hazmail Posted May 12, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2015 Also----------If you go to the site I posted yesterday, they recommend 'hardwood pegs' and "Aluminium oxide grit". Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aulrich Posted May 13, 2015 Report Share Posted May 13, 2015 What I would not give to walk the Rapala factory, I bet they have the process down. oddly the BX series sounds a lot like the "get it close and then give a heavy to coat" method. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonline Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Pete the big green shed place have 25L drums with a wide mouth screw on lid, reckon it would be perfect for what you're looking for: http://www.bunnings.com.au/venture-bmw-25l-blue-tint-wide-mouth-water-storage-drum-with-bung_p3240533. Also, I seem to remember someone mentioning walnut shells? Let me know if you're interested, I've got truckloads of them floating around and can send you some (some full ones too if you like ). Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hazmail Posted May 14, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thanks Steve, I found one yesterday in the back shed --It's amazing what lurks in those dark corners. also thanks for the walnut tip, I was wondering where you buy that stuff, read somewhere they sell it in pet shops??? I have that many things going at the moment I dare not start on this, 3 or 4 other various projects all half finished :?bloody story of my life. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thinking about trying this sometime in the future using balsa. My question is would the balsa need to be sealed or hardened say with superglue prior to being placed in the tumbler or would you put it in raw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Jaw - very good point, balsa being soft and springy. A coating of CA glue would work well. It is an expensive glue out west, but over here in Indonesia, it is very cheap, except for the big name brands of course. DAve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughesy Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 We tumbled our balsa raw to remove the duplicator turn marks. They were very fine lines so it didn't take much to remove them. Then we would seal them and let dry. The grain will raise from the sealer so we would tumble the again and the would come out ready for paint. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyonline Posted May 14, 2015 Report Share Posted May 14, 2015 Thanks Steve, I found one yesterday in the back shed --It's amazing what lurks in those dark corners. also thanks for the walnut tip, I was wondering where you buy that stuff, read somewhere they sell it in pet shops??? I have that many things going at the moment I dare not start on this, 3 or 4 other various projects all half finished :?bloody story of my life. Pete I know the feeling! Gun shops should have it, they use it to clean their shells prior to re-loading - not cheap though! Seriously, if you want to muck around with some I still owe you for those couple of slabs of board you sent me (use the same name on LL). Just had a thought then, what about poraver? Small expanded glass balls used in concreting which I seem to remember had a quite rough texture. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimP Posted May 18, 2015 Report Share Posted May 18, 2015 Guys: Here is something related to the topic, The link takes you to a YouTube video of a guy that is making wooden beads. Looks simple and inexpensive to make. I'd like to see this scaled up to a five gallon plastic bucket and mounted at an angle. Good luck, Jim P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaw Posted May 19, 2015 Report Share Posted May 19, 2015 Thanks Dave and Hughesy , this might be a project I try out this winter. I'm trying to actually gets some fishing in now but the fish haven't decided to cooperate much lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty's Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 2:40 there ya go...A tumble sander without the tumble.. Just need a motor, shaft, and a canvas bag.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vodkaman Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 The guy on the table saw made me cringe - good post, something more to consider. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted May 22, 2015 Report Share Posted May 22, 2015 The beads in the bag are shiny so I don't think they are being sanded but instead being sealed with probably wax. Before they show the bag with the beads they show him holding something in his had and I think it is wax shavings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubs Posted June 23, 2015 Report Share Posted June 23, 2015 Whittler (John Mills) uses one on his smallest cranks. 5/8 - 1 1/4". He used to post here and there's some pics in the gallery. bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
