Have you heard? It worked! Well, actually, it's not possible that you didn't hear. Or maybe I should say, I'm not sure I can hear right now.
I'm getting ahead of myself.
Here's the final Hobo's Coffee Can Rock Tumbler (HCCRT) Mark I. I gave it that name because almost every component of the system is from scrap. Even the wood. I got that from a local construction site.
The end result was deafening. Here's just the drill. Like all drills, it makes a horrible racket.
Here's the drill attached to the can with some rocks in it.
WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU! WHAT WAS THAT YOU SAID?
Clearly, there needs to be an HCCRT Mark II. Either that or I need to move to a place where this thing won't be heard. Like Neptune.
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I couldn't tell, is all that noise from the drill or the rocks in the tin? Isn't there supposed to be a slurry in the tim with the rocks. That would deaden some of the noise?
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ReplyDeleteThe drill part==do you hold it for a week while the stones are tumbling???? Or did you rig up a holder somehow, if so how????
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Ann, thanks for the comment. I kind of strapped the thing down on the board. It didn't work well, but it was a lot of fun.
ReplyDeletethe light dimmer idea was pure genius, i am using an old vaccum cleaner motor and couldn't figure out how to slow it down until i saw this. . .amazing.
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the compliment! It means a lot to me.
Well, I do not actually imagine it may work.
ReplyDeleteWhat about trying some metal duct inside of some large pvc pipe? The metal duct would protect the plastic pvc and the pvc would absorb a lot of the noice, especially if you capped it.
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