for-sale/zanussi-sensor-dryer/21934325

SuperTortoise

good soak in vinegar and a little wire brush will work too.

jack of all

Would the "tumbler" set up you want to build not just destroy anything with a machined edge- it won't discriminate and will just polish off every edge and surface, leaving you with a nice smooth, polished "drill bit shaped" piece of metal? I second the vinegar and small wire brush approach, removes rust without taking away good metal.

patsy_mccabe

Muckit wrote: »

Did u get that crush gate galvanised in the end? Pretty penny ld say but worth it.

Got the crush gate back and hung. €50 extra for the shot blasting and €80 to galvanise.

For anyone thinking of galvanising, you will have to re-tap threaded holes afterwards. ordinary drilled holes will close in big time too and may have to be re-drilled too.

emaherx

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Got the crush gate back and hung. €50 extra for the shot blasting and €80 to galvanise.

For anyone thinking of galvanising, you will have to re-tap threaded holes afterwards. ordinary drilled holes will close in big time too and may have to be re-drilled too.

Should be proud of that Patsy, tis good work.

gctest50

SuperTortoise wrote: »

good soak in vinegar and a little wire brush will work too.

Bucket and battery charger


https://www.instructables.com/id/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/

Muckit

I'm addicted to those tool restoration videos

Buford T. Justice XIX

Not labour saving but definitely guntering.
https://twitter.com/HayMapApp/status/1137235224520273920?s=19

patsy_mccabe

Brilliant.... and no greasing needed.

Figerty

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Brilliant.... and no greasing needed.

environmentally friendly baling.. Carbon Neutral bar the cords..

tractorporn

Next level gunthering! The IBC challenge hashtag is one of my Twitter faves.


https://twitter.com/jamiejordan76/status/1138292128570679296?s=09

_Brian

tractorporn wrote: »

Next level gunthering! The IBC challenge hashtag is one of my Twitter faves.


https://twitter.com/jamiejordan76/status/1138292128570679296?s=09

Some great stuff there. Thanks.

Muckit

I know a lad that bent concrete reinforcing mesh sheets into hoops and clad in clear plastic. Savage poly tunnel.

thestinge

When using gripples, two inch pieces of insulating tube work nicely to keep the ends of the wire neat and safe, and ready to be tensioned if necessary.

ganmo

Doge wrote: »

Saw this posted by the designer on the "3D Printing Useful Things!" Facebook group:

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3682303




It's called a "screw sizer" and basically lets you measure or quickly identify the random screws and nuts and bolts you have lying in a drawer or box in your shed.

I used use a digital calipers bit this seems much faster!

The horizontal part is a ruler which is tricky to see in that photo.

There's a few versions of it including a metic and imperial one and some others.

This would be handy

Wildsurfer

thestinge wrote: »

When using gripples, two inch pieces of insulating tube work nicely to keep the ends of the wire neat and safe, and ready to be tensioned if necessary.

More than likely the mechanism in the gripple will be seized when the time comes you will need to retension so probably better to just tie off the ends in case the mechanism fails and releases the wire.

riemann

Wildsurfer wrote: »

More than likely the mechanism in the gripple will be seized when the time comes you will need to retension so probably better to just tie off the ends in case the mechanism fails and releases the wire.

Gripples never fail.

You just have to believe.

wrangler

Iwas in a agri museum in America years ago and was asking the attendants questions about the different machines, he eventually asked me would I like to see the machines that were being prepared for the museum(probably to get rid of me) so he brought to a place that was huge and there was one of these brutes there.......supposed to require forty horses to pull it



https://www.facebook.com/neil.dimmock.7/videos/10203993377505754/?t=7

Donald Trump

Buford T. Justice VI wrote: »

Not labour saving but definitely guntering.
https://twitter.com/HayMapApp/status/1137235224520273920?s=19

Jesus. I see technology in Leitrim has come on a lot compared to even just a few years ago. Must be making good use of the oul' EU grants

CloughCasey1

Possibly the lowest form of guntering. ☺
Great help from small fellas.

patsy_mccabe

You just gotta admire the skill and ingenuity of this guy. 3 parts to it.

Hagimalone

Drum of a pz mower