heavy duty tumblers

FloridaGuy · January 6, 2014, 09:25 PM

I clean a lot of brass a week probably several thousand rounds a week. I am looking to replace my failing Franklin arsenal tumbler. Any suggestions on a heavy duty tumbler?

MarkGlazer · January 6, 2014, 09:37 PM

This should help........

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=535251

Overscore · January 6, 2014, 09:57 PM

Sounds like it's time to make a PTO-driven tumbler. This is on my can't-wait-until-I-retire list, but if you beat me to it, that's more than fine.

osirus82 · January 7, 2014, 07:34 PM

I was thinking about making my own either get a old cement machine and clean up the bucket or just replace it, or just make small mount for a engine and then attach a can or something. If I find a cheap engine maybe ill put something together.

Overscore · January 7, 2014, 08:55 PM

A friend of mine used one of those 12V rechargeable cars that young kids drive around yards these days. He took the axles out, mounted them onto an animal cage of some kind, and then used it the same way as a small wet tumbler, but used a big cheese puffs container wrapped with grip tape. It didn't tumble the brass very well, so I think he switched to some other container, like dented metal paint cans or something.

jaguarxk120 · January 7, 2014, 09:06 PM

Get a Harbor Freight cement mixer. They make a smaller one that will do 2-3000 empty cases at one time.

RC20 · January 7, 2014, 11:21 PM

You want to get the plastic drum of course!

Ultra Vibe makes the best one, n (mine is a 10 but I do small batches).

The UV-45 will do batches of 1000 30-06

http://www.thumlerstumbler.com/industrial.html

The rotary ones do not list case capacity but 9 lbs of material I think

http://www.thumlerstumbler.com/rotary.html

I had signed off and saw one above the 9 lb unit that held 15 or 16 lbs. That might do the trick.

WESHOOT2 · January 8, 2014, 04:45 PM

A pair of Dillons should do the trick.

BoogieMan · January 9, 2014, 10:30 AM

http://www.gesswein.com/p-1366-vibra...tion=&perpage=
I have one in my machine shop. Used it for several years on heavy parts and still runs like a champ. I just clean it out and run my brass then refill for machined parts. Easily run 1000rnds of 9mm, Im sure I could put more.

rg1 · January 9, 2014, 06:31 PM

A couple Dillon CV-2001 12 quart vibratory case polishers if you stay with using corn cob or walnut media. A small cement mixer or go with a stainless pin media wet polisher such as this one:http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.co...umbler-22.html
I've had a Dillon CV-2001 for many years and it does a terrific job especially when you add some Dillion Rapid Polish to the media. Large capacity and not very noisy.

January 6, 2014, 09:25 PM	#1
FloridaGuy Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 2012 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 237	heavy duty tumblers I clean a lot of brass a week probably several thousand rounds a week. I am looking to replace my failing Franklin arsenal tumbler. Any suggestions on a heavy duty tumbler?

January 7, 2014, 11:21 PM	#7
RC20 Senior Member Join Date: April 10, 2008 Location: Alaska Posts: 7,334	You want to get the plastic drum of course! Ultra Vibe makes the best one, n (mine is a 10 but I do small batches). The UV-45 will do batches of 1000 30-06 http://www.thumlerstumbler.com/industrial.html The rotary ones do not list case capacity but 9 lbs of material I think http://www.thumlerstumbler.com/rotary.html I had signed off and saw one above the 9 lb unit that held 15 or 16 lbs. That might do the trick. Last edited by RC20; January 9, 2014 at 12:03 AM.

January 6, 2014, 09:37 PM	#2
MarkGlazer Senior Member Join Date: February 19, 2013 Location: Atlanta, Ga Posts: 329	This should help........ http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=535251

January 6, 2014, 09:57 PM	#3
Overscore Member Join Date: February 4, 2013 Posts: 72	Sounds like it's time to make a PTO-driven tumbler. This is on my can't-wait-until-I-retire list, but if you beat me to it, that's more than fine.

January 7, 2014, 07:34 PM	#4
osirus82 Senior Member Join Date: June 22, 2013 Posts: 102	I was thinking about making my own either get a old cement machine and clean up the bucket or just replace it, or just make small mount for a engine and then attach a can or something. If I find a cheap engine maybe ill put something together.

January 7, 2014, 08:55 PM	#5
Overscore Member Join Date: February 4, 2013 Posts: 72	A friend of mine used one of those 12V rechargeable cars that young kids drive around yards these days. He took the axles out, mounted them onto an animal cage of some kind, and then used it the same way as a small wet tumbler, but used a big cheese puffs container wrapped with grip tape. It didn't tumble the brass very well, so I think he switched to some other container, like dented metal paint cans or something.

January 7, 2014, 09:06 PM	#6
jaguarxk120 Senior Member Join Date: February 28, 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,626	Get a Harbor Freight cement mixer. They make a smaller one that will do 2-3000 empty cases at one time.

January 8, 2014, 04:45 PM	#8
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	A pair of Dillons should do the trick.

January 9, 2014, 10:30 AM	#9
BoogieMan Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2012 Location: South Jersey Posts: 2,217	http://www.gesswein.com/p-1366-vibra...tion=&perpage= I have one in my machine shop. Used it for several years on heavy parts and still runs like a champ. I just clean it out and run my brass then refill for machined parts. Easily run 1000rnds of 9mm, Im sure I could put more.

January 9, 2014, 06:31 PM	#10
rg1 Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2001 Posts: 1,131	A couple Dillon CV-2001 12 quart vibratory case polishers if you stay with using corn cob or walnut media. A small cement mixer or go with a stainless pin media wet polisher such as this one:http://www.stainlesstumblingmedia.co...umbler-22.html I've had a Dillon CV-2001 for many years and it does a terrific job especially when you add some Dillion Rapid Polish to the media. Large capacity and not very noisy.