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Old October 7th 04, 01:51 PM
Rusty Mase
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On 5 Oct 2004 18:22:24 -0700, (NovySan) wrote:

could get about 5 - 10 gallons of stuff in there. Before I run down
this road, if anyone's tried this and it worked out well or completely
failed miserably, let me know.


You would be better off building one yourself as a cement mixer is
designed just for that - not rock tumbling. A simple search for "rock
tumbler plans" on any search engine will provide numerous approaches.

The problems include, assuming the cement mixer uses a steel
container, the cullet and media will erode the walls of the container
fairly rapidly and the cylinder will require replacement. Then
assuming you are using water, the particulate steel resulting from
this erosion will oxidize and "stain" the product. So clear glass
will come out light brown.

Rusty Mase
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