Homemade Brass Tumbler??? - Page 2

whizz · February 13, 2002, 08:00 AM

1. Take a pair of old worn jeans.
2. Cut the legs.
3. Sew, or (if you are a real macho) have your wife sew tight one end.
4. Zipper in other end.
5. Put your cases in the "leg".
6. Put leg in washing machine.
7. Run washing programme without centrifugation.
8. Dry cases.

Voilá, clean brass...

pilon · February 14, 2002, 12:37 PM

I built mine ussing plan from:

http://home.speedsoft.com/theashes/tumbler/tumbler.html

It took quite o bit time to get all the things.

Then burned two elect. motors (from a coffee grinder)
but finaly found a motor wich is still working.

I consider the project success, It' works like a charm but I have no way telling how long it takes before it brakes down again.

So , talk to your spause and buy quality tumbler with avto media separatror.

Shine is a nice thing must have some.

grunewaj · February 14, 2002, 11:20 PM

Midway's tumbler is on sale now for $39.95. That doesn't include media and polish (I don't think). Still that's a good deal. Berry's is a great company and they stand behind their products. I'm sure their's is a very good tumbler, too.

Good luck,

Jim

homerjion · March 9, 2009, 11:43 PM

i know this is an old thread and i am new to the forum, but thought i would throw in another cheap idea. I just bought a vibrating massage mat off of craigslist for $5. It has 10 vibrating motors inside. I am just going to mount them all around a large bowl, fill it with walnut shells and turn it loose. If it works I'll post an update. wish me luck!

ryalred · March 10, 2009, 04:50 PM

I used to use masking tape to tape a container, with a good sealing lid, onto the inside of the clothes dryer drum. Then run the dryer with no heat. It would take a long time, but it did work. The worst part was that I had to keep resetting the timer.

shredmandan · March 10, 2009, 07:18 PM

I have a set of plans I developed about 25 years ago and used to sell "kits" and plans for a vibratory cleaner - The basic idea is pretty simple and it WORKS - I still have one of the units and just tired it for brass polishing - IT WORKS LIKE A CHAMP - never had thought of it for this purpose before!! Anyway take an inline electric pad sander - turn the sucker upside down (my plans had the sander built inside an (easily built) wooden box) then put a Rubbermaid - (if I remember correctly like 15 quart - rectangular container with lid) - throw the top on fire it up for a couple hours and bingo. I happen to have a Sears pad sander (takes about a 1/3rd of a full sheet of paper). Probably still have the plans around somewhere and if I can find them I will be glad to post them - these do work - I sold these in the back of Pop Mechanics for 4 or 5 years some time ago - wore out a table saw cutting out kits for these. So if you have access to one of these sanders break it out and for a few bucks you can have yourself a nice brass cleaner - the deal on the Midways for $39.95 is pretty good though!!

If you have any questions let me know!

freonr22 · August 11, 2009, 07:02 PM

figured I could respond to a 7 year old thread and see if anyone else has ideas

http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=169056

xzqzq · November 30, 2010, 08:16 PM

I would like to shoot ' purty bullets '.... also, would sand work as a medium ? Tks, George

**Shane Tuttle** · November 30, 2010, 08:45 PM

There's no use digging up old threads for a comment like this one...

Closed.

February 13, 2002, 08:00 AM	#26
whizz Member Join Date: January 25, 2002 Location: sweden Posts: 93	...pair of jeans... 1. Take a pair of old worn jeans. 2. Cut the legs. 3. Sew, or (if you are a real macho) have your wife sew tight one end. 4. Zipper in other end. 5. Put your cases in the "leg". 6. Put leg in washing machine. 7. Run washing programme without centrifugation. 8. Dry cases. Voilá, clean brass... __________________ "When you hear someone shout DUCK, do not do the quack-quack sound ..."

February 14, 2002, 11:20 PM	#28
grunewaj Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2001 Location: North Carolina Posts: 133	Midway's tumbler is on sale now for $39.95. That doesn't include media and polish (I don't think). Still that's a good deal. Berry's is a great company and they stand behind their products. I'm sure their's is a very good tumbler, too. Good luck, Jim __________________ The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can't get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten, that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods. -- H. L. Mencken

March 10, 2009, 04:50 PM	#30
ryalred Senior Member Join Date: March 24, 2008 Location: SE Oklahoma Posts: 491	I used to use masking tape to tape a container, with a good sealing lid, onto the inside of the clothes dryer drum. Then run the dryer with no heat. It would take a long time, but it did work. The worst part was that I had to keep resetting the timer. __________________ ryalred rifle & muzzleloader -- exhilarating bowhunting -- obsession reloading -- addicted

March 10, 2009, 07:18 PM	#31
shredmandan Junior Member Join Date: March 8, 2009 Posts: 9	Simple Vibrator Plans That Work I have a set of plans I developed about 25 years ago and used to sell "kits" and plans for a vibratory cleaner - The basic idea is pretty simple and it WORKS - I still have one of the units and just tired it for brass polishing - IT WORKS LIKE A CHAMP - never had thought of it for this purpose before!! Anyway take an inline electric pad sander - turn the sucker upside down (my plans had the sander built inside an (easily built) wooden box) then put a Rubbermaid - (if I remember correctly like 15 quart - rectangular container with lid) - throw the top on fire it up for a couple hours and bingo. I happen to have a Sears pad sander (takes about a 1/3rd of a full sheet of paper). Probably still have the plans around somewhere and if I can find them I will be glad to post them - these do work - I sold these in the back of Pop Mechanics for 4 or 5 years some time ago - wore out a table saw cutting out kits for these. So if you have access to one of these sanders break it out and for a few bucks you can have yourself a nice brass cleaner - the deal on the Midways for $39.95 is pretty good though!! If you have any questions let me know!

November 30, 2010, 08:16 PM	#33
xzqzq Member Join Date: October 27, 2010 Posts: 29	Do you want to shoot or make 'purty bullets'? I would like to shoot ' purty bullets '.... also, would sand work as a medium ? Tks, George

February 14, 2002, 12:37 PM	#27
pilon Member Join Date: June 4, 2001 Posts: 35	I built mine ussing plan from: http://home.speedsoft.com/theashes/tumbler/tumbler.html It took quite o bit time to get all the things. Then burned two elect. motors (from a coffee grinder) but finaly found a motor wich is still working. I consider the project success, It' works like a charm but I have no way telling how long it takes before it brakes down again. So , talk to your spause and buy quality tumbler with avto media separatror. Shine is a nice thing must have some.

March 9, 2009, 11:43 PM	#29
homerjion Junior Member Join Date: March 9, 2009 Posts: 1	i know this is an old thread and i am new to the forum, but thought i would throw in another cheap idea. I just bought a vibrating massage mat off of craigslist for $5. It has 10 vibrating motors inside. I am just going to mount them all around a large bowl, fill it with walnut shells and turn it loose. If it works I'll post an update. wish me luck!

August 11, 2009, 07:02 PM	#32
freonr22 Member Join Date: December 17, 2008 Posts: 54	figured I could respond to a 7 year old thread and see if anyone else has ideas http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=169056

November 30, 2010, 08:45 PM	#34
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 8,965	There's no use digging up old threads for a comment like this one... Closed. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

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