OOopps , I did it again !!

GP100man · June 15, 2012, 11:40 PM

Last sunday evenin I was preppin some brass & had some rifle brass in a rack that had tarnished & some that needed more tumblin so I threw em in & away it goes , a nice hummin noise to drown out my tinitus, AAahh !!

Finished the brass & closed up shop ,fast forward to tonite ,I walk in my reloading room & the Lyman 1200 was still runnin

I figured the motor was ready to ignite & take off like a roman candle , but to my suprise I felt it (open bottomed model & felt of the actual motor) & it was warm to the touch but nuttin like I expected it to be !!

Gotta put some timers on the go getem list !!!

Mind you my reloading room is in a different dwelling so it`s easy to leave & forget summtin or leave the lites on ,or tumbler & not see or hear until next visit !!!

Vance · June 15, 2012, 11:43 PM

Really clean brass. Awesome. Timers are relatively cheap.

farmerboy · June 16, 2012, 01:31 AM

Ive put timers on my tumbler on lately. I set mine for three hrs and let it go. Peace of mind.

dickttx · June 16, 2012, 10:45 PM

I have picked up several timers for $1 each at estate/garage sales. Didn't figure it was worth it to pay $15 for one at HD/Lowes.
Don't forget, if they are 24 hour timers they will come on and run for the allotted time every 24 hours so you still need to turn them off. I know.

Vance · June 16, 2012, 11:14 PM

Yes, but the tumbler coming on and running for 3 or 4 hours out of every day is better than constantly running for 7 days straight.

June 15, 2012, 11:40 PM	#1
GP100man Senior Member Join Date: August 2, 2007 Location: Tabor City , NC. Posts: 1,779	OOopps , I did it again !! Last sunday evenin I was preppin some brass & had some rifle brass in a rack that had tarnished & some that needed more tumblin so I threw em in & away it goes , a nice hummin noise to drown out my tinitus, AAahh !! Finished the brass & closed up shop ,fast forward to tonite ,I walk in my reloading room & the Lyman 1200 was still runnin I figured the motor was ready to ignite & take off like a roman candle , but to my suprise I felt it (open bottomed model & felt of the actual motor) & it was warm to the touch but nuttin like I expected it to be !! Gotta put some timers on the go getem list !!! Mind you my reloading room is in a different dwelling so it`s easy to leave & forget summtin or leave the lites on ,or tumbler & not see or hear until next visit !!! __________________ GP100man

June 16, 2012, 10:45 PM	#4
dickttx Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2011 Location: Fort Worth Posts: 419	I have picked up several timers for $1 each at estate/garage sales. Didn't figure it was worth it to pay $15 for one at HD/Lowes. Don't forget, if they are 24 hour timers they will come on and run for the allotted time every 24 hours so you still need to turn them off. I know. __________________ Education teaches you the rules, experience teaches you the exceptions (Plagiarized from Claude Clay)

June 15, 2012, 11:43 PM	#2
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 308	Really clean brass. Awesome. Timers are relatively cheap.

June 16, 2012, 01:31 AM	#3
farmerboy Junior member Join Date: May 16, 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 1,343	Ive put timers on my tumbler on lately. I set mine for three hrs and let it go. Peace of mind.

June 16, 2012, 11:14 PM	#5
Vance Senior Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Location: North Bend, OR Posts: 308	Yes, but the tumbler coming on and running for 3 or 4 hours out of every day is better than constantly running for 7 days straight.