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Thread: Thumler's Tumbler bucket liner leak.

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    Thumler's Tumbler bucket liner leak.

    I've been struggling to figure out the source of the water leak on my oldest Thumler. After replacing the lid gasket and flipping the lid, I noticed it was really flowing today... and not at the lid.

    Lo and behold all of these corners are splitting/cracking...

    "What would a $2,000 Geissele Super Duty do that a $500 PSA door buster on Black Friday couldn't do?" - Stopsign32v

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    How old is it? I keep buying vibratory tumblers, but know that I should upgrade one day.

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    Could you pour in some PlastiDip and let it run, to seal all the gaps?

    I have the Frankford wet tumbler, and it's a nice unit...

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    It's years old... maybe 4-5??

    I have two of them and one liner fits tighter than the other, and one liner sits lower/bottoms out in the can. So I don't know if it's stress from sagging when sitting upright with the lid off... or maybe the chlorine in the city water weakened it.

    Both tumblers are indoors. Looks like it's $60 for new liner.
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    JB Weld or ultrablack gasket seal.
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    Couldn't hurt to try some repairs I guess. I bet if I put a layer of the lid material in the bottom of the bucket it would relieve some of the pulling on the corners.
    "What would a $2,000 Geissele Super Duty do that a $500 PSA door buster on Black Friday couldn't do?" - Stopsign32v

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