Tumbler - Just like home made apple pie - well maybe not...

[twoicebergs]

After cruising the aisles of a few stores and the internet I decided a tumbler was a fairly simple build for a DIYer. Initially I was thinking of a pail style, but the roller style was so much more practical and looks a lot better.

12" x 24" frame with 8" motor stand

Undersized/cooled motor test. The hose would just not go on in one piece, so I had to put it on in small sections with WD-40

This container is about 7.25" d.

Final version. It still needs a safety shield. This was a simple test of 430 9mm casings being spun in water without media for 3 hrs. It worked better than expected without paddles and media. There is no creep, the container stayed where it was put.

So what did it cost me so far? Most of the parts are from Princess Auto and not on sale.

4- 5/8" pillow blocks $48
1- 5/8" x 5' shaft 13
1 - 5" pulley $16
1 - 2" pulley $7
Paint $3
Bolts $12
5/8" hose $5
Tax $14
1/4hp 1725 RPM Emerson Motor (used) $40 bought locally through Kijiji.

$157

I had the steel, but you could factor in another $10-20 and about $1 worth of welding rod.

I still need to make a sturdy tank ($20-30) out of 6" sewer pipe (8" about $80), but the protein container actually works. The SS pins will be bought next week.

With the hose on the pipe it spins at 80 RPM, so I may go to a larger pulley to slow it down a bit.

 

[500 ss bob]

Looks like a success,nice build.

 

[GQBalla]

very nice!

i paid 350 all in for my tumbler and stainless steel media.

 

[Trinimon]

Look'n good! Nice DIY job!

 

[silverfoxdj]

Good work now for the water..

 

[jongun]

That's a pretty sweet rig there. Well done indeed.

 

[Magellann]

That looks like a nice easy project to build. I bet I'd have almost all the materials here to make one. I can see me getting one put together before long.

 

[yomomma]

I built a vibrator

 

[Sharps '63]

Nice work indeed, other than the large 'signature'. But if you've got the space, what the hay ....

 

[Savage78]

Nicely done. I might have to do this for my setup.

 

[twoicebergs]

Yes, with the right container, this could be shrunk considerably in length for a 500-1,000 round unit. However, with the right containers you could easily do 2,000 pistol shells at a time. If you want to store it. You can just stand it on edge or hang it on a wall. I initially was just going to buy a tumbler, but I thought they were just too fragile for the cost.

To go really cheap I could have just used wood and very simple bushings, or even just set the bearings into wood or strapped into place. I even saw a few that used wax and oil as a barrier with wood as as the bushing!