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Step 7Put it together...
That's it!!! Put the steel pipe through the wood posts, the barrel, and the PVC. Screw on a couple end caps and you've made THE BEST compost tumbler.
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Aug 13, 2010. 1:28 PMresago
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here's a suggestion: attach the barrel to the rod with some flanges and then put a pulley on one end of the rod on the outside of the stand, you could then add an electric motor on a timer to turn the pile for you. You would have to use sleeves on the legs so the rod could turn easily. instead of a motor you could also attach the pulley to a geared down wind rotor.
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Jul 29, 2009. 1:47 PMnatalierose61
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Why go to all the trouble with the PVC pipe to get air? Every other barrel design just drills a bunch of holes all over the barrel. Is there an advantage to doing it your way?
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Jun 21, 2009. 4:36 PMlohlmohd
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GREAT CONCEPT! I was struggling with buying one, so this was perfect for me. I made a few modifications, mostly due to the first barrel I used. The second one has a full lid with the compression ring, better in my opinion. I used a 2" "H" inside the barrel, so there are two air inlets instead of one. I also used 3/4" fittings on each side of the barrel to act as "bearings" for the axle. Thanks for the idea!
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Nov 5, 2008. 8:36 AMjwiney
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Just a question is there a reason other than to support the PVC that you went to the effort of matching up the pivot rod through the pvc pipes. Wouldn't it be easier to turn ninety degrees and avoid the pvc, or would they then be to flimsy?
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Jun 4, 2009. 7:30 AMj0hnk377y
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The 2" PVC is not a tight fit to the barrel opening so having the PVC go through the pipe gives it stability when it's turned. So not only does it add air to the compost, but the pipe going through the PVC keeps it stable. Gett the holes to line up is best achieved by constructing the unit tot he point of the connection to the barrel at the top. Then just adjust the small PVC pipe from the barrel to line the holes up. It was easier than I though it would be.
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May 28, 2009. 6:32 PMgardenern
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This design looks great. I now have everything to make this and am curious about the question about the PVC turned at a 90 degree angle to the pivot rod. Did you try this? Would you do it again? Thanks so much for this idea.
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Oct 10, 2008. 10:32 AMtburley1
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THANK YOU for posting this! Great idea, and will save me a bundle!
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Oct 11, 2008. 7:55 AMandrewtmeyer (author)
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You are welcome! I'd love to see some pics from those who have made one. Any mods you have made or ideas to make it better?
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