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 Re: home made tumbler
[Re: wtmitch]
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06/24/13 02:59 AM
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 I like the way you think! Glad to see a young person making things with what he has to work with, and on a budget. Rare thing these days.
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Re: home made tumbler
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06/24/13 03:19 AM
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Most folks would laugh at my reloading setup in college.. It was a portable stand with a 12"x12" wood top; and all of my tools and components fit into an old ammo can. It was "set up" in the bedroom of my 640 SF mobile home...
It has been fun growing my setup through the years.
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: ckat]
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06/24/13 03:25 AM
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wtmitch
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There's a video of it running its the link under the photo. I' polished thousands of rounds with it and have thought about buying one but justify spending 200 on something when I've got about 8 bucks in this excluding the drill
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: wtmitch]
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06/24/13 03:40 AM
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 You Don't Have A PIG Problem If Ya Want to Charge $200.00
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: wtmitch]
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06/24/13 05:08 AM
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There's a video of it running its the link under the photo. I' polished thousands of rounds with it and have thought about buying one but justify spending 200 on something when I've got about 8 bucks in this excluding the drill Just an FYI, my Lyman Turbo 1200 has had thousands of brass run through it and is still going strong. They can be had for about $50. That is cheaper than replacing your 18v DeWalt...
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: ckat]
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06/24/13 07:36 PM
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I picked a large tumbler up at harbor freight on sale with a coupon and it cost $50. I did pay an extra $17 for the extended warranty since their products can be hit or miss.
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Re: home made tumbler
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06/25/13 02:26 AM
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Built this tumbler for stainless media out of some angle, pvc and an old dryer motor. Incredible results with dish soap and water.  
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Re: home made tumbler
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06/25/13 06:23 AM
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Re: home made tumbler
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06/30/13 04:37 AM
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7o8 - I think my rental car last week had that same engine.
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: Beckett]
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06/30/13 04:56 AM
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wtmitch
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708-what did you use for your rollers
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: ckat]
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06/30/13 03:44 PM
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There's a video of it running its the link under the photo. I' polished thousands of rounds with it and have thought about buying one but justify spending 200 on something when I've got about 8 bucks in this excluding the drill Just an FYI, my Lyman Turbo 1200 has had thousands of brass run through it and is still going strong. They can be had for about $50. That is cheaper than replacing your 18v DeWalt... Yup, I have an old Cabela's (Frankfort Arsenal) green tumbler with YEARS of tumbling on it that still works like the day I brought it home. It just keeps on truckin'.
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Re: home made tumbler
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06/30/13 06:05 PM
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Built this tumbler for stainless media out of some angle, pvc and an old dryer motor. Incredible results with dish soap and water. Looks nice. A true machinist/welder!! How big is oyur tube? Looks like 4 inch PVC?
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where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul.�
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Re: home made tumbler
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06/30/13 08:12 PM
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Thanks! It's 6" pipe about a foot long. The cap is 4". Changed out the driven pulley after this picture was taken to slow it down a bit.
The rollers are steel shafts in heater hose. One is 5/8 and the other is 3/4, since I had them laying around.
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: 7o8]
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07/01/13 04:23 AM
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tth_40
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Built this tumbler for stainless media out of some angle, pvc and an old dryer motor. Incredible results with dish soap and water. Great job on that. I like it!
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: tth_40]
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07/09/13 02:29 AM
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708
Dish soap and water???
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Re: home made tumbler
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07/10/13 08:08 PM
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Neat ideas. Tumblers are getting cheap now though. But I like your ingenuity.
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: bholland]
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07/13/13 02:46 AM
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Yup, fill with water a squirt of Dawn and some Lemishine. Comes out squeaky clean and fresh.
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Re: home made tumbler
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07/15/13 04:30 AM
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Jangle
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Wow, I feel crazy for buying a tumbler from Harbor Freight now...
Last edited by Jangle; 07/15/13 04:34 AM.
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: Jangle]
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07/19/13 12:03 AM
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Wow, I feel crazy for buying a tumbler from Harbor Freight now... I've went through 3 of those things. They just up and quit, something in the wiring or motor goes bad.
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Re: home made tumbler
[Re: Sparky45]
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07/20/13 08:47 AM
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Does your pvc drum have any 'agitators' inside, or is it just a smooth piece of pvc?
Also, what are you using for a cap on it?
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Re: home made tumbler
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07/20/13 09:48 PM
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It has a pair of agitators, 1 1/2" PVC split in half. I put the screws towards the ends so the cap and reducer covers them.
The cap is 4" rubber, Home Depot has them.
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