OT-sort of. Using wheels to tumble glass

Submitted: Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 08:47
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An Art Project is in the pipeline and the need has arisen to break glass bottles and alike into small pieces and to take the sharp edges off the glass.

Buying a Gemstone Tumbler is an option but by doing some lateral thinking(lol) I came up with an alternative idea. There is also a need to fit a heavy duty rubber sleeve in a tumbler

So I thought...."Hey, I have those dud Cooper STT's and Eldorados sitting in my shed....why not pop the glass bits and stuff that goes with it, into a tubeless tyre and then go for a drive....slowly, for say, 20km up a back road?"

It may work?

Any ideas pertaining to smoothing off glass bits?

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Reply By: Member - bushfix - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 09:17

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 09:17
G'day Willem,

put them in a cement mixer with some blue metal or gravel?
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:08

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:08
Now why didn't I think of that?.......lol

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Reply By: Russel & Mary - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 09:20

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 09:20
It should work. Our local steel engineer has a tractor tyre set up to put multiple steel cuts off the metal shear guillotine into and sets it going for a day. This takes the sharp edges off. Rus.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:14

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:14
OK thanks for that info. Learning new stuff every day...:-)
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Reply By: Member - Wim (Qld) - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:26

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:26
Morning Willem.

The problem I see is in keeping the surface of the glass in good condition. No scratches.
If this is not an issue, maybe sand along with the glass may work.

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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:10

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:10
Thanks Wim

The glass is going to be on smaller bit so surface scratches do not really matter.

At the moment it is just a concept. I am trying out various ideas.

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Reply By: Member - Michael J (SA) - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:34

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 10:34
Mornin'

That'll be different, puncture from the inside........lol lol

Does the glass need to retain its 'shine' Willem?

If not fill the cement mixer with your bits of glass, add some water and a few turns should take off sharp edges.

I usually throw a few half bricks in the mixer when finished mixing concrete, keeps the mixer clean and it sure takes the edges of the bricks......

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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:11

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:11
Hmmmm I had thought of you and a cemnet mixer. Mebbe we could employ you when you finally 'retire'....lol

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Reply By: V8Diesel - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:04

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:04
Maybe try a cartridge case tumbler and experiment with the abrasive media you use. Most shooters who reload will have one. Walnut husks and rice with a drop of Brasso works a treat on grubby brass for example. Start easy and work up. Some tumble and some vibrate so try both.

Good luck.

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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:12

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:12
Thanks V8. Now all I have to do is find a shooter...:-)
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Follow Up By: V8Diesel - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 17:59

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 17:59
Hmmmmmm.........wonder where you'd find one of them?

Maybe the local moggies would know;-)
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:06

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:06
Gday
In my job, I put our product into Linda. Linda is an old cloths dryer ..named after a girl that my wife worked with..You will have to read between the lines to work out the name.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:15

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:15
Linda hand????

lol

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Follow Up By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:28

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:28
No Willem
She would be a good rumble.........We rumble the product to smooth the outer edges
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Reply By: Des Lexic - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:24

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:24
G'day young Buck,
I don't think the glass in the tyre even at 20k's an hour will work all that effectively as the centrifical speed will hold the glass out and stop it from tumbling. I think the concrete mixer is the better solution. If you have lot's to do, speak to your local concrete truck driver.
happy tumbling.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:17

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:17
Thanks Uncle Des

No concrete truck drivers here. They all come from elsewhere. But I get the drift...lol
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Reply By: Member - MUZBRY (VIC) - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:46

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 12:46
Gday Willem
I have some RAW rubber here if you need it . Raw rubber might be better known as LINATEX..It is used in rock screens and pipes for pumping sand. Give me a size and I can send it or bring it over in July.
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:18

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 14:18
Thanks Muzbry, I will keep that in mind.

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Reply By: Dave198 - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 19:51

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 19:51
G'day Willem, there is a business in Mildura called Woodsies Rock Shop. They have made their own machines for tumbling rocks etc.
They have old diffs with wheels attached and If I remember right, it is turned by a washing machine motor. Just can't remeber if it was just a half wheel split down the middle and the tyre was virtually open on the outside allowing access.
Just vary the size of the pulley to get the speed nice and slow.
I also think if you went for a drive, the centrifugal force would be a problem.
And you would probably finish up in the Flinders anyway. Can't imagine you just travelling 20 Kms.
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Reply By: Nick R - Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 22:23

Friday, Apr 20, 2007 at 22:23
is it for a glass mosaic?
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