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For all those who bought a Lyman tumbler with the open sifter top that is perhaps not as loud as some, but still... .not the soft purr we'd want, I thought I'd share the little project.....
What you're lookin' at is a silenced lid (like my old original Lyman Turbo Tumbler).
HOBBY LOBBY sells 10" cut out birch plywood that's really thin, like 1/16 inch or so. But, it comes in a three pack, normally about $8, but for some reason everything is on sale at 1/2 price lately.
Got a piece of adhesive backed neoprene that's 12" x 12" x 1/4 inch from Amazon.
Glue the plywood circles together - be sure to weight 'em well as they dry, as they're apt to curl a bit while doing so. I glued two pieces, let 'em dry then added the third. Weight? I used the GF's big ass LODGE cast iron frypan, with the cast iron LODGE dutch oven placed in that, all on her nice pristine kitchen counter, which is flat and level so the parts didn't slide around while the TIGHTBOND III glue was drying.
Even so, ya gotta sand or file the edges a bit to get everything all nice and even, and take care of any glue drip out and such. I found a few edge voids, so before sanding, I smeared some TIGHTBOND III on the edge, and worked it into the void with the GF's best thin (sharp!) gourmet chef knife. I think it was the ceramic and steel bonded one with the rosewood handle.
Anyway, when the voids were filled, I got out the sander and used some coarse paper to get things more or less even at the edge, and do away with the drip and ooze of the TIGHTBOND III. Not wanting to clean the mess, and since my extension didn't reach, I used the outlet over the sink and just sprayed it all down with that nozzle thing to get rid of the sawdust and such, and she won't know her dishes set out to dry was covered in sanding stuff... it all got rinsed down the drain.
Next, consulting an ancient Egyptshine, I channeled how to find the center of a circle with nothing more than a straight edge and piece of string. I should have used the straight edge and string, because like grandma's old gumbo recipie, making substitutions sets things askew. I used a ruler and a square, and got it off center by about 1/8 inch. Dammit. The perspective distortion of the picture makes it look worse, its just a RCH off really... no big deal.
Some old half dry WELDWOOD CONTACT CEMENT was made new again with the addition of some lacquer thinner. I found a twisted stainless swizzle stirrer thing in her silverware drawer, and that was great for gettin' down in the glue and mixin' it all up with the lacquer thinner. Which reminds me I have to roll the dried up contact cement off that thing before she notices....
The adhesive backed neoprene was laid on the mostly dry contact cement after few minutes of it settin' up, and I stamped it with my bare bare feet, neoprene side down on her tile floor. Nothing busted or such there, which is good, since I'd have to fix it anyway. Then after that all set up, I trimmed the edge of the neoprene with a new fresh OLFA cutter on her stainless cuttin' board. The worn out sandpaper from before was great at hiding the scratches and blending it all in.
After that, just drill the center of the neoprene which is easier said than done. However, I just had the idea to use an old 9mm case and hammer it into the neoprene, and use it as a cutting die, since the drilled hole works... but is a little tight on the Lyman's threaded spindle.
I had some old MINWAX wood finish in red chestnut handy and I stained the lid, just to show off all my goof work and leftover glue drips and such.
The only thing I didn't count on was the rubberized "nut" that comes with the Lyman is not the best, and a regular wingnut against a washer will work better to hold the lid in place.
However..... VERY SILENT operation. If this were motorbikes, we went from annoying grate of a '73 Hodaka Combat Wombat, to the satisfying purr of a well muffled 110 inch Harley bagger. Night and day difference.
So, please do try this at home, it will make your Lyman tumbler a mo' betta thing.
What you're lookin' at is a silenced lid (like my old original Lyman Turbo Tumbler).
HOBBY LOBBY sells 10" cut out birch plywood that's really thin, like 1/16 inch or so. But, it comes in a three pack, normally about $8, but for some reason everything is on sale at 1/2 price lately.
Got a piece of adhesive backed neoprene that's 12" x 12" x 1/4 inch from Amazon.
Glue the plywood circles together - be sure to weight 'em well as they dry, as they're apt to curl a bit while doing so. I glued two pieces, let 'em dry then added the third. Weight? I used the GF's big ass LODGE cast iron frypan, with the cast iron LODGE dutch oven placed in that, all on her nice pristine kitchen counter, which is flat and level so the parts didn't slide around while the TIGHTBOND III glue was drying.
Even so, ya gotta sand or file the edges a bit to get everything all nice and even, and take care of any glue drip out and such. I found a few edge voids, so before sanding, I smeared some TIGHTBOND III on the edge, and worked it into the void with the GF's best thin (sharp!) gourmet chef knife. I think it was the ceramic and steel bonded one with the rosewood handle.
Anyway, when the voids were filled, I got out the sander and used some coarse paper to get things more or less even at the edge, and do away with the drip and ooze of the TIGHTBOND III. Not wanting to clean the mess, and since my extension didn't reach, I used the outlet over the sink and just sprayed it all down with that nozzle thing to get rid of the sawdust and such, and she won't know her dishes set out to dry was covered in sanding stuff... it all got rinsed down the drain.
Next, consulting an ancient Egyptshine, I channeled how to find the center of a circle with nothing more than a straight edge and piece of string. I should have used the straight edge and string, because like grandma's old gumbo recipie, making substitutions sets things askew. I used a ruler and a square, and got it off center by about 1/8 inch. Dammit. The perspective distortion of the picture makes it look worse, its just a RCH off really... no big deal.
Some old half dry WELDWOOD CONTACT CEMENT was made new again with the addition of some lacquer thinner. I found a twisted stainless swizzle stirrer thing in her silverware drawer, and that was great for gettin' down in the glue and mixin' it all up with the lacquer thinner. Which reminds me I have to roll the dried up contact cement off that thing before she notices....
The adhesive backed neoprene was laid on the mostly dry contact cement after few minutes of it settin' up, and I stamped it with my bare bare feet, neoprene side down on her tile floor. Nothing busted or such there, which is good, since I'd have to fix it anyway. Then after that all set up, I trimmed the edge of the neoprene with a new fresh OLFA cutter on her stainless cuttin' board. The worn out sandpaper from before was great at hiding the scratches and blending it all in.
After that, just drill the center of the neoprene which is easier said than done. However, I just had the idea to use an old 9mm case and hammer it into the neoprene, and use it as a cutting die, since the drilled hole works... but is a little tight on the Lyman's threaded spindle.
I had some old MINWAX wood finish in red chestnut handy and I stained the lid, just to show off all my goof work and leftover glue drips and such.
The only thing I didn't count on was the rubberized "nut" that comes with the Lyman is not the best, and a regular wingnut against a washer will work better to hold the lid in place.
However..... VERY SILENT operation. If this were motorbikes, we went from annoying grate of a '73 Hodaka Combat Wombat, to the satisfying purr of a well muffled 110 inch Harley bagger. Night and day difference.
So, please do try this at home, it will make your Lyman tumbler a mo' betta thing.
