Even simpler yet, a 5 gallon bucket sitting at a 45 degree angle. Check this
link, but boy is it slow.

http://manly.delconet.com/klahn/tumbler/



"Ignoramus32374" wrote in message
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On Sat, 21 May 2005 04:29:04 GMT, Leo Lichtman
wrote:

"Ignoramus32374" wrote: (clip) I will use a used tire as the rotating
vessel. (clip)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Would you be interested in a simpler, totally different way to use a
tire?
Mount a V-belt pulley your gearmotor shaft, and just hang the tire on
the
pulley by one of the beads. By sizing the pulley properly, you can get
RPM
in a suitable range. If the tire hangs too "slanty" by a single bead,
you
can always use two pulleys.

I am sorry, can you explain a little bit more in detail? I do not
understand what you are proposing. I am quite open minded.

i

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