Frankford Arsenal Rotary Tumber Acting Up

[markr6754]

I think the big question is if cleaning the wheels and the drum alone solved the problem . Did you test it before installing the inner tube material ?

As hounddawg points out , good fix idea and glad I have it in my back pocket if need be .

TKS

I’m very confident that it would have fixed the problem...the drive wheels were quite tacky at that point...not gummy, but definitely softer. However, I didn’t test them. I saw the tube sitting there, it, alone provided a new challenge. I also considered that it provided a level of protection to the drive wheels, so they may last considerably longer. I wanted to test to see whether the tube would stay in place, or work its way off the way the rubber bands and the duct tape kluges did. Nope...they never budged. I’m totally satisfied with the “solution”, and will leave it in place. And as I said...I have another 26 inches to work with in the future.

 

[jpx2rk]

Thanks for the info.

 

[markr6754]

Pics of the experiment. Better than 1K words, as they say.

 

[Win52D]

I have a new FART that has been used once and worked perfectly. When I tried it this morning it started slipping. Make sure that the drum and drive wheels are bone dry. Once I dried them off it worked fine. I did clean the wheels with IPA just to make sure they are clean. Just to be on the safe side I ordered an inner tube . Thanks for the info!

 

[jpx2rk]

I used mine the other day and had some soapy water mix on outside of the drum and ended up on the drive wheels. Dried it all off, and worked fine again as well.