Rubber coating for tumbler
Rubber coating for tumbler
(OP)
I am looking for a material or company that will coat the inside of some large steel tumblers that are used to tumble injection molded parts.
The materials used to coat pickup truck boxes are to hard (not flexible enough)and will cause damage to the parts.
Two of our current tumblers have a 1/4" thick material on them but this material is beginning to wear out. It has begun to de-laminate form the steel walls of the tumblers. I do not know the durometer of the current coatings.
Thank you for your help.
The materials used to coat pickup truck boxes are to hard (not flexible enough)and will cause damage to the parts.
Two of our current tumblers have a 1/4" thick material on them but this material is beginning to wear out. It has begun to de-laminate form the steel walls of the tumblers. I do not know the durometer of the current coatings.
Thank you for your help.
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
http://www.blairrubber.com/
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Rob
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RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
Do you want in-house lining or will you ship the machines?
Charlie
www.facsco.com
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
We have several others that are only 3 ft wide but are about 4 feet in diameter.
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
We could ship them out but the lead time is important as we can not be with out the tumblers for too long as we have 8 tumblers and 11 injection molders.
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RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
Are your parts at ambient temp or have they been run through a cryogenic tank before tumbling? Might make a big diffenence in the liner material and adhesive.
Griffy
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
The parts are at ambient temperature.
Do you have a suggestion for the type of rubber and adheasive.
Thank you
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
BS 6374 Part 5 Lining of Equipment with Polymeric Materials for the Process Industry
ASTM D429 Standard Testing Method for Rubber Properties - Adhesion to Rigid Substrates
RP-01-88 Recommended Practice for discontinuity (holiday) testing of Protective Coatings.
RP-02-87 Field measurement of Surface profiles using Replica Tape
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
The process you are doing is similar to "lagging", covering a pulley or drive drum with rubber and we used adhesives to bond the rubber to the metal, generally in a spiral. Most of my experience has been with Locktite and 3M. They usually cost a little more but the tech service (read "how to get the job done") more than made up for it.
Griffy
RE: Rubber coating for tumbler
Thank you all for your input.