FOGDUCKER;
I raise you one home made vibratory cleaner (vibrating tumbler)!
The vibrating section (everything but the base and the columns) is suspended on 4 springs, which stops the unit from travelling across the floor when running, and keeps it quiet. It's running downstairs right now and I can't hear it.
Motor is from an old band saw that didn't work anymore. Internal fan. No overheating issues.
Springs are from an old spring kit for the rear brakes of me old Tercel that I never used.
The large pulley is also from the band saw. To make the vibration, I drilled one hole through the edge of the pulley and bolted on some weight (old box wrench head). More weight = more vibration. It's adjustable depending on how much weight you're tumbling and the type of vibration you need.
Cost to me: $0
Excuse the mess... I'm guilty of never cleaning my shop.
And yes, that's rice as a testing media
It's a proof of concept project. I don't even own a tumbler or intend on using it, and I wouldn't expect it to last very long before it vibrated itself apart. I might use it for cleaning the odd rusty automotive part, but otherwise it's going to sit there.
But it's a pretty interesting project that took about an hour to cut, drill, bolt and glue, and 24hrs for the wood glue to set.
Concept proven.
or polish it up to look new again
